File Code: Natural Resources - Generally
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 771
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Dyson
- Entitled:
-
Sustainable Forestry Act of 2009
Declaring policy statements and findings relating to forests; revising
provisions of law relating to the protection of forestry practices
from specified private actions; exempting specified forestry practices
from nuisance lawsuits; repealing the Forest Advisory Commission in
the Department of Natural Resources; establishing a Sustainable
Forestry Council in the Department; requiring the Secretary of Natural
Resources to consider specified priorities when allocating the State's
share of Program Open Space funds; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/5
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 2/11
- Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/6
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 4/2
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/3
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/10
- Returned Passed
House Action
- 4/2
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 4/9
- Re-referred Environmental Matters
- 4/10
- Hearing 4/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- Hearing cancelled
- 4/11
- Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
- 4/7
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/9
- Third Reading Passed (129-2)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/7
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 175
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Agriculture -see also- Farmland
- Annotated Code of Maryland
- 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
- Energy Matters -see also- Fuel; Power Plants; Solar Energy
- Environment, Department of
- Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut
- Erosion -see also- Sediment Control; Shore Erosion
- Farmland
- Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
- Forests and Parks -see also- Program Open Space; Trees
- Grants
- Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc.
- Industry and Technology
- Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
- Names -see also- Proper Names
- Natural Resources, Department of
- Nuisances -see also- Noise; Weeds
- Pollution -see also- Sediment Control
- Program Open Space
- Public Works, Board of
- Reports
- Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees & Taxes; specific tax.
- Sediment Control
- State Universities and Colleges
- Trees
- Water
- Zoning and Planning
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Agriculture
- (
2-501 ,
2-504.1
)
- Business Occupations and Professions
- (
7-101
)
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
5-403
)
- Article - 66B Land Use
- (
3.05
)
- Natural Resources
- (
5-101 ,
5-102 ,
5-102.1 ,
5-204 ,
5-212 ,
5-212 ,
5-307 ,
5-427 ,
5-606 ,
5-606 ,
5-903
)
- State Finance and Procurement
- (
5-7A-01
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
- Number: 113222/02 Offered on: April 6, 2009 at:
9:41 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 594331/01 Offered on: April 6, 2009 at:
9:37 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- April 3, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
- April 9, 2009: Third Reading Passed (129-2)
