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House Environmental Committee To Consider Bioenergy, NPDES Legislation
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On March 9 the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is set to consider legislation to encourage the use of bioenergy crops to reclaim abandoned mine lands and to urge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to cease overview of NPDES permits in the state. The bills include: -- House Bill 608 (Brooks-R-Crawford) providing for using bioenergy crops for reclamation of abandoned mines; and
-- 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.
Rep. Scott Hutchinson (R-Venango) serves as Majority Chair and Rep. Bud George (D-Clearfield) serves as Minority Chair of the Committee.
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3/7/2011 |
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