Senate Environmental Committee Moves Climate, Well Production, Other Bills

The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee reported out bills on a variety of topics this week including: oil and gas well production reports, authorizing the Heritage Area Program in law, additional reporting from the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund, prescribed burning, additional protection for the Appalachian Trail and requiring a comment period on the proposed climate change plan.

 

The bills are:

 

-- Senate Bill 297 (Yaw-R-Bradford) requiring more frequent reporting of oil and gas well production was amended;

 

-- Senate Bill 617 (Orie-R-Allegheny) authorizing the Heritage Area Program in law was amended;

 

-- Senate Bill 783 (MJ White-R-Venango) requiring additional reporting on the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund was amended;

 

-- 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 was amended; and

 

-- House Bill 263 (Freeman-D-Lehigh) further authorizing agreements to protect the Appalachian Trail.

Sen. Mary Jo White (R-Venango) serves as Majority Chair of the Committee and Sen. Ray Musto (D-Luzerne) serves as Minority Chair.