Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 37

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  HB 208

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 579

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Aquaculture - Shellfish Leasing Areas - Expansion

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 209

  Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Easements - Allowable Residential Development

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 214

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 581

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Critical Farms Fund and Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 223

  Status as of March 30, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Carr, Haynes, McIntosh, Niemann, Oaks, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Wilson

  Entitled

  State Government - Commemorative Days - Earth Hour

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 240

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate DeBoy

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - Broad Creek Maryland Boy Scouts of America Ecology Conservation Learning Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 313

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 330

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stein

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Woodland Incentives Fund - Renaming

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 512

  Status as of March 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Beidle and Vitale

  Entitled

  High Performance Homes - Rebate Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 603

  Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Summers, Clippinger, Conaway, Cullison, Luedtke, Niemann, B. Robinson, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Washington

  Entitled

  Maryland Energy Administration - Clean Energy Loan Payment Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 630

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 135

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Beidle and Vitale

  Entitled

  Building Standards - High-Performance Homes

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 643

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 353

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Carr

  Entitled

  Procurement - State Buildings - Energy Efficient Outdoor Lighting Fixtures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 658

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Niemann and Holmes

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Sustainable Energy Utilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 662

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Summers, Cullison, Feldman, Ivey, Luedtke, A. Miller, and S. Robinson

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy Surcharge - Retail Electric Customers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 808

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Haddaway-Riccio

  Entitled

  Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Income Tax Checkoff

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 852

  Status as of March 24, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Holmes, Beidle, Bobo, Carr, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Healey, Hubbard, Lafferty, Luedtke, McHale, A. Miller, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Stein, and Wilson

  Entitled

  The Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 890

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 146

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach, Lafferty, and Olszewski

  Entitled

  Land Preservation - Land Draining to a Reservoir

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 910

  Status as of April 5, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Anderson, Beidle, Bobo, Carr, Healey, Hucker, Morhaim, Niemann, Pendergrass, Stein, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  High Performance Buildings Act - Applicability to Recipients of State Aid

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
  

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  HB 972

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 369

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stein, Carr, Gilchrist, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, and Lafferty

  Entitled

  Building Codes - International Green Construction Code

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1025

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 410

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  State Government - Land Acquisitions and Transfers of Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1204

  Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cane

  Entitled

  Dorchester County - Electric Transmission Privilege Tax

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1224

  Status as of March 1, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, McDermott, and Otto

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Forest Conservation Act - Alterations to Exceptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1259

  Status as of March 29, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Frush

  Entitled

  Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area - Prohibition - Junk and Scrap Metal Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1308

  Status as of March 9, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gilchrist, Frick, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Miller, Ross, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1340

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haddaway-Riccio and O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Oysters - Sanctuaries and Poaching

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HJ 5

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Carr, Clippinger, Cullison, Dumais, Gutierrez, Mitchell, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Tarrant, Vallario, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Resolution on Earth Hour

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 267

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman, Colburn, Getty, Middleton, Peters, Pugh, Robey, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - Broad Creek Maryland Boy Scouts of America Ecology Conservation Learning Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 304

  Status as of March 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Manno and Garagiola

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy Surcharge - Retail Residential Electric Customers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 387

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Brochin, Conway, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Young

  Entitled

  High Performance Buildings Act - Applicability to Recipients of State Aid

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 412

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Getty

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Easements - Separate Parcels

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 442

  Status as of March 3, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Colburn, DeGrange, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Rosapepe, and Shank

  Entitled

  Maryland Environmental Trust - Easements - Local Approval

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 513

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 241

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Payment Deferral for Qualified Agricultural Property - Extension of Payment Deferral

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 538

  Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn and Pipkin

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Oyster Sanctuaries - Designation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 634

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 648

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ramirez and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy Surcharge - Retail Electric Customers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 734

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Kelley, Middleton, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Electric Companies - Long-Range Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 849

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  State Government - Land Acquisitions and Transfers of Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 914

  Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn (By Request - Dorchester County Council)

  Entitled

  Dorchester County - Electric Transmission Privilege Tax

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 996

  Status as of April 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Senator DeGrange

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Machinery and Equipment - Energy Star Windows and Doors

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means