2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 555

File Code: Environment Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 320
Sponsored By:
The Speaker and Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Amedori, Aumann, Bates, Costa, Cryor, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Haddaway, Hubbard, Jennings, Kelly, Krebs, Malone, McComas, McConkey, McIntosh, Minnick, O'Donnell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, Wood, and Owings
Entitled:
Water Pollution - Nutrients - State Waters - Chesapeake Bay Watershed - Restoration

Synopsis:

Adding a specified alternative to requirements for nutrient management plans; altering requirements for filings concerning nutrient management plans; eliminationg the requirement that a farm owner or operator grant the Department of Agriculture right of entry to evaluate compliance with a plan; providing for specified site visits; establishing the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration Fund as a special, continuing, nonlapsing fund in the Department of the Environment; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/3
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/4
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2/10
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/17 (Delegate McIntosh) Adopted
3/17
Floor Amendment (Delegate McIntosh) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Impallaria) Rejected
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/19
Third Reading Passed (134-5)
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored by:
Speaker of the House of Delegates
Administration
Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
Minority Leader, House
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND
AUDITORS AND AUDITS
BONDS -see also- COUNTY & BALTIMORE CITY BONDS; STATE BONDS.
CHESAPEAKE BAY
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT
FARMLAND
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
GRANTS
INSPECTIONS -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
LOANS -see also- MORTGAGES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -see also- ANNAP; BALT; HAGER; OC
POLLUTION -see also- SEDIMENT CONTROL
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SANITARY DISTRICTS -see also- WASH SUB SANITARY DISTRICT
SEWAGE
UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES; TELEPHONES; WATER
WATER
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Agriculture
( 8-801.1 , 8-803 , 8-803.1 , 8-806 )
Environment
( 9-1601 , 9-1604 , 9-1605.2 , 9-1605.3 , 9-1611 , 9-1616 , 9-1617 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 430315/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2004   at: 10:40 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 443126/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 17, 2004   at: 10:38 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 883622/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 17, 2004   at: 11:05 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 19, 2004: Third Reading Passed (134-5)