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2007 Regular Session bill information current as of October 3, 2007 - 11:20 p.m.
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HOUSE BILL 1354

CHAPTER NUMBER: 476
File Code: Agriculture

Sponsored By:
Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

Entitled:
Certification of County Priority Preservation Areas

Synopsis:

Altering the requirements for a priority preservation area; requiring a priority preservation area to be large enough to support normal agricultural and forestry activities under specified circumstances; prohibiting the Department of Planning and the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation from certifying a priority preservation area unless specified requirements are met; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date

House Action
3/2
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
3/6
Re-referred Environmental Matters
Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
3/20
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/22
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
4/5
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/24
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/28
Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/3
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/8
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 476

Sponsored by:

Environmental Matters Committee, Chair
Departmental
Agriculture, Department of

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Agriculture -see also- Farmland
Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Farmland
Planning, Department of
Zoning and Planning

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Agriculture
( 2-518 )

State Finance and Procurement
( 5-408 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2007: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
April 3, 2007: Third Reading Passed (46-0)



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