CONSERVATION -see also- SOIL CONSERVATION

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 46

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  HB 20

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 296

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bohanan, Bozman, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Conway, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Mitchell, Moe, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosso, Sophocleus, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, Zirkin, Bartlett, Conroy, Cryor, McKee, Phillips, Rudolph, and Shriver

  Entitled

  Maryland Clean Energy Incentive Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 116

  Status as of April 5, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Howard County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Howard County Conservancy Ho. Co. 11-00

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 162

  Status as of March 24, 2000: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Program - Lot Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 186

  Status as of March 24, 2000: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glassman, James, Barkley, Bartlett, Boschert, Boutin, Bronrott, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Donoghue, Elliott, Getty, Giannetti, Hecht, Hubers, Hutchins, Kach, Leopold, Malone, McKee, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Shank, Sher, Sophocleus, Stern, Stull, Walkup, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Land Preservation Matching Grants Act of 2000

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 217

  Status as of April 8, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Hurson, Mohorovic, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Finifter, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  School Construction - Task Force to Study Sustainable Public School Buildings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 301

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 583

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glassman and James

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Development Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 395

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cryor, Barkley, Barve, Bronrott, Boutin, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Conroy, Dembrow, Dypski, Frush, Glassman, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Heller, Howard, Kach, Leopold, Petzold, Rosso, Riley, Sher, Stern, Stocksdale, Walkup, Kopp, Phillips, La Vay, Shriver, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Potomac River Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 434

  Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Getty

  Entitled

  Agricultural Land Preservation - Easements - Dwelling House

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 456

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 603

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Petzold and Vallario

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Personal Representatives, Trustees, and Fiduciaries - Donation of Conservation Easement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 613

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 622

  Sponsored By

  Delegates W. Baker, Guns, Eckardt, Schisler, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Adkins Arboretum

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 615

  Status as of April 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  St. Mary's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Agricultural Transfer Tax - County Land Preservation Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 661

  Status as of April 7, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, Boutin, W. Baker, Bohanan, Stull, D'Amato, Hecht, Bozman, James, Glassman, Hixson, Shank, Finifter, Phillips, Cryor, McKee, Rosso, Bartlett, Carlson, and Shriver

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Preservation and Conservation Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 703

  Status as of March 30, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, Bohanan, and Hecht

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund - Income Tax Checkoff

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 711

  Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shriver, Hurson, Nathan-Pulliam, Baldwin, Dobson, and Phillips

  Entitled

  Environment - Water Resources - Car Wash Conservation Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 716

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 632

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Heller (Chairman, Joint Committee on Federal Relations)

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Interstate Environment Compact - Repealing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 733

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 561

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Deep Creek Lake

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 740

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 634

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, W. Baker, Bohanan, Stull, D'Amato, Hecht, Bozman, James, Boutin, and Glassman

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 741

  Status as of March 27, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Sher

  Entitled

  State Income Tax Credit for Competitive Transition Charges Paid for On-Site Generated Electricity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 754

  Status as of March 17, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Donoghue, Hecht, K. Kelly, Stull, McKee, Bartlett, Snodgrass, Edwards, and Elliott

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Gain Recognized on Sale of Preservation or Conservation Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 756

  Status as of April 8, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Billings, and Oaks

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Fuel Efficiency Surcharge and Credit Program - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 773

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Woodland Incentives Program - Administrative Fees - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 808

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 157

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Agricultural Land - Property Tax Credits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 817

  Status as of March 17, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Donated Conservation Easement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 888

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 648

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Guns , Pitkin, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Transferable Development Rights - Rural Legacy Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 889

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 426

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Guns (Article 66B Study Commission)

  Entitled

  Growth Management - Land Use Definitions and Controls

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 972

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Busch, Hubers, Hill, Walkup, Fulton, Barve, McHale, Goldwater, Brown, Love, Krysiak, Pendergrass, Moe, and Eckardt

  Entitled

  Business and Economic Development - Financing Programs Consolidation Act of 2000

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

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  HB 985

  Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg and Taylor

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit for Green Buildings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1183

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 673

  Sponsored By

  Washington County Delegation and Frederick County Delegation

  Entitled

  South Mountain Battlefield

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1213

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 173

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Owings (Calvert County Delegation)

  Entitled

  Calvert County - Agricultural Land Preservation Program - General Obligation Installment Purchase Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1224

  Status as of March 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dobson

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Public Housing - HERS Audits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1367

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 191

  Sponsored By

  Dorchester County Delegation

  Entitled

  Dorchester County - Property Tax Credit - Agricultural Land in Agricultural Preservation District

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  SB 134

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 234

  Sponsored By

  Senators McCabe, Madden, and Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Howard County Conservancy Ho. Co. 11-00

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 255

  Status as of April 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Colburn, Munson, Hogan, Baker, Hooper, Collins, Jimeno, Bromwell, Haines, Jacobs, Dyson, Hafer, Mooney, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Land Preservation Matching Grants Act of 2000

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 393

  Status as of April 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Agricultural Transfer Tax - County Land Preservation Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 443

  Status as of April 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Middleton, Munson, Stoltzfus, Baker, Colburn, Stone, Della, Harris, Mooney, Jacobs, McCabe, Madden, Ferguson, and Hooper

  Entitled

  Political Subdivisions - Property Tax - State Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 469

  Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn and Baker

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Adkins Arboretum

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 562

  Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, Hollinger, DeGrange, Jacobs, Stoltzfus, and Collins

  Entitled

  Environment - Water Resources - Car Wash Conservation Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 622

  Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  State Income Tax Credit for Competitive Transition Charges Paid for On-Site Generated Electricity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 624

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh (Article 66B Study Commission)

  Entitled

  Growth Management - Land Use Definitions and Controls

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 670

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 295

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Madden, Lawlah, Munson, Colburn, Pinsky, Frosh, Mooney, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Maryland Clean Energy Incentive Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 744

  Status as of February 11, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman, Currie, Exum, Frosh, Hollinger, Kelley, Madden, Pinsky, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Electricity Regulation - Renewable Portfolio Standard

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 783

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 305

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, McFadden, Ruben, Stoltzfus, and Madden

  Entitled

  Business and Economic Development - Financing Programs Consolidation Act of 2000

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 784

  Status as of April 7, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, Madden, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Donated Conservation Easement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 788

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 560

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Deep Creek Lake

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 807

  Status as of March 23, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 837

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Dorchester County - Property Tax Credit - Agricultural Land in Agricultural Preservation District

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means