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HOUSE BILL 312

CHAPTER NUMBER: 174
File Code: Hunting and Fishing
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 271

Sponsored By:
The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Barnes, Beidle, Bronrott, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Lafferty, Lee, Malone, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Stein, Stukes, Valderrama, Cane, O'Donnell, Sossi, and Weir

Entitled:
Aquaculture - Shellfish - Leasing

Synopsis:

Repealing specified restrictions, eligibility requirements, authorizations, and procedures relating to leasing specified areas in specified waters of the State for the purpose of protecting, sowing, bedding, or cultivating specified shellfish; repealing specified provisions relating to revenue derived from private oyster culture; repealing a specified recording fee; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to designate a public shellfish area in the Chesapeake Bay; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
1/29
First Reading Environmental Matters
1/30
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
3/26
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
4/3
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/6
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/7
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 174

Sponsored by:

Speaker, The
Administration
Delegate Saqib Ali, District 39
Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
Delegate Pamela Beidle, District 32
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20
Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Dana Stein, District 11
Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26
Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Advertising
Agriculture, Department of
Appeals -see also- Judicial Review
Aquaculture
Attorney General
Charles County
Chesapeake Bay
Clams
Coastal Bays
Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Elec. Comm.; etc
Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation
Dorchester County
Dredging
Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc
Electronic Government
Enterprise Zones
Environment, Department of
Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut
Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
Fish and Fishing -see also- Aquaculture; Gill Nets
Grants
Hearings
Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc.
Inspections -see also- Motor Vehicle Inspection
Kent County
Leases and Rent
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
Natural Resources, Department of
Nonprofit Organizations
Nonresidents -see also- Aliens
Notices
Oysters
Penalties
Petitions
Public Information
Public Schools
Queen Anne`s County
Recordation
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Reports
Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees & Taxes; specific tax.
Rivers and Streams
Rules and Regulations
Signs and Billboards
Somerset County
Talbot County
Wetlands
Wicomico County

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Environment
( 16-202 , 16-202 )

Natural Resources
( 4-1102 , 4-1103 , 4-11A-01 , 4-11A-04 , 4-11A-04 , 4-11A-05 , 4-11A-06 , 4-11A-07 , 4-11A-08 , 4-11A-09 , 4-11A-10 , 4-11A-11 , 4-11A-12 , 4-11A-13 , 4-11A-15 )

Documents:

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

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

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 280210/01     Offered on: March 27, 2009   at: 11:59 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 25, 2009: Third Reading Passed (134-0)
Senate
April 4, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)



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