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Legislation


2011 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 209

File Code: Agriculture
Sponsored By:
Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled:
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Easements - Allowable Residential Development

Synopsis:

Authorizing the purchase of agricultural land preservation easements if the land meets specified requirements and is subject to specified regulations governing the use of the land; clarifying that specified provisions of the Act do not exempt a landowner from complying with specified local laws or State or local requirements; prohibiting land subject to agricultural easement from being used for specified purposes; allowing a landowner to reserve up to three 1-acre lots to construct single-family residential dwellings, etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
1/28
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/2
Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
3/7

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/8
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/10
Motion Reconsider Second Reading (Delegate McIntosh) Adopted
Floor Committee Amendment Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/15
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
Senate Action
3/16
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/23
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.

Sponsored by:

Environmental Matters Committee, Chair
Departmental
Agriculture, Department of

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
Agriculture -see also- Farmland
Boundaries
Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation
Construction
Easements
Farmland
Housing -see also- Apartments; Condominiums; Mobile Homes
Landlord and Tenant -see also- Eviction; Leases & Rent; etc.
Land Records -see also- Deeds
Nuisances -see also- Noise; Weeds
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
Rules and Regulations
Sewage
Signatures
Zoning and Planning

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Agriculture
( 2-513 , 2-513 , 2-513 , 2-513 , 2-513.2 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 420316/01     Offered on: March 8, 2011   at: 10:24 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 900111/01     Offered on: March 10, 2011   at: 10:15 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Environmental Matters
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 15, 2011: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
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