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Legislation


2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 984

File Code: Agriculture Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 303
Sponsored By:
Eastern Shore Delegation, Southern Maryland Delegation, Western Maryland Delegation, Harford County Delegation, and Delegates Billings, Frush, Hubbard, Hurson, Klausmeier, and Redmer
Entitled:
Agriculture - Water Quality Improvement Act - Nutrient Management

Synopsis:

Altering the Department of Agriculture's authority to enter onto private property; deleting specified penalties; requiring specified operations with a gross income between $2,500 and $10,000 to comply with a specified plan or specified recommendations; providing specified exceptions to specified penalties; and requiring the Department to adopt specified regulations and procedures to streamline the Nutrient Management Program.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/8
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/27
Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Senate Action
3/26
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/8
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored by:
Eastern Shore Delegation
Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Harford County Delegation
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Southern MD Delegation
Western MD Delegation
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT
EXAMINATIONS
INSPECTIONS -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION
JOB TRAINING
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
PENALTIES
POLLUTION -see also- SEDIMENT CONTROL
REAL PROPERTY
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SEWAGE
STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Agriculture
( 8-801.1 , 8-803.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 700015/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2002   at: 3:13 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 134437/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2002   at: 11:46 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 24, 2002: Third Reading Passed (140-0)
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