2003 Regular Session

NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 44

HB 65
Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegate Schisler
Entitled
Fishery Management Plans - Goals, Elements, and Scientific Peer Review
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 115
Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 120
Sponsored By
Delegate Jones
Entitled
Social Security Numbers - Mandatory Inclusion on Marriage and Recreational Fishing License Applications
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 128
Status as of January 29, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Boutin, Bates, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Glassman, Hammen, Howard, Leopold, McComas, McDonough, McKee, Parrott, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Stull, and F. Turner
Entitled
State Parks - Veterans - Free Admission and Use
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 380
Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Hubbard
Entitled
Air Quality - Limits on Emissions from Coal-Fired Generating Units
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
HB 399
Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 426
Sponsored By
Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled
Montgomery County - Matthew Henson State Park - Expansion MC 305-03
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 400
Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Delegates Edwards, Amedori, Bartlett, Bohanan, Boutin, Bozman, Cane, G. Clagett, Conway, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Glassman, Hogan, Hutchins, James, Jameson, Kelly, Krebs, McKee, Minnick, Mitchell, Myers, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Rudolph, Shank, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled
Sustainable Forestry
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
HB 475
Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Glassman and Parrott
Entitled
Agriculture - Regulation of Domesticated Reindeer
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 566
Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegate Schisler
Entitled
Forest, Park, and Wildlife Rangers - Jurisdiction - Pilot Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 572
Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Elliott and Weir
Entitled
Natural Resources - Crossbow Hunting - Authorization
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 573
Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Owings, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Kach, Lee, Madaleno, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, and Stern
Entitled
Natural Resources - Hunting - Private Property
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 603
Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Glassman, Barkley, Cadden, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, DeBoy, James, Love, Menes, Murray, O'Donnell, Parrott, Sophocleus, V. Turner, and Wood
Entitled
Natural Resources - Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 629
Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Frush, Bronrott, Dumais, and Moe
Entitled
Natural Resources - Black Bear Hunt - Moratorium
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 649
Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegate Wood
Entitled
Natural Resources - Maryland Provisional Chesapeake Bay Charter Boat Permit
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 679
Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 170
Sponsored By
Delegates Boutin, Cane, Owings, Weir, and O'Donnell
Entitled
Natural Resources - Expanded Deer Management
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 753
Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By
Delegates Hixson, Bozman, Gordon, Healey, Howard, Marriott, and Patterson
Entitled
Taxes and Revenues
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 817
Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 177
Sponsored By
Delegates O'Donnell, Zirkin, Amedori, Gutierrez, Kelly, Morhaim, Quinter, and Shank
Entitled
The Task Force to Study Alternative Living Arrangements for Children in Out-of-Home Placement
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Finance
HB 820
Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegate Schisler
Entitled
Study of the Suminoe Oyster - Findings of the National Academy of Sciences
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 887
Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 334
Sponsored By
Allegany County Delegation
Entitled
Real Property - Abandoned Land - Certificate of Reservation for Public Use
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 907
Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 180
Sponsored By
Delegates McIntosh, Rosenberg, Hammen, and Krysiak
Entitled
Natural Resources - Forest and Tree Management - Assistance to Nonprofit Corporations
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 925
Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 343
Sponsored By
Delegate Edwards
Entitled
Natural Resources - Land Preservation and Recreation Plan
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 936
Status as of February 25, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By
The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
Entitled
Tax Compliance Act of 2003
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 955
Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Zirkin
Entitled
Department of Juvenile Justice - Chesapeake Bay Pilot Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1001
Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By
Delegate Edwards
Entitled
Natural Resources - State Boat Act - Excise Tax
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 1140
Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Conroy, Conway, Jones, and Love
Entitled
Natural Resources - Waterway Improvement Trust Fund
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1144
Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Conroy, Conway, Jones, and Love
Entitled
Natural Resources - Waterway Improvement Fund and Commercial Marina Loan Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1159
Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Elmore, Bozman, Cane, Conway, DeBoy, Eckardt, Rudolph, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled
Natural Resources - Oysters - Power Dredging
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1160
Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Redmer, Boteler, Boutin, Frank, Impallaria, McConkey, Stull, and Weir
Entitled
Maryland Freedom to Fish Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HJ 11
Status as of February 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Delegates Edwards, Amedori, Bartlett, Bohanan, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Cane, G. Clagett, Conway, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Glassman, Hogan, Hutchins, James, Jameson, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, McKee, Minnick, Mitchell, Myers, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Rudolph, Shank, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled
Sustainable Forestry
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
SB 104
Status as of April 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Chairman, Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)
Entitled
Natural Resources - Hunting Licenses - Waterfowl Outfitter and Hunting Guide
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 114
Status as of March 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By
Chairman, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)
Entitled
Natural Resources - Roadside Trees - Permit Requirements
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 115
Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 12
Sponsored By
Chairman, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)
Entitled
Boating Accidents
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 170
Status as of January 29, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Jacobs, Astle, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, and Mooney
Entitled
State Parks - Veterans - Free Admission and Use
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 247
Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 223
Sponsored By
Senators Hafer, Colburn, Munson, Jacobs, and Mooney
Entitled
Forest, Park, and Wildlife Rangers - Jurisdiction - Pilot Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 287
Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 373
Sponsored By
Senators Frosh, Hooper, Conway, and Pinsky
Entitled
Nonnative Aquatic Organisms - State of Nuisance - Abatement and Summary Abatement Procedures
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 301
Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 231
Sponsored By
Senators Stoltzfus , Frosh, and Dyson
Entitled
Natural Resources - Maryland Provisional Chesapeake Bay Charter Boat Permit
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 451
Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Senators Middleton and Dyson
Entitled
Natural Resources - Land Preservation and Recreation Plan
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 474
Status as of March 11, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Colburn and Stoltzfus
Entitled
Secretary of Natural Resources - Consideration of Information and Economic Impact
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 475
Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Colburn
Entitled
Study of Nonnative Oyster Species - Findings of the National Academy of Sciences
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 535
Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Dyson
Entitled
Natural Resources - Fishery Management Plans - Sport Fishing
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 546
Status as of February 18, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled
Natural Resources - Atlantic Coastal Fishing Guide License
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 561
Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Middleton
Entitled
Vehicle Laws - Off-Highway Vehicles - Titling and Registration
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 656
Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled
Tax Compliance Act of 2003
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 698
Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled
Natural Resources - Oysters - Power Dredging
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SJ 4
Status as of March 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Brinkley, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Giannetti, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, and Stoltzfus
Entitled
Sustainable Forestry
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs