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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 Bioenergy Mine Reclamation: House Bill 608 (Brooks-R-Crawford) encouraging the use of bioenergy crops to reclaim surface mine sites was reported out of the House Appropriations Committee and was passed by the House. The bill now goes to the Senate for action.
Cycling, Pedestrian Advisory Committee: House Bill 864 (Geist-R-Blair) would add members to the Pedalcycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee was passed by the House and now goes to the Senate for consideration.
Rain Forest Awarness: House Resolution 318 (Donatucci-D-Delaware) designating May 2011 as Rain Forest Awareness Month was adopted by the House.
Recycling Mining Waste: House Resolution 70 (Harhart-R-Lehigh) requesting the Department of Transportation to study the potential use of quarry and other mining waste in highway and civil engineering projects was removed from the Table and is now on the House Calendar for action.
Biofuels: House Bill 807 (Sonney-R-Erie) further providing for biodiesel standards and blending requirements and establishing fees for enforcement of biodiesel mandate was removed from the Table and is now on the House Calendar for action.
Infrastructure Replacement: 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 was amended and reported from the House Consumer Affairs Committee and referred to the House Rules Committee as bills are at this time of year.
Senate
Oil & Gas Leases: 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 was passed by the Senate. The bill now goes to the House for action.
Supporting Data: Senate Bill 263 (Erickson-R-Delaware) requiring the use of empirical, replicable and testable supporting data in developing regulations was passed by the Senate and now goes to the House for action.
EQB Counsel: Senate Bill 618 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) providing independent counsel for Environmental Quality Board was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Act 319 Amendments: 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 and Senate Bill 301 (Yaw-R-Bradford) amending Act 319 to authorize the splitting off of land for noncoal mining were referred to Senate Appropriations Committee. Capital Budget: Senate Bill 1054 (Corman-R-Centre) providing for a 2011-12 Capital Budget was passed by the Senate and now goes to the House for consideration.
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