HOUSE BILL 1552

Sponsored By:

Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)

Entitled:

Sustainable Forestry Act of 2008

Synopsis:

Declaring specified findings and policy statements relating to forests; declaring a specified intent of the General Assembly; altering the permissible uses of the Forest or Park Reserve Fund; revising provisions of law relating to the protection of forestry practices from specified private actions; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/25

First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

2/29

Re-referred Environmental Matters

3/3

Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Environmental Matters Committee, Chair

Departmental

Natural Resources, Department of

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees

Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation

Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties

Disclosure

Forests and Parks -see also- Program Open Space; Trees

Grants

Natural Resources, Department of

Noise

Nuisances -see also- Noise; Weeds

Reports

Sunset

Trees

Zoning and Planning

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 5-403 )

Article - 66B Land Use

( 3.05 )

Natural Resources

( 5-101 , 5-102 , 5-102.1 , 5-212 )

State Finance and Procurement

( 5-7A-01 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered