Upcoming legislative meetings, conferences, workshops, plus links to other online calendars. Meetings are in Harrisburg unless otherwise noted.  NEW means new from last week.  Go to the online Calendar webpage.
 

The Calendar of Events section now includes links to meeting agendas where they are released in a timely way for advisory committee meetings.  Click on Agenda Released on calendar entries to see the NEW meeting agendas published this week.

Note: Budget hearings can be seen live online on the PCN TV website.  Senate hearings can be seen live and archived on the Senate Appropriations Committee webpage.

March 1-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings:  1:00 Department of Environmental Protection.  Hearing Room 1, North Office.

March 3-- Agenda Released.  Delaware River Basin Commission meeting to consider water withdrawals, hear presentations on Schuylkill Action Network.  25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ.  10:30.  (formal notice)

March 4-- Department of Community and Economic Development hearing on Weatherization Assistance Program energy audit protocols.  Conference Room 4-West, Keystone Building, Harrisburg.  10:00.  (formal notice)

March 4-- CANCELED.  DEP Chesapeake Bay Advisory Committee meeting.  Next scheduled meeting is May 3.  (formal notice)

March 9-- NEW.  Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 1092 (Kasunic-D-Somerset) amending the Oil and Gas Act to require oil and gas well operators to provide cement quality log to DEP,  Senate Bill 1159 (D.White-R-Indiana) authorizing the Department of General Services to lease minerals on state land owned by agencies other than DCNR, Fish and Boat and Game Commissions and depositing any payments or royalties in the Environmental Stewardship (Growing Greener) Fund (with an amendment), Senate Bill 1176 (D.White-R-Indiana) requiring changes to mining permit fees to be done by regulation, Senate Bill 1196 (D-White-R-Indiana) requiring changes to mining permit fees to be done by regulation, Senate Bill 1197 (D.White-R-Indiana) requiring changes to coal refuse disposal permit fees to be done by regulation,  Senate Bill 1250 (Pileggi-R-Delaware) requiring 25 percent of penalties assessed under the state Air Pollution Control Act to be distributed to the impacted municipality (bill to be introduced). Room 8E-B East Wing. 9:30.

March 9-- NEW.  House Game and Fisheries Committee hearing on Joint Legislative Budget and Finance Committee Deer Management Program audit.  Room 205 Ryan Building.  9:00.

March 9-- CANCELED.  DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting.  Next scheduled meeting is June 8.  (formal notice)

March 9-- NEW.  Agenda Released. DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  (formal notice)

March 10-- Agenda Released.  DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:30.

March 11-- House Urban Affairs Committee informational meeting on land banking.  Room G-50 Irvis Building.  10:00.

March 17-- Agenda Same As Feb. 19. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting to discuss changes to Chapter 102 regulations.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:30.  (formal notice)

March 18-- CANCELED.  DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Rescheduled to March 25.  (formal notice)

March 19-- PA Energy Development Authority board meeting.  Room 105, Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  (formal notice)

March 19-- DEP Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators conference call.  2nd Floor Training Room, Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  (formal notice)

March 23-- PA Infrastructure Investment Authority meeting.  Governor's Residence. (formal notice)

March 25-- DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  (formal notice)

March 25-- Forestry Task Force, Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee meeting. Celebration Hall, State College.  10:00.

March 26-- NEW. House Commerce Committee holds a hearing on the Main Street Program.  Old Economy Village, Ambridge.  1:30.

March 26-- CANCELED.  DEP Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators conference call. Rescheduled to March 19.  (formal notice)

April 20-- CANCELED.  PA Infrastructure Investment Authority meeting. (formal notice)

DEP Calendar of Events

Environmental Education Workshop/Training Calendar (PA Center for Environmental Education)

Senate Committee Schedule                House Committee Schedule

You can watch the Senate Floor Session and House Floor Session live online.

3/1/2010