HOUSE BILL 453

Sponsored By:

Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)

Entitled:

Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements

Synopsis:

Requiring counties to rank applications to sell easements based on local priorities; and requiring the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation to rank applications and submit offers to buy easements based on local priorities.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/4

First Reading Appropriations

2/11

Hearing 2/24 at 11:00 a.m.

3/25

Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/27

Third Reading Passed (132-0)

4/10

House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments

House Requests Senate Recede

Conference Committee Appointed ...

Delegates Edwards, Pitkin, and Stocksdale

Senate Action

3/30

First Reading Budget and Taxation

3/31

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

4/9

Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation

Favorable

Special Order 4/10 (Fry) Adopted

4/10

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/11

Special Order 4/13 (Fry) Adopted

4/12

Floor Amendment (Fry) Adopted

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)

4/13

Senate Refuses to Recede

Conference Committee Appointed ...

Middleton, Fry, Neall

Sponsored by:

Chairman, Appropriations Comm.

Departmental

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

EASEMENTS

FARMLAND

Bill affects the following Statute:

Agriculture

( 2-510 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 144947/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 1998   at: 6:55 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 603501/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 13, 1998   at: 1:38 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 27, 1998: Third Reading Passed (132-0)

Senate

April 12, 1998: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)