Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB876 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
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8	5		hb0876
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10	7		HOUSE BILL 876
11	8		M1 2lr2139
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13	10		By: Delegate Stein
14	11		Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2022
15	12		Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
16		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17		-	House action: Adopted
18		-	Read second time: March 11, 2022
19	13
20		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
21	15
22	16		AN ACT concerning 1
23	17
24	18		Maryland Forestry Education Fund – Establishment 2
25	19
26	20		FOR the purpose of establishing the Maryland Forestry Education Fund as a special, 3
27	21		nonlapsing fund to expand and enhance the Mar yland Forestry Foundation’s 4
28	22		capacity to provide certain education and resources to forest landowners, the ability 5
29	23		of district forestry boards and the knowledge of local governments to achieve healthy 6
30	24		and sustainable forests, and the ability of businesses to test innovative best 7
31	25		management practices in forestry; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be 8
32	26		credited to the Fund; and generally relating to the Maryland Forestry Education 9
33	27		Fund. 10
34	28
35	29		BY adding to 11
36	30		Article – Natural Resources 12
37	31		Section 5–2001 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 20. Maryland Forestry 13
38	32		Education Fund” 14
39	33		Annotated Code of Maryland 15
40	34		(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 16
41	35
42	36		BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 17
43	37		Article – State Finance and Procurement 18
44	38		Section 6–226(a)(2)(i) 19
45	39		Annotated Code of Maryland 20
46	40		(2021 Replacement Volume) 21
47	41
48		-	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 22 2 HOUSE BILL 876
	42	+	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 22
	43	+	Article – State Finance and Procurement 23
	44	+	Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)144. and 145. 24
	45	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 25
	46	+	(2021 Replacement Volume) 26
	47	+
	48	+	BY adding to 27 2 HOUSE BILL 876
49	49
50	50
51	51		Article – State Finance and Procurement 1
52		-	Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)~~144. and 145~~. 2
	52	+	Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)146. 2
53	53		Annotated Code of Maryland 3
54	54		(2021 Replacement Volume) 4
55	55
56		-	BY adding to 5
57		-	Article – State Finance and Procurement 6
58		-	Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)146. 7
59		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 8
60		-	(2021 Replacement Volume) 9
	56	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 5
	57	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 6
61	58
62		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 10
63		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 11
	59	+	Article – Natural Resources 7
64	60
65		-	~~Article – Natural Resources 12~~
	61	+	SUBTITLE 20. MARYLAND FORESTRY EDUCATION FUND. 8
66	62
67		-	~~SUBTITLE 20~~. ~~MARYLAND FORESTRY EDUCATION FUND. 13~~
	63	+	5–2001. 9
68	64
69		-	5–2001. 14
	65	+	(A) IN THIS SECTION , “FUND” MEANS THE MARYLAND FORESTRY 10
	66	+	EDUCATION FUND. 11
70	67
71		-	(A) IN THIS SECTION , “FUND” MEANS THE MARYLAND FORESTRY 15
72		-	EDUCATION FUND. 16
	68	+	(B) THERE IS A MARYLAND FORESTRY EDUCATION FUND. 12
73	69
