File Code: Agriculture
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Hubbard, Pitkin, Oaks, Billings, Frush, Watson, Bobo,
Kirk, Nathan-Pulliam, Conroy, R. Baker, Crumlin, and D. Davis
- Entitled:
-
Water Quality - Agricultural Practices and Best Management Systems
Requiring the use of specified feeds and materials for poultry
operations under specified circumstances; requiring specified farms in
critical watersheds to have in place and be implementing best
management systems by specified dates under specified circumstances;
stating findings and declarations of the General Assembly; requiring
the Department of the Environment to develop a nutrient budget for
each critical watershed by a specified date and to determine farm
acreage under systems by specified dates; etc.
House Action
- 1/29
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 2/6
- Hearing 2/11 at 1:30 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
- Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
- Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
- Delegate Michael A. Crumlin, District 25
- Delegate Dereck Davis, District 25
- Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
- Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
- Delegate Carmena F. Watson, District 44
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
- AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND
- CONSERVATION -see also- RECYCLING; SOIL CONSERVATION
- EASEMENTS
- ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
- ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- NAT. RESOURCES; POLLUTION
- FARMLAND
- GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEGISLATIVE POLICY
- GOVERNOR
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- LICENSES -see also- ALC. BEVERAGES LICENSES; DRIVERS' LIC
- MEAT, POULTRY, SEAFOOD -see also- CLAMS; CRABS; OYSTERS
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- SEDIMENT CONTROL
- SOIL CONSERVATION
- WATER -see also- CHESAPEAKE BAY
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Agriculture
- (
2-510 ,
3-701 ,
8-704 ,
8-901 ,
8-902 ,
8-903 ,
8-904 ,
8-905 ,
8-906 ,
8-907 ,
8-908
)
- Environment
- (
9-323
)
- Tax - Property
- (
8-209
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
