NOTE: Due to the unpredictable nature of the Senate and House Committee schedule, meetings will be scheduled and cancelled quickly. The Calendars and Committee schedules this week are only a snapshot in time. 

Session Schedule 

The Senate has recessed to the call of the President Pro Tempore, however, it is likely the Senate will be in session on August 18 and 19. The House has members on a 6-hour call, however, the House plans to be in voting session on August 19. Keep in mind, the schedule, with all the budget discussions, is "flexible."

Calendars

House (Next Voting Day): Note: House Majority Leader Todd Eachus (D-Luzerne) said last week the House would be suspending the legislative Calendar until the budget is resolved.  House Bill 80 (Vitali-D-Delaware) expanding the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards and authorizing a carbon sequestration network; House Bill 687 (Dermody-D-Allegheny) expanding the guaranteed energy savings contract provisions to include technology upgrades designed to reduce water and wastewater consumption or operating expenses.  

Senate (Next Voting Day): House Bill 1798 (Eachus-D-Luzerne) adding not-for-profit organizations as an eligible applicant of the H20 water infrastructure program; Senate Bill 1034 (Stout-D-Washington) adding areas adjacent to or an expansion of an existing coal refuse disposal site to preferred coal refuse disposal sites priorities; Senate Bill 974 (D.White-R-Indiana) directing DCNR to honor leases during periods when State Parks or Forests are closed due to an action of the agency. 

Committees 

House: the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 901 (Scarnati-R-Jefferson) providing a one year exemption for small refiners to meet biodiesel mandates.

8/17/2009