74		-	(B) ~~THERE~~ IS ~~A MARYLAND FORESTRY EDUCATION FUND.~~ 17
	70	+	(C) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO EXPAND AND ENHANCE : 13
75	71
76		-	(C) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO EXPAND AND ENHANCE: 18
	72	+	(1) THE MARYLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION’S CAPACITY TO 14
	73	+	PROVIDE EDUCATION AN D RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT MARYLAND’S FOREST 15
	74	+	LANDOWNERS ; 16
77	75
78		-	(1) THE MARYLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION’S CAPACITY TO 19
79		-	PROVIDE EDUCATION AN D RESOURCES THAT SUP PORT MARYLAND’S FOREST 20
80		-	LANDOWNERS ; 21
	76	+	(2) THE ABILITY OF DISTRICT FORESTRY B OARDS AND THE 17
	77	+	KNOWLEDGE OF LOCAL G OVERNMENTS IN MARYLAND TO ACHIEVE: 18
81	78
82		-	(2) ~~THE ABILITY OF DISTRI CT FORESTRY BOARDS A ND THE 22~~
83		-	~~KNOWLEDGE~~ OF ~~LOCAL G OVERNMENTS IN MARYLAND TO ACHIEVE : 23~~
	79	+	(I) ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL 19
	80	+	SUSTAINABILITY OF FO REST HEALTH; AND 20
84	81
85		-	(I) ~~ENVIRONMENTAL , ECONOMIC,~~ ~~AND SOCIAL 24~~
86		-	~~SUSTAINABILITY OF FO REST HEALTH;~~ AND 25
	82	+	(II) THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEME NT OF FOREST RESOURC ES; 21
	83	+	AND 22
87	84
88		-	(II) THE ~~SUSTAINABLE MANAG EMENT~~ OF ~~FOREST RESO URCES;~~ 26
89		-	~~AND 27~~
	85	+	(3) THE ABILITY OF BUSINE SSES TO TEST INNOVAT IVE BEST 23
	86	+	MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN FORESTRY. 24
90	87
91		-	(3) THE ~~ABILITY OF BUSINE SSES TO TEST INNOVAT IVE BEST 28~~
92		-	~~MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN FORESTRY~~. 29
	88	+	(D) THE MARYLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION SHALL ADMI NISTER THE 25
	89	+	FUND. 26
93	90
94		-	(D) THE MARYLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION SHALL ADMI NISTER THE 30
95		-	FUND. 31 HOUSE BILL 876 3
	91	+	(E) (1) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL , NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT 27
	92	+	SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 28
	93	+	HOUSE BILL 876 3
	94	+
	95	+
	96	+	(2) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD T HE FUND SEPARATELY , 1
	97	+	AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACC OUNT FOR THE FUND. 2
	98	+
	99	+	(F) THE FUND CONSISTS OF : 3
	100	+
	101	+	(1) MONEY APPROPRIATED IN THE STATE BUDGET TO THE FUND; 4
	102	+
	103	+	(2) INTEREST EARNINGS ; AND 5
	104	+
	105	+	(3) ANY OTHER MONEY FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE ACC EPTED FOR 6
	106	+	THE BENEFIT OF THE FUND. 7
	107	+
	108	+	(G) THE FUND MAY BE USED ONLY FOR: 8
	109	+
	110	+	(1) PROVIDING TRAINING AND EDUCATI ON TO FOREST 9
	111	+	LANDOWNERS , DISTRICT FORESTRY B OARDS, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT S TO 10
	112	+	ENSURE THE LANDOWNER S, BOARDS, AND GOVERNMENTS ARE WELL–INFORMED ON 11
	113	+	ADVANCES AND DEVELOPMENTS IN: 12
	114	+
	115	+	(I) HEALTHY FOREST MANAGE MENT; 13
	116	+
	117	+	(II) ECOLOGICAL SERVICE MARKETS; 14
	118	+
	119	+	(III) EMERGING FORESTRY THREATS; 15
	120	+
	121	+	(IV) CLIMATE SCIENCE ; 16
	122	+
	123	+	(V) FOREST CONSERVATION ; 17
	124	+
	125	+	(VI) URBAN FORESTRY ; 18
	126	+
	127	+	(VII) SUSTAINABILITY SCIENC E; 19
	128	+
	129	+	(VIII) FORESTRY POLICY; 20
	130	+
	131	+	(IX) FORESTRY PRACTICES; AND 21
	132	+
	133	+	(X) RESOURCE OPTIONS THAT PROMOTE THE MULTI PLE 22
	134	+	BENEFITS OF FOREST M ANAGEMENT ; 23
	135	+
	136	+	(2) PROVIDING OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT THAT BUILDS LOCAL 24
	137	+	CAPACITY AND INSTITU TIONALIZES SUSTAINABILITY EFFOR TS WITHIN 25
	138	+	COMMUNITIES AND THE DISTRICT FORESTRY BO ARDS, INCLUDING: 26 4 HOUSE BILL 876
96	139
97	140
98	141
99		-	(E) ~~(1) THE FUND IS~~ A ~~SPECIAL , NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT~~ 1
100		-	~~SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE.~~ 2
	142	+	(I) HOLDING A FOREST SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE ONCE 1
	143	+	EVERY 2 YEARS; 2
101	144
102		-	(2) ~~THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND SEPARATELY,~~ 3
103		-	AND ~~THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACC OUNT FOR THE FUND.~~ 4
	145	+	(II) IMPLEMENTING A PEER–TO–PEER LEARNING EXCHANGE; 3
	146	+	AND 4
104	147
105		-	(F) ~~THE FUND CONSISTS OF :~~ 5
	148	+	(III) PROVIDING HEALTHY FOREST PRESENTATIONS ; 5
106	149
107		-	(1) MONEY APPROPRIATED IN THE STATE BUDGET TO THE FUND; 6
	150	+	(3) DEVELOPING AND EXPAND ING A HEALTHY FOREST EDUCATION 6
	151	+	AND CONSERVATION PRO GRAM; 7
108	152
109		-	(2) INTEREST EARNINGS ; AND 7
	153	+	(4) IMPROVING THE OUTREACH OF DISTRICT FORESTRY BOARDS BY 8
	154	+	PROVIDING EDUCATION, RECOGNITION , STRATEGIES, AND ACTIONS THE BOARDS 9
	155	+	CAN IMPLEMENT ; 10
110	156
111		-	(3) ANY OTHER MONEY FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE ACC EPTED FOR 8
112		-	THE BENEFIT OF THE FUND. 9
	157	+	(5) PROVIDING SMALL GRANT S TO DISTRICT FORESTRY BOARDS , 11
	158	+	FOREST LANDOWNERS , LOCAL GOVERNMENTS , AND BUSINESSES TO TEST 12
	159	+	INNOVATIVE BEST MANAGEMENT PRAC TICES IN FORESTRY; 13
113	160
114		-	(G) THE FUND MAY BE USED ONLY FOR: 10
	161	+	(6) RECOGNIZING THE EFFORTS FOREST LANDOWNER S AND LOCAL 14
	162	+	GOVERNMENTS MAKE TOWARD ACHIEVING HEA LTHY, SUSTAINABLE FOREST 15
	163	+	MANAGEMENT ; AND 16
115	164
116		-	(1) PROVIDING TRAINING AN D EDUCATION TO FORES T 11
117		-	LANDOWNERS , DISTRICT FORESTRY BO ARDS, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT S TO 12
118		-	ENSURE THE LANDOWNER S, BOARDS, AND GOVERNMENTS ARE WELL–INFORMED ON 13
119		-	ADVANCES AND DEVELOP MENTS IN: 14
	165	+	(7) EXPENSES RELATED TO T HE ADMINISTRATION OF TH E FUND. 17
120	166
121		-	(I) HEALTHY FOREST MANAGE MENT; 15
	167	+	(H) (1) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T THE MONEY OF THE FUND 18
	168	+	IN THE SAME MANNER A S OTHER STATE MONEY MAY BE IN VESTED. 19
122	169
123		-	(II) ECOLOGICAL SERVICE MA RKETS; 16
	170	+	(2) ANY INTEREST EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE CREDITE D TO 20
	171	+	THE FUND. 21
124	172
125		-	(III) EMERGING FORESTRY THR EATS; 17
	173	+	(I) EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND MAY BE MADE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE 22
	174	+	WITH THE STATE BUDGET . 23
126	175
127		-	(IV) CLIMATE SCIENCE ; 18
128		-
129		-	(V) FOREST CONSERVATION ; 19
130		-
131		-	(VI) URBAN FORESTRY ; 20
132		-
133		-	(VII) SUSTAINABILITY SCIENC E; 21
134		-
135		-	(VIII) FORESTRY POLICY ; 22
136		-
137		-	(IX) FORESTRY PRACTICES ; AND 23
138		-
139		-	(X) RESOURCE OPTIONS THAT PROMOTE THE MULTIPLE 24
140		-	BENEFITS OF FOREST M ANAGEMENT ; 25
141		-	4 HOUSE BILL 876
142		-
143		-
144		-	(2) PROVIDING OUTREACH AN D ENGAGEMENT THAT BU ILDS LOCAL 1
145		-	CAPACITY AND INSTITU TIONALIZES SUSTAINAB ILITY EFFORTS WITHIN 2
146		-	COMMUNITIES AND THE DISTRICT FORESTRY BOARDS , INCLUDING: 3
147		-
148		-	(I) HOLDING A FOREST SUST AINABILITY CONFERENC E ONCE 4
149		-	EVERY 2 YEARS; 5
150		-
151		-	(II) IMPLEMENTING A PEER –TO–PEER LEARNING EXCHAN GE; 6
152		-	AND 7
153		-
154		-	(III) PROVIDING HEALTHY FOR EST PRESENTATIONS ; 8
155		-
156		-	(3) DEVELOPING AND EXPAND ING A HEALTHY FOREST EDUCATION 9
