SENATE BILL 694

Sponsored By:

Senator Dyson (Chairman, Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area) and Senators Grosfeld, Stone, and Frosh

Entitled:

Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Miscellaneous Enforcement Provisions

Synopsis:

Requiring a local jurisdiction to make a specified presumption when considering a variance application under the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program; establishing the burdens of proof and persuasion in a variance application; requiring a local jurisdiction to make findings and authorizing the findings to be based on specified evidence and testimony; requiring a local jurisdiction's program to include buffer requirements and specified penalty provisions; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/6

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

2/18

Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.

3/19

Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

3/22

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/23

Third Reading Passed (41-6)

4/5

Returned Passed

5/26

Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed

House Action

3/23

First Reading Environmental Matters

3/26

Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.

4/5

Favorable Report by Environmental Matters

4/2

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/3

Third Reading Passed (136-3)

Sponsored by:

Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29

Chesapeake & Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area,

Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16

Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18

Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ATTORNEY GENERAL

CHESAPEAKE BAY

COASTAL BAYS

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

CONSERVATION -see also- SOIL CONSERVATION

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT

MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -see also- ANNAP; BALT; HAGER; OC

PENALTIES

TREES

Zoning and Planning

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Natural Resources

( 8-1801 , 8-1802 , 8-1808 , 8-1808.5 , 8-1815 , 8-1815.1 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 484630/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2004   at: 8:44 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 23, 2004: Third Reading Passed (41-6)

House

April 3, 2004: Third Reading Passed (136-3)