File Code: Natural Resources - Generally
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1291
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Pinsky, Conway, Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, Madaleno, Raskin,
Rosapepe, and Harris
- Entitled:
-
Natural Resources - No Net Loss of Forest Policy - Forest Conservation Act
Reducing the threshold acreage of forest cut, cleared, or graded above
which specified activities no longer qualify as exemptions to the
Forest Conservation Act; authorizing the acquisition of an off-site
protective easement for temporarily protected forested areas as a
mitigation technique to meet afforestation or reforestation
requirements; altering the fee-in-lieu contribution; requiring the
Department of Natural Resources to cooperate with specified groups to
develop a definition and policy; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/6
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 2/11
- Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/23
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 3/24
- Favorable with Amendments
- Laid Over (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
- 3/25
- Favorable with Amendments
- Committee Amendment Adopted
- Special Order 3/26 (Senator Middleton) Adopted
- 3/26
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Middleton) Adopted (33-14)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/28
- Third Reading Passed (44-1)
- 4/10
- Senate Concur - House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- Passed Enrolled
House Action
- 3/27
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 4/2
- Re-referred Environmental Matters
- Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/11
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- 4/7
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/9
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (108-23)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/7
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 298
Sponsored by:
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
- Senator David C. Harrington, District 47
- Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7
- Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
- Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
- Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
- Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation
- Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
- Easements
- Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut
- Erosion -see also- Sediment Control; Shore Erosion
- Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
- Forests and Parks -see also- Program Open Space; Trees
- Legislation -see also- Corrective Leg; Curative Leg
- Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
- Natural Resources, Department of
- Public Service Commission
- Reports
- Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees & Taxes; specific tax.
- Rules and Regulations
- Sediment Control
- Trees
- Utilities -see also- High Voltage Lines; Telephones; Water
- Zoning and Planning
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Natural Resources
- (
5-104 ,
5-1602 ,
5-1603 ,
5-1603 ,
5-1604 ,
5-1607 ,
5-1607 ,
5-1610 ,
5-1611
)
- 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: 363128/01 Offered on: March 26, 2009 at:
12:24 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 383120/01 Offered on: March 26, 2009 at:
Noon Status: Adopted
- Number: 703021/01 Offered on: March 26, 2009 at:
12:22 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 744232/01 Offered on: March 25, 2009 at:
10:48 a.m. Status: Adopted
House
- Number: 170411/01 Offered on: April 11, 2009 at:
5:42 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- March 26, 2009: Floor Amendment (Middleton) {383120/1 Adopted (33-14)
- March 28, 2009: Third Reading Passed (44-1)
- April 10, 2009: Third Reading Passed (44-0)
House
- April 9, 2009: Third Reading Passed (108-23)