2001 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 6, 2001 - 0:43 a.m.

	NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF	Another Session
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HB 73	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 638
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Guns, W. Baker, Klausmeier, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Stull, and Riley
Entitled	Department of Natural Resources - Vessel Operation - Regulations
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 100	Status as of January 17, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Wood, Weir, and McClenahan
Entitled	Natural Resources - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 114	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates McClenahan, Weir, and Wood and the Anne Arundel County Delegation
Entitled	Natural Resources - Abandoned Vessels - Period of Abandonment
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 130	Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Amedori, Getty, Stocksdale, Elliott, Brinkley, Stull, Kittleman, Leopold, Donoghue, DeCarlo, Boutin, Baldwin, Greenip, Ports, Boschert, and Parrott
Entitled	Education - Public Schools - Firearms Safety and Accident Avoidance Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 165	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 196
Sponsored By	Delegate McClenahan (Chairman, Task Force on Resource Based Industry in Maryland) and Delegate Glassman
Entitled	Task Force on Resource Based Industry in Maryland - Membership, Staffing, and Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 189	Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 54
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Hubbard, Cryor, and Guns
Entitled	Aquaculture Operations - Transgenic and Genetically Altered Species
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 200	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 646
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Natural Resources)
Entitled	Shore Erosion Control Construction Loan Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 219	Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates D'Amato, Clagett, Rosso, Love, Gordon, Eckardt, Mitchell, Hill, Barve, Sophocleus, Boschert, Walkup, V. Jones, Hubers, Krysiak, W. Baker, Leopold, Pendergrass, Klausmeier, J. Kelly, Turner, Kach, Morhaim, Cadden, Brown, and Moe
Entitled	Maryland Water Trails Development Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 319	Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 100
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman, Guns, and Conway
Entitled	Prohibited Species of Crabs
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 357	Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 101
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman, Conway, McClenahan, and Cane
Entitled	Natural Resources - Fishery Management Plans - Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Bays
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 445	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 661
Sponsored By	Delegate O'Donnell
Entitled	Natural Resources - Tidal Fish License - Exemption for Live Bait Harvesters and Dealers
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 679	Status as of April 3, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates W. Baker, Walkup, and D'Amato
Entitled	Natural Resources - Crab Scrapes
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 728	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 679
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns, Weir, and D'Amato
Entitled	Natural Resources - Mute Swans - Management
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 732	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 497
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Natural Resources)
Entitled	Power Dredging for Oysters - Somerset, Calvert, St. Mary's, and Dorchester Counties
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 772	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 272
Sponsored By	Delegates Wood, Weir, McClenahan, and W. Baker
Entitled	Natural Resources - Recreational and Commercial Crabbing
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 921	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 513
Sponsored By	Delegates W. Baker and McClenahan
Entitled	Natural Resources - Methods for Catching Oysters and Spat
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 947	Status as of March 13, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates W. Baker and McClenahan
Entitled	Department of Natural Resources - Oysters - Harvesting Areas and Seed Areas
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 970	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Natural Resources)
Entitled	Forest Conservation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1000	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 516
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns and Weir
Entitled	Deer - Hunting Seasons - Federal Facility
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1005	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Stull, Amedori, Bartlett, Boutin, Brinkley, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Getty, Glassman, Guns, K. Kelly, McKee, Parrott, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, and Weir
Entitled	Natural Resources - Deer Management Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1007	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegate Edwards
Entitled	Garrett County - Deep Creek Lake - Recreation and Land Use Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1021	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 294
Sponsored By	Delegate Weir
Entitled	Crabs - Restrictions on Harvesting and Requirements for Regulations
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1044	Status as of April 2, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegate Stocksdale
Entitled	Resident Consolidated Senior Lifetime Sport Fishing License
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1341	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 724
Sponsored By	Delegates McClenahan , W. Baker, and Dewberry
Entitled	Department of Natural Resources - Limited Fishing Guide License
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1343	Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Western Maryland Delegation
Entitled	Forest Mitigation Banks - Creation - Use of Federal Funds
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1361	Status as of March 7, 2001: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Klausmeier
Entitled	Natural Resources Police Force - Salaries
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1362	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 725
Sponsored By	Delegate Klausmeier
Entitled	State Personnel - Law Enforcement Employees - Compensatory Time for Overtime Work
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 1379	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 570
Sponsored By	Delegate Guns
Entitled	Department of Natural Resources - Maryland GreenPrint Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 1383	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Chairman, Rules and Executive Nominations Committee (Departmental - Natural Resources)
Entitled	Hunting and Chasing - Fur-Bearing Mammals and Nutria - Licensing
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

SB 74	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 575
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Natural Resources - Abandoned Vessels - Period of Abandonment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 127	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton (Chairman, Task Force on Resource Based Industry in Maryland) and Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled	Task Force on Resource Based Industry in Maryland - Membership, Staffing, and Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 168	Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Baker
Entitled	Natural Resources - Criminal Charges - Search and Seizure in Connection with Offense
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 170	Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Bromwell, Collins, DeGrange, Dorman, Green, Hooper, Jimeno, Lawlah, Middleton, Neall, Sfikas, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Water Trails Development Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 172	Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Natural Resources - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 446	Status as of February 14, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Astle, Colburn, Dyson, Ferguson, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Lawlah, Munson, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Education - Public Schools - Firearms Safety and Accident Avoidance Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 471	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Collins
Entitled	Department of Natural Resources - Vessel Operation - Regulations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 514	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Natural Resources - Recreational and Commercial Crabbing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 543	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Sfikas
Entitled	Trapping - Leghold Traps - Restrictions on Use
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 560	Status as of March 16, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Baker, Stoltzfus, and Middleton
Entitled	Canada Goose Hunting - Season and Bag Limits - Federal Maximums
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 563	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Land Use - Plans and Programs - Review and Revisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 565	Status as of March 16, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Natural Resources - Oyster Taxes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 605	Status as of February 14, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Department of Natural Resources - Regional Boat Disposal Centers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 880	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 337
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Anne Arundel and Calvert Counties - Stormwater Management Facilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters