Legislation

Title: Conserving Working Waterfront Farms Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Delegates Mautz, Adams, Lafferty, McComas, Robinson, and Stein
Status: In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Altering the contents of the criteria developed by the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation for counties to consider when determining whether a property qualifies for the Critical Farms Program to include other benefits attributable to wildlife habitat enhancement and shoreline and water quality protection; and requiring the State Department of Agriculture to report to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2017, on its efforts to encourage easement purchases on working waterfront farms.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0719

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2017

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/03/2017 Legislative Date 2/03/2017 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Conserving Working Waterfront Farms Act of 2017 Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/08/2017 Legislative Date 2/08/2017 Action Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2017 Legislative Date 3/14/2017 Action Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/03/2017	2/03/2017	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Conserving Working Waterfront Farms Act of 2017
House	2/08/2017	2/08/2017	Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2017	3/14/2017	Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation

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