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SENATE BILL 502

CHAPTER NUMBER: 155
File Code: Agriculture

Sponsored By:
Senators Dyson , Middleton, Colburn, Harris, and Greenip

Entitled:
Agriculture - Critical Farms Program

Synopsis:

Requiring the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation and the Department of Planning to establish a Critical Farms Program to provide interim or emergency financing for the acquisition of specified agricultural preservation easements on specified farms; requiring a county to determine if a property qualifies for the Program in accordance with criteria developed by the Foundation and the Department; requiring the Foundation and the Department to examine and identify specified options; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/16
Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
3/8
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/9
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Della) Adopted
3/10
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/14
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
4/7
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Returned Passed
House Action
3/15
First Reading Environmental Matters
3/23
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (135-0)
4/7
Motion Recede (Delegate McIntosh) Adopted
House Recede
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/26
Signed by the Governor Chapter 155

Sponsored by:

Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND
CONSERVATION -see also- SOIL CONSERVATION
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
EASEMENTS
FARMLAND
PLANNING, DEPARTMENT OF
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Agriculture
( 2-517 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
Number: 414931/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 10, 2005   at: 11:01 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 070417/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2005   at: 11:09 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 14, 2005: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
April 7, 2005: Third Reading Passed (136-0)


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