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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-- 24 voting days until budget deadline.
Senate
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
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 (May 2): 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 (May 2): Senate Bill 263 (Erickson-R-Delaware) requiring proposed regulations to be supported with empirical, replicable and testable data. <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.
Committees
House: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee informational meeting with DEP Secretary Michael Krancer; the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee holds an informational meeting on emergency preparedness involving nuclear power plant facilities; the State Government Committee holds a hearing on House Bill 726 (Saylor-R-York) establishing the Performance, Accountability and Results Act requiring state agency performance audits Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.
Senate: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee considers the nomination of Richard Allan as Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources and these bills: Senate Bill 292 (Eichelberger-R-Blair) increasing bid limits for flood control projects, Senate Bill 308 (Pippy-R-Allegheny) further providing for the eligibility of sewer laterals for funding, Senate Bill 367 (D.White-R-Indiana) authorizing the leasing of mineral rights on other state lands and depositing the proceeds in the Environmental Stewardship Fund, Senate Bill 460 (Yaw-R-Bradford) further providing for oil and gas leasing payments, Senate Bill 469 (Argall-R-Schuylkill) encouraging landowners to make land and water areas available for public recreation, Senate Bill 618 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) providing independent counsel for Environmental Quality Board, Senate Bill 791 (Earll-R-Erie) further providing for bluff setbacks along Lake Erie, Senate Bill 898 (Tomlinson-R-Bucks) further providing for the temporary cession of noncoal mining operations; the Game and Fisheries Committee holds a hearing on classification of waters, fishing license modifications, sources of alternative funding for Fish and Boat Commission. <> Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.
Bills Introduced
The following bills of interest were introduced this week--
House
Energy Efficiency Assistance: House Bill 1368 (Watson-R-Bucks) amends the Housing Finance Agency Law to establish an energy efficient home assistance pilot program.
REAP Tax Credit: House Bill 1392 (Stern-R-Blair) increasing the Resource Enhancement and Protection Tax Credit (REAP) from $10 to $20 million.
Recycling CFLs: House Bill 1394 (Quinn-R-Bucks) adding fluorescent lamps to state recycling program.
Gas Royalties: House Bill 1410 (George-D-Clearfield) further providing for minimum gas lease royalties
Senate
Energy Service Grants: Senate Bill 686 (Wozniak-D-Cambria) amending the Alternative Energy Investment Act to re-allocate $5 million for energy service project grants for political subdivisions.
Green Work Force Training: Senate Bill 687 (Kitchen-D-Philadelphia) amending the Alternative Energy Investment Act to re-allocate $15 million to Labor and Industry for green work force training. Clean Energy Supply Change Initiatives: Senate Bill 688 (Solobay-D-Washington) amending the Alternative Energy Investment Act to develop clean energy supply chain initiatives.
High Hazard Dams: Senate Bill 690 (Kasunic-D-Somerset) amending the H20 PA Act to re-allocate $15 million more for repair of high hazard dams.
Gas Well Emergency Response: Senate Bill 995 (Baker-R-Luzerne) further providing for oil and gas well emergency response procedures.
Sewage Sludge Testing: Senate Bill 1022 (Waugh-R-York) further providing for testing of sewage sludge.
Water Infrastructure Funding: Senate Resolution 30 (Greenleaf-R-Montgomery) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to review the PennVEST water infrastructure funding programs.
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