S.B. 498                                                  VETOES

(i) On the land or such portion of the land acceptable to the Trust;
and

(ii) On the exterior and interior, where appropriate, of the historic
structures.

(b) The easement must be in form and substance acceptable to the Trust
and the extent of the interest to be encumbered must be acceptable to the Trust.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1997.

May 22, 1997

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed Senate Bill 498.

This bill provides that commercial harvesting of trees may be allowed in the areas where
Critical Area buffers and Habitat Protection Areas overlap so long as allowable cutting
procedures are followed in accordance with an approved buffer management plan. A
buffer management plan must be prepared for all commercial harvests within the buffer
regardless of acreage cut, and must meet specified minimum requirements.

House Bill 595, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on April 29,
1997, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign Senate
Bill 498.

Sincerely,

Parris N. Glendening

Governor

Senate Bill No. 498

AN ACT concerning

Chesapeake Bay Critical Area - Commercial Timber Harvest - Criteria for Buffer

Overlap

FOR the purpose of allowing certain timber harvesting within a certain distance of buffer
areas that overlap with certain habitat protection areas; providing for the effective
date of this Act; and generally relating to timber harvesting in the Critical Area.

BY adding to

Article - Natural Resources
Section 8-1808.7

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