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Calendar of Events

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

April 27-- DEP Solar Work Groupmeeting. 2nd Floor Training Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)

April 28--NEW. House Local Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 951 (Dally-R-Northampton) further authorizing local governments to preserve, acquire or hold land for open space purposes. Room 39 East Wing. 9:30.

April 28--NEW. Senate Local Government Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 172 (Brubaker-R-Lancaster) further authorizing local governments to preserve, acquire or hold land for open space purposes. Room 8E-A East Wing. 12:00.

April 28--NEW. Joint Legislative Budget and Finance Committee meets on the Game Commission deer management program study required by House Resolution 642 (Levdansky-D-Allegheny). Hearing Room 3, North Office Building. 9:30.

April 28-- DEP will to host an Internet-based information session for local governments on federal stimulus energy grants for local governments. Those interested in participating should visit the local training webpage and review the course calendar for a webinar location in their area.

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

April 29--NEW. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider [removed- House Bill 448 (M.Smith-D-Allegheny) providing for an Energy Star rated glass tax credit] and House Resolution 17 (Harper-R-Montgomery) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to review the Growing Greener Program and the Community Conservation Partnerships Program. Room 39 East Wing. 9:30.

April 29-- Senate Game and Fisheries Committee meets to consider a variety of legislation. Room 156. 9:30.

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

May 4--Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee Environmental Issues Forum on PA's Heritage Areas. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Noon.

May 5-- Senate Game and Fisheries Committee to hear a presentation of the Fish and Boat Commission 2008 annual report. Room 8E-A East Wing. 12:00.

May 5--NEW. Department of Community and Economic Development hearing on State Weatherization Assistance Plan. Hearing Room 4, Keystone Building. 9:30. (formal notice)

May 6--NEW. Delaware River Basin Commissionmeeting/Hearing. West Trenton, NJ. 10:30. (formal notice)

May 7--NEW. House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee hearing on Marcellus Shale and House Bill 984 (Kessler-D-Berks) allowing the splitting off of land leased for drilling. PA College of Technology, Williamsport.  1:00.

May 7-- House Commerce Committee tour of Solar Power Industries, Belle Vernon and Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden and a hearing on companies engaged in new alternative energy, clean coal and Marcellus Shale development. Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh. 9:30.

May 8--CANCELED. DEP Delaware Water Resources Regional Committee meeting. The next scheduled meeting is August 14.

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

May 12-- House Professional Licensure Committee meets to consider House Bill 975 (Adolph-R-Delaware) providing additional continuing education requirements under the Engineer, Land Surveyor and Geologists Registration Law, House Bill 587 (Markosek-D-Allegheny) providing for a geologists-in-training and other changes under the Engineer, Land Surveyor and Geologists Law. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 9:30.

May 14-- House Consumer Affairs Committee holds a hearing on Chapter 14- utility shutoffs. Room 140. 9:00.

May 15--CANCELED. DEP Potomac Water Resources Regional Committee conference call. The next scheduled meeting is September 18. (formal notice)

June 4-- House Consumer Affairs Committee holds a hearing on implementation of Act 129 promoting energy conservation. Room 140. 9:00.

June 8-- Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee holds an Environmental Issues Forum discussing alternative energy sources in PA. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Noono.

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.


4/24/2009

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