Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB1153 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 1153
8	8	M4 4lr3510
9	9	CF HB 1017
10	10	By: Frederick County Senators
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 11, 2024
12	12	Assigned to: Rules
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Boundary of the Frederick Soil Conservation District – Alteration 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of altering the boundary of the Frederick Soil Conservation District to 3
21	21	include the Catoctin Soil Conservation District; and generally relating to the 4
22	22	Frederick Soil Conservation District. 5
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24	24	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 6
25	25	Article – Agriculture 7
26	26	Section 8–301 and 8–405(c) 8
27	27	Annotated Code of Maryland 9
28	28	(2016 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 10
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30	30	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
31	31	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12
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33	33	Article – Agriculture 13
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35	35	8–301. 14
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37	37	(a) The [24] 23 soil conservation districts are established and continued with 15
38	38	boundaries corresponding to county boundaries[, except for Frederick County,] and include 16
39	39	all land and water and incorporated areas, as follows: 17
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41	41	(1) Allegany Soil Conservation District; 18
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43	43	(2) Anne Arundel Soil Conservation District; 19
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45	45	(3) Baltimore County Soil Conservation District; 20
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47	47	(4) Calvert Soil Conservation District; 21 2 SENATE BILL 1153
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51	51	(5) Caroline Soil Conservation District; 1
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53	53	(6) Carroll Soil Conservation District; 2
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55	55	(7) Cecil Soil Conservation District; 3
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57	57	(8) Charles Soil Conservation District; 4
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59	59	(9) Dorchester Soil Conservation District; 5
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61	61	(10) FREDERICK SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT; 6
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63	63	(11) Garrett Soil Conservation District; 7
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65	65	[(11)] (12) Harford Soil Conservation District; 8
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67	67	[(12)] (13) Howard Soil Conservation District; 9
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69	69	[(13)] (14) Kent Soil Conservation District; 10
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71	71	[(14)] (15) Montgomery Soil Conservation District; 11
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73	73	[(15)] (16) Prince George’s Soil Conservation District; 12
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75	75	[(16)] (17) Queen Anne’s Soil Conservation District; 13
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77	77	[(17)] (18) St. Mary’s Soil Conservation District; 14
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79	79	[(18)] (19) Somerset Soil Conservation District; 15
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81	81	[(19)] (20) Talbot Soil Conservation District; 16
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83	83	[(20)] (21) Washington County Soil Conservation District; 17
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85	85	[(21)] (22) Wicomico Soil Conservation District; AND 18
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87	87	[(22)] (23) Worcester Soil Conservation District[; 19
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89	89	(23) Catoctin Soil Conservation District within the area of Frederick County 20
90	90	bounded by the Washington–Frederick County line, the Potomac River, and the eastern 21
91	91	and northern boundaries of the Catoctin Creek watershed; and 22
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93	93	(24) The Frederick Soil Conservation District comprising the balance of 23
94	94	Frederick County land and water area]. 24
95	95	SENATE BILL 1153 3
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98	98	(b) A Baltimore City Soil Conservation District may be established and continued 1
99	99	with boundaries corresponding to the boundaries of Baltimore City. 2
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101	101	8–405. 3
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103	103	(c) (1) The Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an amount 4
104	104	sufficient to employ not less than 110 field personnel in the soil conservation districts under 5
105	105	this title. 6
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107	107	(2) The appropriation for the [24] 23 soil conservation districts shall be as 7
108	108	follows: 8
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110	110	(i) For fiscal year 2008, $8,800,000; 9
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112	112	(ii) For fiscal year 2009, $9,200,000; 10
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114	114	(iii) For fiscal year 2010, $9,600,000; and 11
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116	116	(iv) For fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year thereafter, $10,000,000. 12
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118	118	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 13
119	119	October 1, 2024. 14
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