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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

June 1--NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 297 (Yaw-R-Bradford) requiring annual reporting of oil and gas well production,Senate Bill 138 (Greenleaf-R-Montgomery) establish an automotive fuel testing program, Senate Bill 168 (Brubaker-R-Lancaster) authorizing power generation for borough authorities. Room 461. 12:30.

June 1--NEW. DEPSolar Working Group meeting. 2nd Floor Training Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)

June 2-- House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee meets to consider House Bill 984 (Kessler-D-Berks) would limit the roll-back taxes when a landowner leases land enrolled in the program for a wind power generation system, and House Bill 1394 (Houghton-D-Chester) would clarify the status of land leased for exploration of oil and gas, coal bed methane extraction and commercial wind energy production. Room 39 East Wing. 9:00.

June 3--NEW. House Local Government Committee holds an informational meeting on House Bill 1390 (Freeman-D-Lehigh) relating to stormwater and water resources planning. Room 205 Ryan Building. 9:30.

June 3--NEW. Legislative Budget and Finance Committee meets to release report on Film Product Tax Credit pursuant to House Resolution 824 (Levdansky-D-Allegheny). Hearing Room 3, North Office Building. 10:00.

June 4-- House Consumer Affairs Committee holds a hearing on implementation of Act 129 promoting energy conservation. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 9:00.

June 5--NEW. Senate Game and Fisheries Committee holds a hearing on Senate Bill 740 (McIlhinney-R-Bucks) which would increasing hunting license fees. Lake Wallenpaupack Environmental Learing Center, Hawley. 9:30.

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. Noon..

June 9-- 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.

June 11--CANCELED. DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting. The next scheduled meeting is September 10. (formal notice)

June 12--NEW. House Republican Policy Committee holds a hearing on blight. Beaver County Community College, Monaca. 10:00.

June 18--NEW. Susquehanna River Basin Commission meeting/hearing. Holiday Inn Binghamton, Binghamton, NY. 8:30. (formal notice-agenda)

June 19--NEW. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting to discuss Chapter 95 & 96 wastewater treatment regulations changes. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30. (formal notice)

June 29-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)

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

July 17-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)
 
August 11-12- Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Conference. University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.

August 18--NEW. House and Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committees hold a hearing marking the one year anniversary of the federal Farm Bill. Ag Progress Days, Rock Springs. 10:00.

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.


5/29/2009

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