File Code: Natural Resources - Generally
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 771  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senator Dyson
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Sustainable Forestry Act of 2009
 
Declaring policy statements and findings relating to forests; revising
provisions of law relating to the protection of forestry practices
from specified private actions; exempting specified forestry practices
from nuisance lawsuits; repealing the Forest Advisory Commission in
the Department of Natural Resources; establishing a Sustainable
Forestry Council in the Department; requiring the Secretary of Natural
Resources to consider specified priorities when allocating the State's
share of Program Open Space funds; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/5
 - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 2/11
 - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/6
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 4/2
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/3
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 - 4/10
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 4/2
 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
 - 4/9
 - Re-referred Environmental Matters
 - 4/10
 - Hearing 4/10 at 1:00 p.m.
 -      Hearing cancelled
 - 4/11
 - Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
 - 4/7
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/9
 - Third Reading Passed (129-2)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/7
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 175
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Agriculture -see also- Farmland
 - Annotated Code of Maryland
 - Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
 - Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
 - Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation
 - Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
 - Energy Matters -see also- Fuel; Power Plants; Solar Energy
 - Environment, Department of
 - Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut
 - Erosion -see also- Sediment Control; Shore Erosion
 - Farmland
 - Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
 - Forests and Parks -see also- Program Open Space; Trees
 - Grants
 - Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc.
 - Industry and Technology
 - Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
 - Names -see also- Proper Names
 - Natural Resources, Department of
 - Nuisances -see also- Noise; Weeds
 - Pollution -see also- Sediment Control
 - Program Open Space
 - Public Works, Board of
 - Reports
 - Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees & Taxes; specific tax.
 - Sediment Control
 - State Universities and Colleges
 - Trees
 - Water
 - Zoning and Planning
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Agriculture
 - (
 2-501 ,
 2-504.1 
)
 -   Business Occupations and Professions
 - (
 7-101 
)
 -   Courts and Judicial Proceedings
 - (
 5-403 
)
 - Article - 66B Land Use
 - (
 3.05 
)
 -   Natural Resources
 - (
 5-101 ,
 5-102 ,
 5-102.1 ,
 5-204 ,
 5-212 ,
 5-212 ,
 5-307 ,
 5-427 ,
 5-606 ,
 5-606 ,
 5-903 
)
 -   State Finance and Procurement
 - (
 5-7A-01 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Senate
- Number: 113222/02     Offered on: April 6, 2009       at:
9:41 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 - Number: 594331/01     Offered on: April 6, 2009       at:
9:37 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- April 3, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)
 
House 
- April 9, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (129-2)