2010 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 95

CHAPTER NUMBER: 36
File Code: Agriculture
Sponsored By:
Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled:
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Farmland Preservation Partnership Program

Synopsis:

Authorizing the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation to establish a Farmland Preservation Partnership Program to preserve productive agricultural and forested lands; authorizing the Foundation to form partnerships to purchase easements on specified qualifying properties; requiring the Foundation's partners to cover specified costs associated with the purchase of easements; requiring properties that qualify for the Partnership Program to meet specified criteria developed by the Foundation; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
10/29
Pre-filed
1/13
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
1/6
Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m.
2/25
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/26
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/2
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/4
Returned Passed
House Action
3/3
First Reading Environmental Matters
3/22
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
3/30
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/31
Third Reading Passed (141-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/13
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 36

Sponsored by:

Departmental
Agriculture, Department of
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Com, Chair

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Agriculture -see also- Farmland
Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Easements
Farmland
Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
Reports

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Agriculture
( 2-506 , 2-517.1 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments: None offered
Committee Votes :
Senate
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
House
Environmental Matters
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 2, 2010: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
March 31, 2010: Third Reading Passed (141-0)