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Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Bills Introduced
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Here are the Senate and House Calendars and Committee meetings showing bills of interest as well as a list of new environmental bills introduced--
Session Schedule
Here is the Senate and House schedule--
Senate
February 28
March 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 (Budget Hearings Weeks of 14th, 21th & 28th)
April 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 26, 27
May 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 23, 24
June 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30
House
February 28
March 1, 2, 7, 8, and 9, (Budget Hearings Weeks of 14th, 21th & 28th)
April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, (25 NV), 26, and 27
May 2, 3, 4, 9. 10, 11, 23, 24, and 25
June 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, and 30
Bill Calendars
House (February 28): House Bill 144 (Pickett-R-Bradford) further providing for corrective language regarding when roll-back taxes are due when an oil or gas well is drilled on enrolled land. <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.
Senate (February 28): Senate Bill 151 (Pileggi-R-Delaware) providing for the sharing of Air Pollution Control Act fines and penalties; Senate Bill 303 (MJ White-R-Venango) further providing for reports under the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act. <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.
Committees
House: the Local Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 295 (Freeman-D-Lehigh) amending the Main Street Act related to grant duration; the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee meets ton consider House Bill 807 (Sonney-R-Erie) adding additional measures to enforce the biodiesel mandate; the Consumer Affairs Committee meets to hear presentations from the water and wastewater industries and will also meet to consider House Bill 344 (Baker-R-Tioga) giving the Public Utility Commission additional authority to regulate pipeline safety; the Game and Fisheries Committee holds an informational meeting on the Fish and Boat Commission annual report; the Transportation Committee meets to consider House Bill 3 (Geist-R-Blair) relating to public-private partnerships in transportation projects. <> Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.
Senate: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider the nomination of Acting Secretary Michael Krancer for Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection; the Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 265 (MJ White-R-Venango) amending the Coal and Gas Resource Coordination Act to further provide for drilling through coal reserves, Senate Bill 325 (Baker-R-Luzerne) authorizing the PUC to have jurisdiction over certain pipelines. <> Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.
Other: the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee holds an Environmental Issues Forum presentation by David Sheridan, Green Building Association of Central Pennsylvania. Bills Introduced
The following bills of interest were introduced this week--
Counsel To EQB: Senate Bill 618 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) requiring the appointment of an independent counsel to the Environmental Quality Board.
Textbook Recycling: Senate Bill 624 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) requiring the recycling of text books in primary and secondary schools and institutions of higher learning.
Septic Permit Exemption: Senate Bill 664 (Kasunic-D-Somerset) expanding the exemption from septic system permits.
SEPTA Natural Gas Conversions: Senate Resolution 38 (Corman-R-Centre) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study of converting the SEPTA bus system to natural gas.
Gas Well Spacing: House Bill 768 (Conklin-D-Centre) further providing for gas well spacing.
Water Supply Protection: House Bill 781 (Hanna-D-Centre) amending the Oil and Gas Act requiring further protection of water supplies from oil and gas wells.
Biodiesel Compliance: House Bill 807 (Sonney-R-Erie) further providing for the enforcement of biodiesel mandates. (Note: The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee is due to consider this bill on March 1.)
Federal Review Of NPDES Permits: House Resolution 87 (Pyle-R-Armstrong) calling on the Region III office of the U.S. Environmental Protection to cease the unlawful review of NPDES water quality permits.
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