LEGISLATION 2002
Relating to Agricultural Land Preservation Issues
House Bill 400 - Agriculture - Land Preservation Easement
(Unfavorable)
Alters the criteria required to purchase agricultural land preservation
easements; adding language that would allow including agricultural uses allowed
by local agricultural zoning ordinances.
House Bill 567 -
Requiring that regulations and
procedures adopted by the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation
for the establishment and monitoring of agricultural districts may not require,
in Garrett County or Allegany county, a natural gas rights owner or lessee to
subordinate its interest to the Foundation’s interest if the Foundation
determines that exercise of gas rights will not interfere with an agricultural operation
on district land; etc.
House Bill 722 -
Agricultural Land Preservation Easements - Kennels (Unfavorable)
Allowing a landowner whose land is
subject to a certain agricultural land preservation to use the land for a
kennel, defining a certain term, and generally relating to allowing a
landowner, whose land is subject to a certain agricultural land preservation
easement to use the land for a kennel.
House Bill 810 - Task Force to Study
Re-creates
the 18 member Task Force to study the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation
Foundation and make recommendations to improve the program’s policies,
practices and financial standing; requiring the Task Force to issue a report;
and terminating the Task Force.
House Bill 998 - Agricultural Land Preservation
Foundation - Easements - Commercial Use (Companion to Senate Bill 435)
(Unfavorable)
Authorizes the
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation to allow nonagricultural,
commercial use of land subject to certain preservation easements under certain
circumstances; requiring the Foundation to establish certain standards for
determining permissible uses; and generally relating to authorizing the Maryland
Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation to allow nonagricultural, commercial
use of land subject to preservation easements.
House Bill 999 -
Authorizes the
Board of the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation to determine
specified easement sale application deadlines.
House Bill 1000 - Agricultural Land Preservation -
Easements - Dwelling House (Vetoed by the Governor - Policy)
Requires the Maryland Agricultural
Land Preservation Foundation to release 1 acre to a landowner who originally sold
an easement or to a subsequent landowner in Carroll County for the purpose of
constructing a dwelling house under specified circumstances; prohibiting a
landowner from subdividing a dwelling house from the property covered by an
easement; and generally relating to agricultural land preservation.
House Bill 1131 -
Provides for specified declarations
of intent; authorizing local governments to adopt local land preservation
programs for specified purposes; providing for the funding of local land
preservation program in a specified manner; requiring the development and
review of specified plans in connection with a local land preservation program,
which may be satisfied using specified existing plans; providing for the review
of acquisition applications by the Department of Natural Resources; etc.
House Bill 1384 -
Authorizes the Maryland Agricultural
Land Preservation Foundation to approve a specified petition for land that has
been subdivided or excluded from the proposed agricultural district under
specified circumstances; requiring the Foundation to adopt regulations designed
to protect the State’s investment in easements for agricultural production;
authorizing the Foundation to approve specified land that was subdivided or
excluded for specified purposes; etc.
House Joint Resolution 22 (Companion to Senate Joint
Resolution 10) - Preservation of Agricultural Land (Passed)
Establishes a
statewide goal to triple the existing number of acres of productive,
agricultural land preserved by the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation
Foundation, GreenPrint, Rural Legacy and the local
preservation programs by the year 2022.
Senate Bill 391 -
Authorizes the Board of the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation
Foundation to determine specified easement sale application deadlines.
Senate Bill 435- Agricultural Land Preservation
Foundation - Easements - Commercial Use (Companion to House Bill 998)
(Unfavorable)
Authorizes the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation to
allow nonagricultural, commercial use of land subject to certain preservation
easements under certain circumstances; requiring the Foundation to establish
certain standards for determining permissible uses; and generally relating to
authorizing the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation to allow
nonagricultural, commercial use of land subject to preservation easements.
Senate Bill 544- Task Force to Study
Re-creates
the 18 member Task Force to study the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation
Foundation and make recommendations to improve the program’s policies,
practices and financial standing; requiring the Task Force to issue a report;
and terminating the Task Force.
Senate Bill 627 -
Provides
for specified declarations of intent; authorizing local governments to adopt local
land preservation programs for specified purposes; providing for the funding of
local land preservation program in a specified manner; requiring the
development and review of specified plans in connection with a local land
preservation program, which may be satisfied using specified existing plans;
providing for the review of acquisition applications by the Department of
Natural Resources; etc.
Senate Joint Resolution 10 (Companion to Senate Joint
Resolution 22) - Preservation of
Establishes a statewide goal to triple the existing number of acres of
productive, agricultural land preserved by the Maryland Agricultural Land
Preservation Foundation, GreenPrint, Rural Legacy and
the local preservation programs by the year 2022.