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Legislation


2011 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 214

File Code: Agriculture
Sponsored By:
Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled:
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Critical Farms Fund and Program

Synopsis:

Authorizing the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation to acquire specified interests in property for specified purposes and to dispose of property under specified circumstances in accordance with the Critical Farms Program; requiring the development of a specified method and procedure for a specified purpose; establishing a Critical Farms Fund; requiring the Foundation to submit a specified report; and exempting specified dispositions of real property from approval by the Board of Public Works.

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.
2/28

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/4
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
3/31
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/7
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/16
Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m.
4/1
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/30
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/31
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 581

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
Appropriations
Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation
Easements
Farmland
Forests and Parks -see also- Program Open Space; Trees
Public Works, Board of
Real Property
Reports
Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees & Taxes; specific tax.

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Agriculture
( 2-504 , 2-505 , 2-505 , 2-505 , 2-517 , 2-517.1 )
State Finance and Procurement
( 10-302.1 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 470513/01     Offered on: March 1, 2011   at: 10:19 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Environmental Matters
Senate
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 4, 2011: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
March 31, 2011: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
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