Forests and Parks -see also- Program Open Space; Trees

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 41

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  HB 85

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Caroline County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Adkins Arboretum

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 156

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Conaway, and Robinson

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Parks & People Headquarters at Auchentoroly Terrace

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 162

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Howard County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of State Debt - Howard County - Robinson Nature Center Ho. Co. 01-08

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 166

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Howard County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Blandair Regional Park Ho. Co. 03-08

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 258

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Bromwell, DeBoy, Jones, Lafferty, Morhaim, Schuler, Stein, and Weir

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Irvine Nature Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 369

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 121

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates McIntosh, Bobo, Busch, Cardin, V. Clagett, Holmes, Hubbard, Lafferty, Malone, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Sophocleus, Stein, Ali, Beidle, Carr, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Hucker, Sossi, and Weir

  Entitled

  Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Nonpoint Source Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 433

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Riley, James, and Norman

  Entitled

  Task Force to Review the Lease of State Park Lands for Sewage Sludge Application

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 434

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Riley, James, and Norman

  Entitled

  State Parklands - Lease to Sewage Sludge Application Companies - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 560

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County - South Branch Park

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 567

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bromwell, Minnick, Olszewski, and Weir

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Heritage Trail and Saint Helena Park

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 625

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Niemann, Beidle, Ali, Bobo, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Glenn, Gutierrez, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, Shewell, and Stein

  Entitled

  Forests and Parks - Special Funds and Accounts - Payments to Counties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 708

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa, Dwyer, Love, McKee, and Weir

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Gold Star License Plates - Fees and Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 731

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Harford County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - Lower Susquehanna Greenway Trail Development

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 785

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stein, Ali, Beidle, Boteler, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, V. Clagett, Costa, Donoghue, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Hubbard, Hucker, Kach, Mathias, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Stull, Tarrant, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Commission on Land Use at the Rosewood Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 898

  Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cane (Chair, Task Force on Incentives for Agriculture) and Delegates Braveboy, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Jennings, Mathias, Montgomery, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Incentives for Agriculture Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 934

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Maryland-Washington Regional District - Highways - Pedestrian and Bicycle Traffic and Facilities PG/MC 108-08

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 972

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 104

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)

  Entitled

  Forest Conservation - Reporting and Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 995

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boteler, Aumann, Bates, Bromwell, Frank, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, McDonough, Schuler, Stein, and Weir

  Entitled

  Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School - Cessation of Operations - Transfer of Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1007

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway and Elmore

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Somerset County - Bending Water Park

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1366

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Jones

  Entitled

  Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1385

  Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Allegany County Delegation

  Entitled

  Allegany County - Video Lottery Construction - Local Impact Grants - Rocky Gap Construction Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1473

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 231

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Malone

  Entitled

  Forest and Park Wardens - Responsibilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1552

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)

  Entitled

  Sustainable Forestry Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1604

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 248

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carr, Ali, Cane, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Hucker, Niemann, and Stein

  Entitled

  Department of Natural Resources - Community Parks and Playgrounds Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  SB 11

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn and Pipkin

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Adkins Arboretum

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 71

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Parks & People Headquarters at Auchentoroly Terrace

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 213

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 120

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, King, Madaleno, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Conway, Dyson, Lenett, Rosapepe, Harrington, Colburn, and Harris

  Entitled

  Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Nonpoint Source Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 261

  Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman and Jacobs

  Entitled

  State Parklands - Lease to Sewage Sludge Application Companies - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 262

  Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Task Force to Review the Lease of State Park Lands for Sewage Sludge Application

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 272

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Heritage Trail and Saint Helena Park

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 320

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Irvine Nature Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 395

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Senators

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County - South Branch Park

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 411

  Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Allegany County - Video Lottery Construction - Local Impact Grants - Rocky Gap Construction Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 418

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Glassman

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - Lower Susquehanna Greenway Trail Development

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 431

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 176

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Raskin, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Frosh, Garagiola, Madaleno, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study a No Net Loss of Forest Policy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 434

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson (Chair, Task Force on Incentives for Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Incentives for Agriculture Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 483

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kasemeyer, Kittleman, and Robey

  Entitled

  Creation of State Debt - Howard County - Robinson Nature Center Ho. Co. 01-08

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 485

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kasemeyer, Kittleman, and Robey

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Blandair Regional Park Ho. Co. 03-08

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 860

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 230

  Sponsored By

  Senator Glassman

  Entitled

  Forest and Park Wardens - Responsibilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 892

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Somerset County - Bending Water Park

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 1000

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 247

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harrington

  Entitled

  Department of Natural Resources - Community Parks and Playgrounds Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Environmental Matters