CHAPTER NUMBER: 551
File Code: Natural Resources - Generally
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Hecht and Stull
- Entitled:
-
Natural Resources - Forest
Retention Banks - Pilot Program
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish a 2-year
pilot program that authorizes a landowner to use a forested stream
buffer established under a contract with the federal Conservation
Reserve Enhancement Program to create a forest retention bank;
requiring Carroll County and Frederick County to administer the
program; requiring the Department to conduct an inspection, evaluate
the program, and make a report on or before December 31, 2004; etc.
House Action
- 2/8
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 2/27
- Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/23
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/24
- Third Reading Passed (139-0)
- 4/3
- Returned Passed
- 5/16
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 551
Senate Action
- 3/26
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 3/27
- Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/4
- Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 4/2
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/3
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
- Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND
- CARROLL COUNTY
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- CONSERVATION -see also- SOIL CONSERVATION
- EASEMENTS
- FARMLAND
- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- FORESTS AND PARKS -see also- PROGRAM OPEN SPACE; TREES
- FREDERICK COUNTY
- INSPECTIONS -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION
- NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
- REPORTS
- SUNSET
- TREES
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Natural Resources
- (
5-1610.2
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 540718/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 23, 2002 at:
11:19 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 24, 2002: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
- Senate
- April 3, 2002: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
