Upcoming conferences, meetings, workshops, plus links to other online calendars. Meetings are in Harrisburg unless otherwise noted. NEW indicates new from last week. Go To: PA Environment Digest Calendar Page

DEP Water Resources Regional Technical Subcommittee meeting notice:

-- April 2 - Potomac, Franklin County Administration Annex Building, Chambersburg. 9:00.

-- April 3 - Upper/Middle Susquehanna, DEP Northcentral Regional Office, Williamsport. 9:00.

-- April 8 - Ohio, Westmoreland County Conservation District, Greensburg. 10:00.

-- April 17 - Delaware, DEP Southeast Regional Office, Norristown. 10:00.

-- April 22 - Lower Susquehanna, DEP Southcentral Regional Office, Harrisburg. 9:00.

-- April 28 - Great Lakes, Tom Ridge Environmental Center, Erie. 10:00.

March 23--NEW. House Republican press conference to unveil package of proposed aimed at ensuring legislative oversight of federal stimulus funds. Rotunda. 10:00. (webcast live)

March 23--NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee meets to considerSenate Bill 490 (MJ.White-R-Venango) appropriating $174 million from the Oil and Gas Fund to DEP and other agencies to support well permitting. Room 461. 12:30.

March 23-- PA Energy Development Authority Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)

March 24--NEW. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 262 (Haluska-D-Cambria) regulating prescribed burning practices, House Bill 774 (Caltagirone-D-Berks) authorizing the acquisition of property to mitigate flood hazards, House Bill 790 (Watson-R-Bucks) establishing an energy efficient home assistance program at the Housing Finance Agency. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 9:15.

March 24-- House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee informational meeting on hardwoods. Room 39 East Wing. 10:00.

March 24--NEW. Senate State Government Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 136 (Erickson-R-Delaware) amending the Regulatory Review Act to require agencies to produce verifiable data to support regulatory proposals. Room 461. 11:00.

March 25--NEW. Senate Local Government Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 168 (Brubaker-R-Lancaster) providing for the regulation of contracts for municipal electric power. Room 8E-A East Wing. 9:30.

March 25-- DCNR  Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Councilmeeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)

March 25--CANCELED. DEP Coal land Clay Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund Board meeting. The next scheduled meeting is June 25.(formal notice)

March 26--NEW. House Consumer Affairs Committee holds a hearing on electricity rate mitigation. Hearing room 5, Plaza level, Keystone Building. 9:00.

March 26-- House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Economic Impact and Infrastructure hearing on Rebuild PA and Federal Infrastructure Stimulus. Room 140. 1:00.

March 26--Location Change. DEP Statewide Water Resources Committee meeting. PA Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg. 9:30. (formal notice)

March 26--CANCELED. DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committeemeeting. Next scheduled meeting is October 22.

March 30-- Environmental Issues Forum featuring John Burrows, Energex Corporation, on wood fuel pellets sponsored by the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Noon.

March 31-- Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee holds a hearing on the Department of Agriculture budget request. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 11:30.

April 1--Sustainable Landscapes Conference. Milton S. Hershey School, Founders Hall, Hershey.

April 1--NEW. DEP Solar Work Groupmeeting. 2nd Floor Training Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)

April 3-- House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Fiscal Policy hearing on Marcellus Shale severance tax issues. Room 418. 10:00.

April 3--Rescheduled to May 8. State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators.(formal notice)

April 22-- DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Boardmeeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30. (formal notice)

April 23--NEW. Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee hearing on recycling in Pennsylvania and Act 101. Hearing Room 1, North Office. 9:00.

April 25-- Fishtown Shad Festival. Celebrate the shad returning to the Delaware River.

April 28--NEW. DEP Mine Families First Response and Communications Advisory Council meeting. 16th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)

April 29--Rescheduled to April 28. DEP Mine Families First Response and Communications Advisory Council meeting. (formal notice)

May 8--NEW. State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators.12 Fl. Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)

July 13-16-- PA Statewide Conference on Abandoned Mine Reclamation. University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.

DEP Calendar of Events

Environmental Education Workshop/Training Calendar (courtesy PA Center for Environmental Education)

Senate Committee Schedule

House Committee Schedule

You can watch the Senate Floor Session and House Floor Session live online.

3/20/2009