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Senate/House Bills Moving
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The following bills of interest saw action this week in the House--
House Capital Budget: House Bill 2291 (D.Evans-D-Philadelphia) 2010-2011 Capital Budget projects bill was passed by the House and now goes to the Governor for his action.
Blight: Senate Bill 900 (Argall-R-Schuylkill) establishing the Neighborhood Blight Reclamation and Revitalization Act was reported from the House Appropriations Committee and was passed by the House. It returns to the Senate for a concurrence vote.
“I commend my colleagues in the House for lending a much needed hand to communities, large and small, impacted by blighted and dilapidated buildings,” Sen. Argall said. “Blight is an obstacle to breathing new life into our older communities and this legislation will help tremendously to overcome this barrier.
“This legislation was the dream of my predecessor Senator Jim Rhoades when he first introduced this bill (Senate Bill 1291) last session, as well as the goal of the Blight Task Force which he created. Many people have worked long and hard to reach this day and I am very pleased that this bill is now this close to becoming law,” Sen. Argall added.
NewsClip: House Approves Tough Blight Bill
Borough Electric Purchases: Senate Bill 168 (Brubaker-R-Lancaster) further authorizing electric purchases by boroughs was reported from the House Appropriations Committee and was passed by the House. It returns to the Senate for a concurrence vote.
Energy Production On Farmland: Senate Bill 298 (Yaw-R-Bradford) amends the Farmland and Forest Land Assessment Act to allow the splitting off of preserved farm and forest lands used for alternative energy systems and natural gas and coal bed methane was recommitted to, amended and reported from the House Appropriations Committee and was passed by the House. It returns to the Senate for a concurrence vote.
Local Government Merger: Senate Bill 1429 (Eichelberger-R-Blair) further providing for the merger and consolidations of local governments was referred into and out of House Appropriations Committee, amended on the House Floor and passed by the House. It returns to the Senate for a concurrence vote.
Pipeline Safety/Solar Share: House Bill 2693 (Baker-R-Tioga) further providing for pipeline safety was amended to increase the solar energy mandate of the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards and reported from the House Appropriations Committee and is now on the House Calendar for action.
Water Supply Protection From Drilling: House Bill 2213 (George-D-Clearfield) further providing water supply projection from gas and oil drilling was reported from the House Appropriations Committee and is now on the House Calendar for action.
Biofuels Exemption: Senate Bill 901 (Scarnati-R-Jefferson) providing a limited exemption for small refiners to the biofuels requirement was reported from the House Appropriations Committee and amended on the House Floor to include fees on businesses handling biofuels. It remains on the House Calendar for final action.
Pittsburgh RiverLife: House Resolution 964 (Wagner-D-Allegheny) honoring the Pittsburgh organization RiverLife on its mission to reclaim, restore and promote Pittsburgh's riverfronts was adopted by the House.
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10/11/2010 |
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