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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
March 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
March 14 (NV) 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 (April 4): House Bill 295 (Freeman-D-Lehigh) extending the grant period for the Main Street Program; 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. <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.
Senate (April 5): Senate Bill 302 (MJ White-R-Venango) further providing for annual reports from the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund; Senate Bill 303 (MJ White-R-Venango) further providing for reports under the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act; Senate Bill 304 (MJ White-R-Venango) requiring further public review of state Air Quality Implementation Plans; Senate Bill 325 (Baker-R-Luzerne) giving the Public Utility Commission further authority to regulate pipeline safety. <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.
Committees
House: the Appropriations Committee holds budget hearings on: Department of Revenue; Public Utilities Commission; Office of Consumer Advocate; Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; Department of Environmental Protection; Department of Agriculture. <> Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.
Senate: the Appropriations Committee holds budget hearings on: Governor’s Budget Office/Executive Offices and Office of the Governor; Public Utility Commission; the Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee holds a hearing on Allentown gas explosion and pipeline safety; the Senate holds a hearing On Lake Erie Offshore Wind Energy by Senators Jane Earll (R-Erie) and Mary Jo White (R-Venango). <> Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.
Bills Introduced
The following bills of interest were introduced this week--
Gas Well Bonding: Senate Bill 602 (MJ White-R-Venango) amending the Oil and Gas Act to establish a graduated scale for bonding wells. Erie Bluff Recession: Senate Bill 791 (Earll-R-Erie) changing the definition of bluff recession hazard area under the Bluff Recession and Setback Act.
Leasing Moratorium: House Bill 150 (Vitali-D-Delaware) would put a three-year moratorium on additional state forestland being leased for Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling.
Gas Well Restrictions: House Bill 971 (George-D-Clearfield) further providing for restrictions on the location of gas wells, changing the permitting process and making numerous other changes.
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3/14/2011 |
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