Public Hearings Slated For Local Lawmakers' Bills

Mar. 1, 2012

Public hearings have been scheduled in Annapolis for several bills introduced by local lawmakers during the Maryland General Assembly session.

The Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee will review Sen. George Edwards' SB 769: Garrett County – Animal Control Ordinance – Enabling Authority on Thursday, March 8, at 1 p.m. This proposed legislation would authorize the Garrett County commissioners to adopt an animal control ordinance, authorize a specified animal control officer to deliver a citation to a person believed to be committing a violation of the ordinance, establish the contents of the citation, establish a maximum penalty, and authorize the county commissioners to establish specified fines and procedures.

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The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee will hold a hearing for Edwards' SB 768: Natural Gas Severance Tax and Impact Fund on Wednesday, March 14, at 1 p.m. This proposed legislation would, in part, impose a tax on the removal of natural gas from natural gas wells in the state, provide for the administration of the tax by the comptroller, require persons subject to the tax to file returns and keep and make available specified records and information, provide for the distribution of revenue from the tax, and establish the Natural Gas Impact Fund.

The House Economic Matters Committee will review Del. Wendell Beitzel's HB 733: Public Utility Companies – Generating Stations – Wind and HB 747: Garrett County – County Commissioners – Wind Energy Conversion Systems on Thursday, March 15, at 1 p.m.

HB 733 would repeal a provision that exempts a specified person from having to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity for a generating station that produces electricity from wind under specified circumstances.

It would also repeal a provision that requires a person to obtain approval from the Public Service Commission prior to any construction of a generating station that produces electricity from wind under specified circumstances.

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Public Hearings Slated For Local Lawmakers' Bills

Feb. 9, 2012

Public hearings have been scheduled in Annapolis for several bills introduced by local lawmakers during the Maryland General Assembly session.

The Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee reviewed Sen. George Edwards' SB 331 today. This bill would allow local jurisdictions to "opt out" of the state requirement that sprinkler systems be installed in manufactured homes.

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The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 1 p.m. for Edwards' SB 332. This proposed legislation would exempt the state's Family Security Trust Fund from a requirement that specified interest accrue to the General Fund.

Del. Wendell Beitzel's HB 402 will be reviewed by the House Environmental Matters Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 1 p.m. This bill would require a court order that terminates a dormant mineral interest to identify specified information, and require a clerk of the court who issued the order to record it in the land records.

That committee will also hold a hearing for Beitzel's HB 403 on Thursday, Feb. 16, at 1 p.m. This bill would prohibit a clerk of court from recording an instrument that affects a specified real property lease dealing in natural gas and oil unless the instrument is accompanied by a complete intake sheet.

The House Economic Matters Committee will review Beitzel's HB 222 and HB 223 on Monday, Feb. 27, 1 p.m. These bills were requested by the Garrett County Board of License Commissioners/Liquor Control Board. HB 222 would give the board the authority to revoke a license because of nudity or sexual displays at the licensed premise, as outlined in Article 2B § 10-405(j) (2).

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Constant Yield Hearing Slated This Evening

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Apr. 21, 2011


The Garrett County commissioners will hold a constant yield hearing this evening, Thursday, April 21, in the Garrett College auditorium at 7 p.m.
A hearing is required whenever a Maryland jurisdiction is considering not reducing its real property tax rate enough to fully offset increasing assessments.

The commissioners are proposing to keep the current real property tax rate at $.99 per $100 of assessment in fiscal year 2012. This tax rate is .3 percent higher than the constant yield tax rate and is expected to generate $119,903 in additional property tax revenues.

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