157		-	AND CONSERVATION PRO GRAM; 10
158		-
159		-	(4) IMPROVING THE OUTREAC H OF DISTRICT FOREST RY BOARDS BY 11
160		-	PROVIDING EDUCATION , RECOGNITION , STRATEGIES, AND ACTIONS THE BOAR DS 12
161		-	CAN IMPLEMENT ; 13
162		-
163		-	(5) PROVIDING SMALL GRANT S TO DISTRICT FORESTRY BO ARDS, 14
164		-	FOREST LANDOWNERS , LOCAL GOVERNMENTS , AND BUSINESSES TO TE ST 15
165		-	INNOVATIVE BEST MANA GEMENT PRACTICES IN FORESTRY; 16
166		-
167		-	(6) RECOGNIZING THE EFFOR TS FOREST LANDOWNERS AND LOCAL 17
168		-	GOVERNMENTS MAKE TOW ARD ACHIEVING HEALTH Y, SUSTAINABLE FORE ST 18
169		-	MANAGEMENT ; AND 19
170		-
171		-	(7) EXPENSES RELATED TO T HE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND. 20
172		-
173		-	(H) (1) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T THE MONEY OF THE FUND 21
174		-	IN THE SAME MANNER A S OTHER STATE MONEY MAY BE IN VESTED. 22
175		-
176		-	(2) ANY INTEREST EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE CREDIT ED TO 23
177		-	THE FUND. 24
178		-
179		-	(I) EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND MAY BE MADE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE 25
180		-	WITH THE STATE BUDGET . 26
181		-
182		-	(J) MONEY EXPENDED FROM T HE FUND FOR THE OUTREACH , TRAINING, 27
183		-	EDUCATION, AND GRANTS UNDER SUB SECTION (G) OF THIS SECTION IS 28
184		-	SUPPLEMENTAL TO AND IS NOT INTENDED TO TAKE THE PLACE OF FUNDING THA T 29
185		-	OTHERWISE WOULD BE A PPROPRIATED FOR FORE STRY EDUCATION AND 30
186		-	OUTREACH. 31
	176	+	(J) MONEY EXPENDED FROM T HE FUND FOR THE OUTREACH, TRAINING, 24
	177	+	EDUCATION, AND GRANTS UNDER SUB SECTION (G) OF THIS SECTION IS 25
	178	+	SUPPLEMENTAL TO AND IS NOT INTENDED TO T AKE THE PLACE OF FUN DING THAT 26
	179	+	OTHERWISE WOULD BE APPROPRIATED FOR FORESTRY EDUCATION AND 27
	180	+	OUTREACH. 28
187	181		HOUSE BILL 876 5
188	182
189	183
190	184		(K) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 1
191	185		GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIA TION OF 2
192		-	$750~~,000 $250~~,000 TO THE FUND. 3
	186	+	$750,000 TO THE FUND. 3
193	187
194	188		Article – State Finance and Procurement 4
195	189
196	190		6–226. 5
197	191
198	192		(a) (2) (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and unless 6
199	193		inconsistent with a federal law, grant agreement, or other federal requirement or with the 7
200	194		terms of a gift or settlement agreement, net interest on all State money allocated by the 8
201	195		State Treasurer under this section to special funds or accounts, and otherwise entitled to 9
202	196		receive interest earnings, as accounted for by the Comptroller, shall accrue to the General 10
203	197		Fund of the State. 11
204	198
205	199		(ii) The provisions of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph do not apply 12
206	200		to the following funds: 13
207	201
208	202		144. the Health Equity Resource Community Reserve Fund; 14
209	203		[and] 15
210	204
211	205		145. the Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund; AND 16
212	206
213	207		146. THE MARYLAND FORESTRY EDUCATION FUND. 17
214	208
215	209		SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 18
216	210		1, 2022. 19
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221		-	Approved:
222		-	________________________________________________________________________________
223		-	Governor.
224		-	________________________________________________________________________________
225		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
226		-	________________________________________________________________________________
227		-	President of the Senate.