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 is likely to be in session August 24, 25 and 26 in hopes of voting on Philadelphia's pension rescue plan. The House has members on a 6-hour call, but will come back in to finish work on the pension rescue bill. 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, but the definition of "legislative Calendar" is changing. 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; House Bill 1768 (Wansacz-D-Luzerne) amending Act 101 to expand the definition of host municipality.

 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 

No committee meetings are scheduled this week, yet.

8/24/2009