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Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Bills Introduced

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-- 15 voting days until budget deadline.

Senate
June 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30

House
June 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, and 30

Bill Calendars

House (June 6):  <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (June 6): Senate Bill 263 (Erickson-R-Delaware) requiring the use of empirical, replicable and testable supporting data in developing regulations; Senate Bill 341 (Greenleaf-R-Montgomery) establishing a automotive fuel testing program; Senate Bill 460 (Yaw-R-Bradford) requiring when payment is made for oil or gas production to an interest owner, itemized deduction information will be included on the check stub or an attachment to the form payment; Senate Bill 469 (Argall-R-Schuylkill) Allows walking, jogging, bicycling, exercising and horseback riding on nature trails as a recreational purpose by limiting liability and was changed by a technical amendment; Senate Bill 618 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) providing independent counsel for Environmental Quality Board; Senate Bill 995 (Baker-R-Luzerne) requiring gas well operators to post certain 911 response information at the entrance to each well site;  Senate Bill 1054 (Corman-R-Centre) providing for a 2011-12 Capital Budget; Senate Bill 301 (Yaw-R-Bradford) amending Act 319 to authorize the splitting off of land for noncoal mining, House Bill 143 (Major-R-Susquehanna) amending Act 319 to authorize the splitting off of land for noncoal mining, House Bill 144 (Pickett-R-Bradford) amending Act 319 to authorize taxation of oil and gas well production.  <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committees

House: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 1088 (Pickett-R-Tioga) amending the Alternative Fuels Incentive Act to provide for biomass-based diesel production incentives, House Bill 1089 (Perry-R-Cumberland) amending the Air Pollution Control Act to make natural gas fueled vehicles part of the Pennsylvania Clean Vehicles Program, House Bill 1290 (George-D-Clearfield) providing for the testing of new, environmentally beneficial and energy efficiency technologies; the Consumer Affairs Committee meets to consider House Bill 1294 (Godshall-R-Montgomery) authorizing the PUC to establish a distribution system improvement charge (DSIC) as an alternative to regular rate cases to recover costs associated with replacing pipelines and other utility infrastructure.  <>  Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate:  <>  Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.

Bills Introduced

The following bill of interest was introduced this week--

Whistleblower: House Bill 1605 (Frankel-D-Allegheny) amends the Oil and Gas Act to include Whistleblower Act provisions for employees of natural gas well operators.

Farmland Plate: House Bill 1613 (Denlinger-R-Lancaster) authorizing a farmland preservation vehicle license plate with proceeds used to support farmland preservation.


6/6/2011

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