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SENATE BILL 878

File Code: Local Government - Generally
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1116

Sponsored By:
Senators Harrington and Frosh

Entitled:
Smart Growth - Visions and Performance Standards

Synopsis:

Altering the visions for land use plans; establishing performance standards to measure the achievement of the visions; requiring a plan to be designed to allow a local jurisdiction to meet specified performance standards on or before October 1, 2018; requiring a local jurisdiction to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department of Planning by October 1, 2012, that the plan will achieve the performance standards by 2018; 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
Senate Action
2/6
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/11
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator David C. Harrington, District 47
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Hearings, Office of
Building Permits
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation
Construction
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Environment, Department of
Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut
Flood Control
Governor
Hearings
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
Local Government Mandates
Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
Planning, Department of
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Sewage
Water
Zoning and Planning

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Environment
( 4-103 , 4-204 , 9-324 )

Article - 66B Land Use
( 1.00 , 1.00 , 1.01 , 3.05 , 3.05 , 3.05 , 3.07 , 3.07.1 , 3.09 , 4.03 )

State Finance and Procurement
( 5-7A-01 , 5-7A-02 , 5-7B-08 )

Documents:

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

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

Amendments: None offered


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