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Senate/House Bills Moving

The following bills of interested saw action this week-- 

Senate 

Recycling Fee/Tire Piles: House Bill 1768 (Wansacz-D-Lackawanna) further defining host municipality for landfill programs was amended to extend the $2/ton Recycling Fee to 2020 and create a new Used Tire Pile Remediation Account to fund waste tire pile cleanups and reported from the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. The bill was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. 

Recycling Fee: House Bill 961 (Buxton-D-Dauphin) extending the sunset date on the $2/ton Recycling Fee to 2015 was reported from the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. It is scheduled to be considered by the Senate Appropriations Committee on October 5. 

Coal Refuse Piles: House Bill 1847 (Harhai-D-Westmoreland) allowing coal refuse piles to be sited next to existing piles was reported from the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. The bill was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. 

Youth ATVS: Senate Resolution 153 (Wozniak-D-Cambria) urging Congress to exclude youth ATVs, motorcycles and snowmobiles from lead limit requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act was reported from the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. The bill is now on the Senate Calendar for action. 

House 

Omnibus Tax Bill: House Bill 1531 (George-D-Clearfield), an omnibus tax bill to be moved with the budget was amended in the House Rules Committee to include a natural gas production severance tax and is on the House Calendar for action. 

Severance Tax: House Bill 1489 (George-D-Clearfield) authorizing a natural gas severance tax was reported from the House Appropriations Committee and is now on the House Calendar for action.


10/5/2009

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