Natural Resources, Department of

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 44

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  HB 103

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 212

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt, Cane, Elmore, Haddaway, O'Donnell, Smigiel, Lafferty, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Department of Natural Resources - Shell Dredging - Permit Application

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 177

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 319

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lafferty, O'Donnell, Bohanan, V. Clagett, Holmes, Kullen, Levy, Murphy, and Wood

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Oyster Shell Purchase Program - Fair Market Value

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 203

  Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Barnes, and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Forest Conservation Fund - Authorized Uses - Street Side Shrub Planting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 254

  Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sossi, Beitzel, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Citations - Seizure of Equipment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 312

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 174

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Barnes, Beidle, Bronrott, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Lafferty, Lee, Malone, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Stein, Stukes, Valderrama, Cane, O'Donnell, Sossi, and Weir

  Entitled

  Aquaculture - Shellfish - Leasing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 375

  Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Weir, Ali, Boteler, Carr, Glenn, Hucker, Niemann, Shewell, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Off-Highway Vehicles - Titling and Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 480

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Levi, Barnes, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gilchrist, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Public Utility Tree Management Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 655

  Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sossi, Ali, Aumann, Beidle, Bobo, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Frush, George, Glenn, Haddaway, Healey, Holmes, Hucker, Kipke, Lafferty, Malone, McComas, McIntosh, Minnick, Norman, O'Donnell, Serafini, Shewell, Smigiel, Stein, Stull, Walkup, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Expanded Use of Waterway Improvement Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 765

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Hubbard, Morhaim, and Stein

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Land Available for Tree Planting - Database

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 771

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Haynes, Holmes, Malone, Mathias, McConkey, Rice, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Sustainable Forestry Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 783

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 419

  Sponsored By

  Delegates James, Bohanan, and Gaines

  Entitled

  Transfer Tax - Program Open Space Bonds - Land and Easement Acquisition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 800

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker and Manno

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Roadside Trees - Protection and Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 862

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Oyster Harvest - Closure of State Waters

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 927

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Weir, Boteler, Impallaria, Minnick, Sossi, and Stein

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Prohibition on Dredging Buried Oyster Shells on Man-O-War Shoals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 935

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bartlett, Elliott, and Stull

  Entitled

  Study to Evaluate Strategies to Reduce Deer-Vehicle Collisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1073

  Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Jones

  Entitled

  State Budget - Modifications - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1092

  Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush and V. Clagett

  Entitled

  Environment - Recycling Receptacles - Events and Forests and Parks

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1177

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bartlett, Barve, Carr, G. Clagett, Eckardt, Haddaway, McComas, Morhaim, and Shank

  Entitled

  Maryland State Parks - Pet Access

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1291

  Status as of April 8, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bobo, Carr, Frush, Healey, and Hucker

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - No Net Loss of Forest Policy - Forest Conservation Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 1312

  Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel and Taylor

  Entitled

  Maryland Electricity Reregulation and Energy Independence Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1355

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 453

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lafferty and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Tidal Fish Licenses and Authorizations - Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1373

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 456

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Cane, Elmore, and Mathias

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Somers Cove Marina Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1419

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 464

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)

  Entitled

  Department of Natural Resources - Fish and Fisheries Laws Violations - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 125

  Status as of February 5, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Klausmeier, Pinsky, and Stone

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Prohibition on Dredging Buried Oyster Shells on Man-O-War Shoals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 164

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 207

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Recreational Fishing Licenses - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 168

  Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)

  Entitled

  Department of Natural Resources - Crabs - Public Process

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 169

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 208

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)

  Entitled

  Department of Natural Resources - Antiquated Fish and Fisheries Laws - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 175

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 211

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Department of Natural Resources - Shell Dredging - Permit Application

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 240

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Expanded Use of Waterway Improvement Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 271

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 173

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Colburn, Conway, Forehand, Harrington, Lenett, Middleton, Pinsky, Raskin, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Aquaculture - Shellfish - Leasing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 352

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, Pinsky, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Public Utility Tree Management Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 399

  Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Forest Conservation Fund Authorized Uses - Street Side Shrub Planting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 549

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 175

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Sustainable Forestry Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 563

  Status as of February 19, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno, Harrington, Jones, and Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  State Budget - Modifications - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 581

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 289

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Conway, Harrington, Lenett, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Peters

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Roadside Trees - Protection and Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 666

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 298

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Conway, Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, Madaleno, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Harris

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - No Net Loss of Forest Policy - Forest Conservation Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 765

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Natural Resources Police - Minimum Staffing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 771

  Status as of April 8, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Wind-Powered Electric Generating Facilities and Solar Generating Systems - Performance Standards and Decommissioning and Restoration Studies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 795

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Maryland Electricity Reregulation and Energy Independence Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 810

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 318

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Oyster Shell Purchase Program - Fair Market Value

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 944

  Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Colburn, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's Counties - Deer Hunting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 994

  Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Crabbing - Crab Pots - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 1029

  Status as of March 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Reorganization of State Government - Consolidating the Departments of Agriculture and the Environment into the Department of Natural Resources

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 1058

  Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Reorganization of State Government - Consolidating the Department of the Environment into the Department of Natural Resources

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs