Subject Natural Resources, Department of | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | HB102 | Altering the frequency with which specified payments from a special fund are required to be paid; requiring the reduction of specified grants and payments under specified circumstances; providing that a specified District Court surcharge shall be add... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 425 |
| MD | HB306 | Prohibiting a person from engaging in the commercial rearing of shellfish seed outside specified leased areas without first obtaining a shellfish nursery permit from the Department of Natural Resources; placing limitations on the issuance and scope o... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | SB662 | Altering the annual fees and surcharges for specified commercial fishing licenses and authorizations; requiring that specified tidal fish licensees obtain a harvester registration from the Department of Natural Resources; authorizing the Department t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 519 |
| MD | HB1253 | Altering the annual fees and surcharges for specified commercial fishing licenses and authorizations; requiring that specified tidal fish licensees obtain a harvester registration from the Department of Natural Resources; authorizing the Department t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | HB385 | Repealing the limitations on the requirement to provide specified funding in specified fiscal years to the Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program for specified purposes from the Environmental Trust Fund; requiring specified funding for the Corps Progr... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 435 |
| MD | HB936 | Establishing the Maryland Botanical Heritage Workgroup; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Workgroup; requiring the Workgroup to define challenges to, explore opportunities for improving, and make recommendations regarding the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 655 |
| MD | HB1505 | Increasing from 2 to 3 the maximum number of days per week that the Department of Natural Resources may authorize a specified dredge boat to operate under the power of an auxiliary yawl boat while dredging for oysters in the Chesapeake Bay. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 689 |
| MD | SB27 | Repealing the limitations on the requirement to provide specified funding in specified fiscal years to the Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program for specified purposes from the Environmental Trust Fund; requiring specified funding for the Corps Progr... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 434 |
| MD | SB59 | Repealing an exemption for specified veterans' hospital patients from the requirement to obtain an angler's license under specified circumstances; repealing a provision of law that lists nontidal species for which the Department of Natural Resources ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 173 |
| MD | HB184 | Allowing an individual or corporation a $1 credit against the State income tax for each bushel of oyster shells recycled during the taxable year; providing that the credit may not exceed $750 during a taxable year; requiring the Department of Natural... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 279 |
| MD | SB484 | Allowing an individual or corporation a $1 credit against the State income tax for each bushel of oyster shells recycled during the taxable year; providing that the credit may not exceed $750 during a taxable year; requiring the Department of Natural... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 278 |
| MD | SB592 | Prohibiting a person from possessing, selling, offering for sale, trading, or distributing a shark fin; exempting a specified person, museum, college, or university from the prohibition against possessing a shark fin under specified circumstances; an... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 296 |
| MD | HB706 | Expanding the purpose and authorized uses of the Reforestation Fund to include tree planting on private land and financing the prevention of and response to forest health emergencies; defining the term "no net loss of forest"; altering the range of a... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 384 |
| MD | HB1148 | Prohibiting a person from possessing, selling, offering for sale, trading, or distributing a shark fin; exempting a specified person, museum, college, or university from the prohibition against possessing a shark fin under specified circumstances; an... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 297 |
| MD | SB90 | Limiting the amount of the vessel excise tax to $15,000 for any vessel; altering the distribution of motor fuel tax revenue; requiring the Comptroller, after making specified distributions, to distribute 0.5% of the revenue to the Waterway Improvemen... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 180 |
| MD | SB464 | Prohibiting a person from engaging in the commercial rearing of shellfish seed outside specified leased areas without first obtaining a shellfish nursery permit from the Department of Natural Resources; placing limitations on the issuance and scope o... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 57 |
| MD | HB1399 | Establishing an exception for nonfull-time police officers of the Natural Resources Police Force to the prohibition against a law enforcement agency employing an individual as a police officer for a specified period of time unless the individual is c... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-05 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
| MD | HB412 | Providing an exemption from the vessel excise tax for the purchase of a vessel by a commercial enterprise if the use of the vessel will require the payment of at least 50% of the value of the exemption in admissions and amusement tax; requiring the D... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-04 |
| MD | SB1032 | Increasing from 2 to 3 the maximum number of days per week that the Department of Natural Resources may authorize a specified dredge boat to operate under the power of an auxiliary yawl boat while dredging for oysters in the Chesapeake Bay. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-03 |
| MD | HB514 | Establishing that the Department of Natural Resources may require an applicant to provide only specified information on an application for a recreational hunting or fishing license; altering the information that a request for information from a recre... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-02 |
| MD | SB619 | Altering the funding sources for and clarifying the uses of the State Wildlife and Management Protection Fund; clarifying that a 3-day nonresident hunting license does not authorize bear hunting; increasing the fees for specified hunting licenses; re... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-28 |
| MD | SB908 | Requiring retirees of the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System who are reemployed under specified circumstances to terminate participation in a Deferred Retirement Option Program and receive a specified lump sum payment before being reemployed by... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-28 |
| MD | SB261 | Altering the effective date of specified regulations adopted under the Administrative Procedure Act. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-27 |
| MD | HB215 | Stating the intent of the General Assembly that the Governor include funding in the State budget on a phased-in basis to employ additional Natural Resources police officers to achieve specified staffing levels. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-25 |
