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Senate/House Bills Moving
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The following bills of interest saw action this week in the House and Senate--
House
Coal Mining/Gas Well Drilling: Senate Bill 265 (MJ White-R-Venango) further providing for the coordination of coal mining and gas well drilling was reported from the House of Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and was Tabled. Severance Tax: House Bill 33 (Vitali-D-Delaware) providing for a Marcellus Shale natural gas production severance tax. A resolution to discharge the bill from House Finance Committee.
Shooting Ranges: House Bill 754 (Gabler-R-Clearfield) directing DCNR not to transfer or utilize a shooting range for any purpose other than a shooting range was reported from the House Game and Fisheries Committee. The bill was then re-referred to the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee.
Earth Day 2011: House Resolution 191 (Briggs-D-Montgomery) designating April 16 as "Earth Day-Pennsylvania" was adopted by the House. (Actually, April 22 is always Earth Day.)
Senate
Nominations: The Senate this week approved, as a group on one vote, the first of Gov. Corbett's nominees for four agencies-- C. Alan Walker, Secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development; Barry Schoch as Secretary of Transportation; Sheri Phillips as Secretary of General Services; and Frank Noonan as State Police Commissioner. (see separate article)
Senate Committees also reported out five other nominees: the Senate State Government Committee approved the nomination of Carol Aichele as Secretary of the Commonwealth; the Judiciary Committee reported out the nomination of John Wetzel as Secretary of Corrections; the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee approved Major General Wesley Craig as Adjutant General of Pennsylvania; the Aging and Youth Committee reported out the nomination of Brian Duke as Secretary of Aging; the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee approved the nomination of George Greig as Secretary of Agriculture. All the nominations go to the full Senate for consideration.
Supporting Data: Senate Bill 263 (Erickson-R-Delaware) requiring proposed regulations to be supported with empirical, replicable and testable data was reported out of the Senate State Government Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.
Earth Day: Senate Resolution 91 (Hughes-D-Philadelphia) designating April 22 as Earth Day in Pennsylvania was adopted by the Senate.
Drinking Water Week: Senate Resolution 89 (MJ White-R-Venango) designating May 1-7 Drinking Water Week in Pennsylvania was adopted by the Senate.
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