Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 52

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  HB 124

  Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Barnes, Bromwell, Bronrott, Doory, Glassman, Impallaria, Kach, Lawton, Minnick, Morhaim, Rosenberg, Schuler, Stein, F. Turner, and Weir

  Entitled

  Tax Credit - Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 133

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 114

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch, Haynes, McIntosh, Ali, Beidle, Bobo, Boteler, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Glassman, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Hucker, Lafferty, Lawton, Malone, Montgomery, Niemann, O'Donnell, Shewell, Sossi, Stein, Stull, and Weir

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Chesapeake Bay - Oyster Restoration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 187

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 19

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Conservation Easement - Governing Instrument

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 319

  Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Garrett County Delegation and Allegany County Delegation

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Allegany County and Garrett County - Coal Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 465

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 606

  Sponsored By

  Delegate James

  Entitled

  Real Property - Sale of Property Encumbered by a Conservation Easement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 466

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate James

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Conservation Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 517

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haddaway, Aumann, Cane, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Mathias, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit - Oyster Restoration Activity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 549

  Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Anne Arundel County Delegation

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Chesapeake Bay Critical Area - Violations of Local Law - Statute of Limitations - Disclosure in Real Estate Sales

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 588

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 614

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Forest Conservation - Net Tract Area

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 595

  Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Morhaim, and Schuler

  Entitled

  Tax General - Income Tax Credit - Energy-Efficient Residential Heating and Cooling Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 631

  Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Feldman, Ali, Bronrott, Dumais, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hucker, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Taylor, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Measures and Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 633

  Status as of February 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glassman, Beidle, V. Clagett, Elmore, Impallaria, Jennings, J. King, McDonough, Smigiel, and Stifler

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 657

  Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Cecil County Delegation

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Purchase of Development Rights Program - General Obligation Installment Purchase Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 667

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 423

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington Suburban Sanitary District - System Development Charge - Exemptions MC/PG 116-07

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 744

  Status as of February 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stein, Cardin, V. Clagett, Hucker, Lafferty, Lawton, Mizeur, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Electric and Gas Companies - Energy Audits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 760

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 118

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Clagett, Ali, Barnes, Bartlett, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Boteler, Bronrott, Dumais, Frush, Gilchrist, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, Kach, N. King, Lafferty, Lawton, Mathias, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Rosenberg, Shewell, Stein, Stukes, Waldstreicher, Glassman, Glenn, Kipke, Niemann, Stull, and Weir

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Diamondback Terrapin - Take and Possession

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 778

  Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Bronrott, Cardin, Guzzone, Morhaim, Pendergrass, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credits for Green Buildings - Additional Credits Authorized

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 901

  Status as of April 3, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bronrott, Barve, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Education - New School Construction - Price Preference for High Performance Buildings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
  

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  HB 909

  Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bronrott, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Burns, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Glenn, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, N. King, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Rosenberg, Shewell, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 942

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 116

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bronrott, Barve, Morhaim, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Green Building Council

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 974

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stocksdale, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Elliott, George, Jennings, Krebs, Kullen, McKee, Shewell, Sossi, and Wood

  Entitled

  Agricultural Land Preservation - Easements - Future Dwelling House

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1024

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Ross

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Low Impact Development

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1041

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 448

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rudolph

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund - Foundation Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1220

  Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Hubbard, Lafferty, Lawton, Love, Malone, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Rosenberg, Waldstreicher, Ali, Glenn, Hucker, Manno, and Stein

  Entitled

  Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Green Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1262

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haddaway, Aumann, Boteler, Cane, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, Impallaria, Jennings, Mathias, McDonough, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Renewable Fuels - Production Credits - British Thermal Units

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1294

  Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Ali, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Dumais, Gilchrist, Kach, Kaiser, Kelly, Lawton, Lee, Love, Rice, Smigiel, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Economic Development Benefits of the Clean Energy Industry in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1353

  Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1354

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 476

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Certification of County Priority Preservation Areas

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1377

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Beitzel, Bates, Donoghue, Kelly, McKee, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Riley, Shank, Stull, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Black Bears - Establishment of Population in Each County

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  SB 8

  Status as of January 17, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  Maryland Commission for the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 148

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 113

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh and Miller

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Chesapeake Bay - Oyster Restoration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 215

  Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Harris, Pugh, and Robey

  Entitled

  Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Advisory Committee

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 219

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 18

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Donation of Conservation Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 273

  Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Allegany County and Garrett County - Coal Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 298

  Status as of February 1, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Garagiola, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credits for Green Buildings - Additional Credits Authorized

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 301

  Status as of February 1, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Frosh, Klausmeier, Lenett, Peters, Pugh, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Education - New School Construction - Price Preference for High Performance Buildings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 332

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 115

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh and Brochin

  Entitled

  Maryland Green Building Council

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

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  SB 400

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 549

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Electric Industry Restructuring - Proceedings - Review and Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 408

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 550

  Sponsored By

  Anne Arundel County Senators

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Chesapeake Bay Critical Area - Violations of Local Law - Statute of Limitations - Disclosure in Real Estate Sales Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 511

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Real Property - Sale of Property Encumbered by a Conservation Easement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 512

  Status as of March 30, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Madaleno, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Conservation Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 532

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 117

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Diamondback Terrapin - Take and Possession

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 562

  Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Measures and Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 573

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Peters

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Forest Conservation - Net Tract Area

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 615

  Status as of February 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno, Della, Frosh, Lenett, and Robey

  Entitled

  Tax General - Income Tax Credit - Energy-Efficient Residential Heating and Cooling Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 636

  Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  Primary and Secondary Education - School Construction - Green School Buildings Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 674

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 568

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Pugh, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 682

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 569

  Sponsored By

  Cecil County Senators

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Purchase of Development Rights Program - General Obligation Installment Purchase Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 731

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hooper, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Middleton, Munson, Pipkin, Robey, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusions for Family Farms Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 829

  Status as of March 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Renewable Fuels - Production Credits - British Thermal Units

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 1012

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 217

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Fishery Management Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 1030

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 221

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Critical Areas - Applications for Variances - Local Jurisdictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters