2008 Regular Session
Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 66
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Haddaway
- Entitled
- Income Tax Credit - Oyster Restoration Activity
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
HB 23
Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Manno
- Entitled
- Maryland Green Buildings Standards Act of 2008
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Ross
- Entitled
- Income Tax - Credit for Low Impact Development
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Caroline County Delegation
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Adkins Arboretum
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)
- Entitled
- Endangered and Threatened Species - Incidental Taking - Delmarva Fox Squirrel
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Allegany County Delegation and Garrett County Delegation
- Entitled
- Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Allegany County and Garrett County - Coal Rights
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cardin, Hixson, Morhaim, Rice, and Stein
- Entitled
- Energy Efficiency Tax Credit and Surcharge Act
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates McHale, Hecht, Mathias, Ali, Aumann, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Gilchrist, Haynes, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, James, Jones, Kaiser, Krebs, Lee, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Rosenberg, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stein, Tarrant, F. Turner, Burns, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Kirk, and Krysiak
- Entitled
- Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Feldman, Ali, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, Lee, Manno, Mathias, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Riley, Rosenberg, Shewell, Stein, Tarrant, Vaughn, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, and McHale
- Entitled
- EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act of 2008
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Stein, Ali, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, Doory, Dumais, Haynes, Hecht, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, F. Turner, Burns, Feldman, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, and McHale
- Entitled
- Renewable Portfolio Standard Percentage Requirements - Acceleration
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Morhaim, Bronrott, Barve, Conway, Hammen, Ali, Aumann, Barkley, Beitzel, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Bromwell, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Frick, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Krebs, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, McIntosh, Miller, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stein, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, Weldon, Pendergrass, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, Kipke, McDonough, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- High Performance Buildings Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- St. Mary's County Delegation
- Entitled
- Property Tax Credits - St. Mary's County - Land Preservation Easements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cane, Benson, Burns, Conway, Elmore, Holmes, Howard, Mathias, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, and Walker
- Entitled
- Minority Environmental and Land Trust
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kelly, Bartlett, Beidle, Beitzel, Conaway, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Jennings, Kipke, McComas, McDonough, McKee, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Riley, Schuh, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stull, Weldon, Hecht, Manno, Mathias, and Taylor
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs and Services - Customer Notification and Report
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 710
Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Costa
- Entitled
- Scrap Tires - Reimbursement of Costs - Interest in Site
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Barve, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bobo, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Simmons, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Walker
- Entitled
- Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gases
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Cane (Chair, Task Force on Incentives for Agriculture) and Delegates Braveboy, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Jennings, Mathias, Montgomery, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Incentives for Agriculture Act of 2008
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters and Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hecht, Barkley, Beidle, Bobo, Cardin, V. Clagett, Frush, Howard, Kaiser, Lee, Manno, McComas, Mizeur, Morhaim, Niemann, Olszewski, Stein, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Sustainable Energy Task Force
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Morhaim, Aumann, Bromwell, Burns, Cardin, DeBoy, Frank, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Lafferty, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Olszewski, Schuler, Stein, and Weir
- Entitled
- Baltimore County - Proposed New School Buildings - High Performance Buildings
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
- Entitled
- Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Prince George's County Agricultural Preservation Easement Program PG/MC 116-08
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)
- Entitled
- Forest Conservation - Reporting and Enforcement
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
- Entitled
- Water Management Administration - Living Shoreline Protection Act of 2008
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
- Entitled
- Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Program - Lot Releases
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates V. Clagett, Barve, Beidle, Cardin, Love, McConkey, Morhaim, Hixson, Doory, Bartlett, Elmore, Frick, George, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Serafini, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
- Entitled
- Sales and Use Tax - Energy Star Product Exemptions - Boilers
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegate James
- Entitled
- Real Property - Conservation Easements - Disclosure
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Prince George's County Delegation
- Entitled
- Prince George's County - Property Tax Credits - Agricultural Land Preservation Programs PG 421-08
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegates George, Beidle, Bobo, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Hucker, Lafferty, Niemann, Norman, Shewell, Sossi, Stein, Stull, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Environment - Water Management Administration - Wetlands and Waterways Program Fees
