NATURAL RESOURCES -see also- CONSERV; FOREST & PARK; WILDLDS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 20

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  HB 90

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 199

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee and Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (Departmental - Natural Resources)

  Entitled

  Forest Conservation Management Agreements - Notice Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 301

  Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 433

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Weir, The Speaker (Administration), and Delegates Hurson, Billings, Oaks, D. Davis, Stern, Sher, Hammen, Owings, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Frush, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Atlantic Coastal Bays Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 331

  Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Schisler

  Entitled

  Marine and Estuarine Fisheries Commission - Establishment - Powers, Functions, and Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 536

  Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 527

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McClenahan, Wood, and Weir

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 567

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Allegany and Garrett Counties - Natural Gas Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 617

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Edwards and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Wildlands - Savage Ravines and South Savage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 664

  Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, McIntosh, Arnick, Busch, Conway, Dewberry, Doory, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Hurson, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, and Wood

  Entitled

  Wildlife and Inland Fisheries Commission - Establishment - Powers, Functions, and Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 849

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McClenahan (Chairman, Task Force on Resource Based Industry in Maryland) and Delegate Glassman

  Entitled

  Task Force on Resource Industry Business Development

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1060

  Status as of March 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dembrow

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Forest Resources - Forest Resource Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1131

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 264

  Sponsored By

  Delegates James, Rudolph, Hecht, Riley, Glassman, Parrott, R. Baker, W. Baker, Bobo, Boutin, Bronrott, Cadden, Conway, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Franchot, Getty, Heller, Hubbard, Hubers, Kach, Kagan, Malone, Mandel, McHale, McKee, Pitkin, Stocksdale, and Turner

  Entitled

  Local Land Preservation Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1183

  Status as of February 8, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bozman, Conway, McClenahan, Weir, Cane, Boutin, Owings, Wood, Taylor, Mitchell, Hixson, Schisler, Stull, Sher, Hammen, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Mohorovic, Oaks, Billings, Klausmeier, Frush, Stern, Busch, Elliott, Doory, and D. Davis

  Entitled

  Coastal Bays Protection Program - Establishment - Worcester County

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1267

  Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Land Preservation and Recreation Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1430

  Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Owings

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Calvert County - Bayside History and Nature Center at North Beach

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  SB 195

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 247

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration)

  Entitled

  Atlantic Coastal Bays Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 552

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 174

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Hafer, and Frosh

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Wildlands - Savage Ravines and South Savage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 627

  Status as of February 13, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Local Land Preservation Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 735

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton (Chairman, Task Force on Resource Based Industry in Maryland) and Senator Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Task Force on Resource Industry Business Development

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 817

  Status as of March 15, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Hafer, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Wildlife and Inland Fisheries Commission - Establishment - Powers, Functions, and Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 890

  Status as of March 8, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Miller

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Calvert County - Bayside History and Nature Center at North Beach

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation