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SENATE BILL 388

CHAPTER NUMBER: 757
File Code: Natural Resources - Generally
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 507

Sponsored By:
The President (Administration) and Senators Collins, Blount, Frosh, Hollinger, Craig, Green, Van Hollen, Dorman, and Middleton

Entitled:
"Smart Growth" and Neighborhood Conservation - Rural Legacy Program

Synopsis:

Creating a Rural Legacy Program to enhance natural resources, agricultural, forestry, and environmental protection by providing funds to purchase specified interests in real property; establishing a Rural Legacy Board to administer the Program and an advisory committee to make recommendations to the Board; specifying criteria the Board will apply in administering the Program; providing for the funding of the Program; specifying the amount of Program Open Space funds that may be used for capital purposes; requiring a specified report; etc.

Legislative History

Senate Action
1/27
First Reading Budget and Taxation
Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Senator Trotter) Adopted (46-0)
Referred Budget and Taxation
2/5
Hearing 2/26 at 1:30 p.m.
2/21
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
3/25
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Frosh) Adopted
3/26
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Haines) Rejected (6-35)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/27
Third Reading Passed (44-3)
4/5
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Amoss, Middleton, Lawlah
4/6
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (43-4)
4/3
Passed Enrolled
5/22
Signed by the Governor Chapter 757
House Action
3/25
First Reading Appropriations
3/27
Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/31
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (124-6)
4/1
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Edwards, Fry, Pitkin
4/3
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (128-7)

Sponsored by:

President of the Senate
Administration
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator David R. Craig, District 34
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND
APPROPRIATIONS
BUDGETS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
CONSERVATION -see also- RECYCLING; SOIL CONSERVATION
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
EASEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- POLLUTION
FARMLAND
GOVERNOR
NATURAL RESOURCES -see also- FORESTS AND PARKS
NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
PROGRAM OPEN SPACE
PUBLIC WORKS, BOARD OF
REAL PROPERTY
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
TRANSFER TAX -see also- RECORDATION
TREES
ZONING AND PLANNING

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Natural Resources
( 5-903 , 5-9A-01 , 5-9A-02 , 5-9A-03 , 5-9A-04 , 5-9A-05 , 5-9A-06 , 5-9A-07 , 5-9A-08 , 5-9A-09 )

Tax - Property
( 13-209 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled (RTF / PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (RTF / PDF)

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 789603/2 (WordPerfect / PDF) Offered on: MARCH 26, 1997 at: 10:53 Status: Adopted
Number: 852797/1 (WordPerfect / PDF) Offered on: MARCH 26, 1997 at: 10:54 Status: Rejected
House
Number: 684037/1 (WordPerfect / PDF) Offered on: APRIL 3, 1997 at: 16:32 Status: Adopted


Conference Committee Documents:
Report Number: 392696/1 (WordPerfect / PDF) Offered on: APRIL 7, 1997 at: 15:34 Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 062990/1 (WordPerfect / PDF) Offered on: APRIL 7, 1997 at: 15:34 Status: Adopted

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