SENATE BILL 970

File Code: Agriculture

Sponsored By:

Senator Haines

Entitled:

Agricultural Land Preservation Easements - Construction of Houses

Synopsis:

Repealing specified provisions related to the construction of tenant housing on land subject to a specified agricultural land preservation easement; authorizing a landowner to construct housing for the landowner's use on land subject to a specified agricultural land preservation easement under specified circumstances; prohibiting specified construction from exceeding 1 house per 70 acres unless the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation grants a specified exception; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.

Senate Action

2/29

First Reading Senate Rules

3/10

Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

3/12

Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.

House Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Agriculture -see also- Farmland

Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation

Construction

Easements

Farmland

Housing -see also- Apartments; Condominiums; Mobile Homes

Bill affects the following Statute:

Agriculture

( 2-513 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered