HOUSE BILL 777

Sponsored By:

Delegates Cane, Stull, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Glassman, Rudolph, and Sossi

Entitled:

Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easement Termination

Synopsis:

Requiring that the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation provide a landowner with the opportunity for a hearing before deciding on a request for termination of an agricultural land preservation easement whose purchase is approved by the Board of Public Works on or before September 30, 2004; requiring that easements whose purchase is approved by the Board of Public Works on or after October 1, 2004, be held by the Foundation in perpetuity; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/6

First Reading Environmental Matters

2/9

Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.

3/9

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters

3/10

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/12

Third Reading Passed (129-2)

4/3

Returned Passed

5/11

Signed by the Governor Chapter 375

Senate Action

3/15

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

4/5

Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

4/3

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/4

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B

Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B

Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A

Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B

Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36

Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND

APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW

CIRCUIT COURTS

CONSERVATION -see also- SOIL CONSERVATION

EASEMENTS

FARMLAND

HEARINGS

PUBLIC WORKS, BOARD OF

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Agriculture

( 2-514 , 2-514.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 760213/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 10, 2004   at: 10:45 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 12, 2004: Third Reading Passed (129-2)

Senate

April 4, 2004: Third Reading Passed (46-0)