MD SB709 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-17 - Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to consider potential user conflicts, including navigation, recreation, and commercial fishing, in determining the location of submerged land aquaculture leases in the Chesapeake Bay and water column aquaculture leases in the waters of the State; requiring the Department to mitigate and minimize the effects of the proposed location of specified aquaculture leasing areas on other users if the Department determines that conflicts exist; etc.

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Title

Natural Resources - Aquaculture Leases - Consideration of User Conflicts

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-17SenateHearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-02-17SenateRereferred to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2015-02-11SenateFirst Reading Senate Rules

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