| MD | HB1241 | Establishing the Sustainable Fisheries Enforcement Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; applying a $10 surcharge to specified angler's licenses, commercial fishing licenses, and recreational fishing licenses; requiring that the surcharge be credited t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| MD | HB622 | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to provide at least a 30-day supply of oyster tags whenever the Department distributes oyster tags to an individual licensed to catch oysters. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-22 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters Withdrawn |
| MD | HB505 | Creating for hunting and fishing licenses issued by the Department of Natural Resources an exception to the requirement that a licensing authority require a license applicant to disclose the Social Security number of the applicant and record the Soci... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| MD | SB984 | Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from designating a new oyster sanctuary in State waters before October 1, 2018. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Withdrawn |
| MD | SB1018 | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a bulk oyster tag for use by individuals licensed to catch oysters in the State; requiring the Department to authorize an individual to use a single bulk oyster tag to identify multiple contain... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Withdrawn |
| MD | HB1485 | Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person to catch oysters in an oyster sanctuary using specified equipment under specified circumstances for the purpose of cleaning an oyster bar or removing diseased oysters; authorizing the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 |
| MD | HB993 | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to protect and enhance the public's right to use recreationally and enjoy the Chesapeake Bay and other public waters. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| MD | HB927 | Requiring a licensed tree expert to complete specified continuing education requirements to qualify for license renewal; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to maintain specified records for each licensed tree expert; requiring the Departme... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters Withdrawn |
| MD | SB970 | Creating a cause of action under specified circumstances for an owner of property to use against the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Environment, the Department of Natural Resources, or the Department of Planning if the application o... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 |
| MD | SB650 | Creating for hunting licenses issued by the Department of Natural Resources an exception to the requirement that a licensing authority require a license applicant to disclose the Social Security number of the applicant and record the Social Security ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
| MD | SB692 | Requiring a licensed tree expert to complete specified continuing education requirements to qualify for license renewal; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to maintain specified records for each licensed tree expert; requiring the Departme... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
| MD | HB1274 | Prohibiting the Department of the Environment from issuing a permit for the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of natural gas until specified conditions are met; requiring the Department of the Environment and the Depart... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters Withdrawn |
| MD | HB954 | Authorizing vessel liability insurance in the State; providing for the types of basic and additional coverage under a policy of vessel liability insurance; requiring specified minimum security for specified vessels that are principally operated in th... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| MD | SB601 | Prohibiting the Department of the Environment from issuing a permit for the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of natural gas until specified conditions are met; requiring the Department of the Environment and the Depart... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-11 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
| MD | HB812 | Exempting veterans and persons serving on active duty in the armed forces of the United States from any practical or field components of the course of instruction in competency and safety in the handling of firearms; and requiring the Department of N... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-11 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| MD | HB16 | Altering the effective date of specified regulations adopted under the Administrative Procedure Act. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-11 |
| MD | HB368 | Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from restricting licensed bow hunters who are at least 21 years old from carrying a handgun for personal protection. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 |
| MD | HB584 | Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from restricting specified licensed bow hunters from openly carrying a handgun under specified circumstances. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-04 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn |
| MD | SB127 | Altering the frequency with which specified payments from a special fund are required to be paid; requiring the reduction of specified grants and payments under specified circumstances; altering or repealing specified required appropriations; alterin... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-27 |
| MD | SB763 | Authorizing vessel liability insurance in the State; providing for the types of basic and additional coverage under a policy of vessel liability insurance; requiring specified minimum security for specified vessels that are principally operated in th... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-26 Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) |
| MD | SB525 | Establishing the Sustainable Fisheries Enforcement Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; applying a $10 surcharge to specified angler's licenses, commercial fishing licenses, and recreational fishing licenses; requiring that the surcharge be credited t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-26 |
| MD | HB369 | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to include in the deer muzzle loader season a minimum of 3 days in January for the hunting of both antlered and antlerless deer. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-25 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters Withdrawn |
| MD | SB204 | Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from restricting specified licensed bow hunters from openly carrying a handgun under specified circumstances. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-21 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
| MD | SB451 | Providing an exemption from the vessel excise tax for the purchase of a vessel by a commercial enterprise if the use of the vessel will require the payment of at least 50% of the value of the exemption in admissions and amusement tax; requiring the D... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-20 |
| MD | HB367 | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to include in the deer firearms season a minimum of 3 days in January for the hunting of antlerless deer. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-18 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters Withdrawn |
| MD | HB510 | Requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to authorize a person who takes into possession a live beaver under authority of a wildlife cooperator permit to transport and release the beaver on a wildlife management area or in another area, under spe... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-18 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters Withdrawn |
