Upcoming workshops, conferences and meetings, plus links to other calendars

· June 14 – Senate Appropriations Committee meeting to consider Senate Bill 1040 (restoring funding to PA Center for Environmental Education), Senate Bill 1041 (restoring funding to PA Senior Environment Corps) and Senate Bill 1042 (Creating an Office of Pollution Reduction at DEP), Senate Bill 1102 (sewer/water project funding), Senate Bill 856 (regulating fireworks). Off the Floor, Rules Room.

· June 15 – Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee public hearing on Gov. Rendell’s Growing Greener II initiative. Senate Majority Caucus Room. 11:00. Info: http://www.senatormjwhite.com/

· June 15 – Environmental Quality Board Meeting, Room 101, Rachel Carson Building, 9:00. For agenda items, visit:

· June 16 – House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee Meeting, Hearing Room 1, North Office, 9:00. Agenda items include: House Bill 2690 (Weber-R) legislation implementing the $250 million voter approved bond issue for water and sewer funding; House Bill 2619 (Dailey-D) requires water well driller certification exams; House Bill 2035 (McIlhenney-R) sets energy efficiency standards for certain appliances; House Bill 2370 (McIlhenney-R) eliminates sales tax on certain energy efficient appliances for two years; House Bill 2289 (Yudichak-D) amends the Waste Tire Recycling Act to require a waste tire recycling facility to have a waste processing permit from DEP. For more information contact Joe Deklinski, Executive Director, 717-783-4707, or jdeklinski@pahousegop.com.

· June 17: Rachel Carson Forum: Emerging Energy Technologies . 1:00

· June 23 – Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee public hearing on renewable portfolio standards. (LTBA)

6/11/2004