Natural Resources, Department of

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 29

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  HB 111

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 577

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Department of Natural Resources - Fishing - Regulatory Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 129

  Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Holmes, O'Donnell, and Beitzel

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Deer Hunting - Sundays

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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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 301

  Status as of March 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush and Beitzel

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Suspension of Hunting Licenses and Privileges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 355

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 120

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Schulz, Afzali, Aumann, Boteler, Clagett, Cluster, Frank, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, McDermott, Minnick, Myers, Ready, Serafini, Smigiel, and Weir

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Hunting - Junior Deer Hunt

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 370

  Status as of March 17, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Clagett

  Entitled

  Stormwater Management - Watershed Management Plans - Technical Assistance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 396

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 469

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Beidle, Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Holmes, Lafferty, Love, Malone, McIntosh, Niemann, Stein, and Weir

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Administrative Procedures - Electronic Citations, Inspections, and Hearings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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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 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 1053

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

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Aquaculture

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1054

  Status as of February 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Hucker, Barve, Braveboy, Feldman, Burns, Anderson, Barnes, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Cardin, Clippinger, Conway, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Hubbard, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, McIntosh, Mizeur, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Reznik, S. Robinson, Stein, Tarrant, F. Turner, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Washington

  Entitled

  Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1142

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murphy and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Atlantic Menhaden - Restrictions on Products from Reduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1154

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 506

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Gilchrist

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Authorization to Catch Striped Bass and Crabs - Revocation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1238

  Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Eckardt, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Jacobs, McDermott, and Otto

  Entitled

  Department of Natural Resources - Tracking Device on Vessel - Prohibition Without Court Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1240

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 385

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jacobs, Cluster, Eckardt, Frank, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, McDermott, Norman, Otto, Smigiel, Summers, and Weir

  Entitled

  Counties - Natural Resources - Authorization to Harvest Seafood and Engage in the Seafood Industry

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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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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  SB 45

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Deer Hunting - Sundays

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 80

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 20

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Tree Expert License - Application and Renewal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 153

  Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable 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
  

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  SB 188

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 430

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman, Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, McFadden, Middleton, Peters, Pipkin, Raskin, Reilly, Shank, Simonaire, and Young

  Entitled

  Recreational Fishing Licenses - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 414

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 468

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Administrative Procedures - Electronic Citations, Inspections, and Hearings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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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 635

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 505

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Authorization to Catch Striped Bass and Crabs - Revocation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 847

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 411

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Aquaculture

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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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 861

  Status as of February 18, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Pinsky, Garagiola, Astle, Mathias, Middleton, Benson, Forehand, King, Madaleno, Montgomery, Raskin, Rosapepe, Young, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 873

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Private Property Rights - Regulatory Infringement - Compensation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 937

  Status as of April 6, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson and Colburn

  Entitled

  Natural Resources Police Force - Number of Officers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations