SENATE BILL 326

Sponsored By:

Senator Dyson (Chairman, Joint Committee on the Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas), the President (Administration), and Senators Frosh, Sfikas, Blount, Hollinger, Collins, Conway, Harris, Schrader, and Stone

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 that specified provisions of the Act do not apply to building permits or activities that comply with specified buffer exemption plans or buffer management plans; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

1/25

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Hearing 2/5 at 1:00 p.m.

2/12

Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

2/13

Favorable with Amendments

Special Order 2/18 (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted

2/18

Favorable with Amendments

Laid Over (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted

2/19

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Special Order 2/21 (Senator Neall) Adopted

2/21

Floor Amendment (Senator Neall) Adopted (22-19)

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

Motion Reconsider Floor Amendment (Senator Neall) (Senator Ruben)

Special Order 2/27 the previous motions (Senator Frosh) Adopted

2/27

Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Ruben) Adopted

Motion Reconsider Floor Amendment (Senator Neall) (Senator Ruben)

Motion Special Order 5/15 (Senator Baker) Rejected (13-30)

Motion Reconsider Floor Amendment (Senator Neall) (Senator Ruben) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Senator Neall) Rejected (19-26)

Special Order 2/28 (Senator Colburn) Adopted

2/28

Floor Amendment (Senator Stoltzfus) Rejected (14-32)

Floor Amendment (Senator Colburn) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Senator Colburn) Rejected (11-34)

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/4

Third Reading Passed (38-7)

3/28

Special Order 3/29 (Senator Colburn) Adopted

3/29

Senate Concur - House Amendments

Third Reading Passed (37-8)

Passed Enrolled

5/16

Signed by the Governor Chapter 431

House Action

3/5

First Reading Environmental Matters

3/22

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Special Order 3/23 (Delegate Minnick) Adopted

3/23

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/25

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (133-3)

Sponsored by:

Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29

Administration

Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41

Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas, Joint Comm. on

Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6

Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43

Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16

Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 9

Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11

President of the Senate

Senator Sandra Schrader, District 13

Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46

Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7

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 (PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 083924/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 28, 2002   at: 11:55 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 234136/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 19, 2002   at: 10:36 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 263927/2 (PDF)     Offered on: February 28, 2002   at: 12:15 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 503027/2 (PDF)     Offered on: February 28, 2002   at: 11:44 a.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 823223/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 27, 2002   at: 11:21 a.m.     Status: Rejected

House

Number: 280618/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2002   at: 12:55 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

February 21, 2002: Floor Amendment (Neall) {823223/1 Adopted (22-19)

February 27, 2002: Motion Special Order until 5/15 (Baker WA) Failed (13-30)

February 27, 2002: Floor Amendment (Neall) {823223/1 Rejected (19-26)

February 28, 2002: Floor Amendment (Stoltzfus) {503027/2 Rejected (14-32)

February 28, 2002: Floor Amendment (Colburn) {263927/2 Rejected (11-34)

March 4, 2002: Third Reading Passed (38-7)

House

March 25, 2002: Third Reading Passed (133-3)