HOUSE BILL 528

Sponsored By:

Delegate Weir (Chairman, Joint Committee on the Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas), the Speaker (Administration), and Delegates W. Baker, Cadden, and Owings

Entitled:

Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Protection Program

Synopsis:

Altering requirements for local critical area programs to include specified variance provisions; providing that a variance may not be granted unless specified conditions are met; requiring a local jurisdiction, in considering an application for a variance, to consider reasonable use of the entire parcel or lot for which the variance is requested; providing for the application of the Act; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/31

First Reading Environmental Matters

2/7

Hearing 2/20 at 1:15 p.m.

3/22

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/23

Third Reading Passed (131-3)

3/29

Returned Passed

5/16

Signed by the Governor Chapter 432

Senate Action

3/25

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

3/29

Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/30

Third Reading Passed (37-9)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6

Administration

Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36

Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31

Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas, Joint Comm. on

Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B

Speaker of the House of Delegates

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CHESAPEAKE BAY

CONSERVATION -see also- SOIL CONSERVATION

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT

REAL PROPERTY

ZONING AND PLANNING

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Natural Resources

( 8-1801 , 8-1808 , 8-1809 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 530512/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2002   at: 12:42 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 23, 2002: Third Reading Passed (131-3)

Senate

March 30, 2002: Third Reading Passed (37-9)