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate G. Clagett
- Entitled
- Tax Credits for Energy Star Appliances and Solar Water Heaters
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Holmes, Kullen, Lafferty, Malone, McIntosh, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Stein, Hucker, and Glenn
- Entitled
- Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Administrative and Enforcement Provisions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Jennings, Aumann, Boteler, Frank, and Stifler
- Entitled
- Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Frick, McIntosh, Gutierrez, Waldstreicher, Carr, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gilchrist, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Hucker, Kaiser, Kramer, Lee, Malone, Manno, McComas, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Reznik, Rice, Shewell, Simmons, Sossi, and Taylor
- Entitled
- The Jane E. Lawton Loan Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bronrott and Hecht
- Entitled
- Maryland Energy Administration - Maryland Clean Energy Center
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Stein, Hecht, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, Morhaim, Burns, Feldman, Krysiak, Manno, Mathias, McHale, and Minnick
- Entitled
- Maryland Clean Energy Center
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Rudolph
- Entitled
- Public Utility Companies - Maryland Energy Generation Authority
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Mizeur
- Entitled
- Maryland Smart Grid Initiative
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Economic Matters Committee and Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environmental Service, Maryland)
- Entitled
- Maryland Environmental Service - Energy Generation Projects
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)
- Entitled
- Sustainable Forestry Act of 2008
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1620
Status as of March 14, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Dwyer
- Entitled
- Local Jurisdictions - Zoning and Land Use Procedures
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Colburn and Pipkin
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Adkins Arboretum
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Colburn
- Entitled
- Income Tax Credit - Oyster Restoration Activity
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senators Miller, Currie, Britt, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Prince George's County - Property Tax Credits - Agricultural Land Preservation Programs
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senators Miller, Britt, Currie, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Harrington
- Entitled
- Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Prince George's County Agricultural Preservation Easement Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 100
Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Gladden
- Entitled
- Minority Environmental and Land Trust
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Edwards
- Entitled
- Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Allegany County and Garrett County - Coal Rights
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Glassman
- Entitled
- Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Garagiola, Forehand, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act of 2008
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Madaleno, King, Brochin, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Lenett, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, McFadden, Munson, Peters, Robey, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- High Performance Buildings Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Frosh, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Renewable Portfolio Standard Percentage Requirements - Acceleration
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Brochin and Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Baltimore County - Proposed New School Buildings - High Performance Buildings
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Pinsky, Garagiola, Forehand, Frosh, King, Lenett, Madaleno, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Harrington
- Entitled
- Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gases
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Edwards, Brinkley, Kittleman, Munson, and Pipkin
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs and Services - Customer Notification and Report
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Raskin, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Frosh, Garagiola, Madaleno, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Task Force to Study a No Net Loss of Forest Policy
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Dyson (Chair, Task Force on Incentives for Agriculture)
- Entitled
- Incentives for Agriculture Act of 2008
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Astle
- Entitled
- Sales and Use Tax - Energy Star Product Exemptions - Boilers
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
SB 654
Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Frosh
- Entitled
- Public Utility Tree Management Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Middleton, Currie, Kasemeyer, McFadden, DeGrange, Jones, Madaleno, Kramer, Brinkley, Munson, Peters, Robey, King, Edwards, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Agricultural Land Transfer Tax - Surcharge and Distribution of Revenue
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Carroll County Senators
- Entitled
- Carroll County - Green Building Tax Credit
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
SB 844
Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Conway, Garagiola, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Administrative and Enforcement Provisions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Madaleno, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones, King, and Lenett
- Entitled
- The Jane E. Lawton Loan Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Sales and Use Tax - Exemptions - Tax-Free Weeks
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Board of Trustees - Young Farmer
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Middleton, Dyson, Harris, and Colburn
- Entitled
- Task Force on the Future Conservation of Maryland's Open Space and Farmland
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Brinkley and Kittleman
- Entitled
- Public Education - Bridge to Excellence - Video Lottery Terminals
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 970
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Haines
- Entitled
- Agricultural Land Preservation Easements - Construction of Houses
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Mooney
- Entitled
- Maryland Clean Energy Center
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
