HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 12

Sponsored By:

Delegates Weir and Hurson

Entitled:

Natural Resources - Mute Swans - Federal Agency Control Measures

Synopsis:

Urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to act with expedience to craft and conduct appropriate regulatory processes which will allow Maryland to establish a method of controlling the mute swan population and to mitigate the mute swan population's impact permanently and statewide; and urging the U.S. Department of the Interior to appeal the holding of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia that declared the mute swan to be a migratory bird protected under international treaties.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/31

First Reading Environmental Matters

2/20

Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.

3/11

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters

3/12

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/14

Third Reading Passed (126-1)

4/5

House Concur - Senate Amendments

Third Reading Passed (127-0)

Passed Enrolled

5/16

Signed by the President and the Speaker Joint Resolution 19

Senate Action

3/15

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

4/2

Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

3/31

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/1

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6

Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW

BIRDS

COURT OF APPEALS

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

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 230311/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 12, 2002   at: Noon     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 784339/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 2002   at: 1:17 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 14, 2002: Third Reading Passed (126-1)

April 5, 2002: Third Reading Passed (127-0)

Senate

April 1, 2002: Third Reading Passed (46-0)