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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 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--NEW. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 297 (Yaw-R-Bradford) requiring more frequent reporting of oil and gas well production;Senate Bill 617(Orie-R-Allegheny) authorizing the Heritage Area Program in law; Senate Bill 783 (MJ White-R-Venango) requiring additional reporting on the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund; Senate Bill 829 (MJ White-R-Venango) requirnig a 60-day comment period on the proposed climate change action plan; House Bill 262 (Haluska-D-Cambria) establishing prescribed burning practices; and House Bill 263(Freeman-D-Lehigh) further authorizing agreements to protect the Appalachian Trail. Hearing Room 1, North Office. 9:30.
May 5--NEW. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 1069 (Scavello-R-Monroe) authorizing a county waste management fee, House Bill 594 (Siptroth-D-Monroe) requiring DEP to establish a program for the disposal of home-generated medical sharps. Room 60 East Wing. 10:00.
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-- Department of Community and Economic Development hearing on State Weatherization Assistance Plan. Hearing Room 4, Keystone Building. 9:30. (formal notice) (Release)
May 6-- Delaware River Basin Commission meeting/Hearing. West Trenton, NJ. 10:30. (formal notice)
May 7-- 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-- Time Change. 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. 12:30.
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 11--NEW. House Tourism and Recreational Development Committee holds a hearing on House Bill 719 (Helm-R-Dauphin) providing for the certification of lifeguards in State Parks. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 11:00. May 12--NEW. Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 298 (Yaw-R-Bradford) allowing the split off of preserved farmland for drilling purposes, Senate Bill 698 (Waugh-R-York) creating the PA Farms to Fuels Incentive Act. Room 8E-A East Wing. 12:00. 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-- Location Change. House Consumer Affairs Committee holds a hearing on Chapter 14- utility shutoffs. Room 60 East Wing. 9:00.
May 15--CANCELED. DEP Potomac Water Resources Regional Committee conference call. The next scheduled meeting is September 18. (formal notice)
May 29--NEW. House Urban Affairs Committee meets to consider House Bill 712 (J.Taylor-R-Philadelphia) providing for the creation of land banks. National Constitution Center, Philadelphia. 10:00. June 4-- Location Change. House Consumer Affairs Committee holds a hearing on implementation of Act 129 promoting energy conservation. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 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. Environmental Education Workshop/Training Calendar(courtesy PA Center for Environmental Education)
You can watch the Senate Floor Session and House Floor Session live online. |
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