SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 15

Sponsored By:

Senator Frosh

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

Senate Action

2/1

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

2/13

Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.

3/11

Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

3/12

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/14

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

4/4

Senate Concur - House Amendments

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Passed Enrolled

5/16

Signed by the President and the Speaker Joint Resolution 18

House Action

3/15

First Reading Environmental Matters

4/3

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters

3/31

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/1

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (129-0)

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: 120514/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 3, 2002   at: 10:56 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 14, 2002: Third Reading Passed (46-0)

April 4, 2002: Third Reading Passed (47-0)

House

April 1, 2002: Third Reading Passed (129-0)