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 latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House--
Senate
September 26, 27, 28
October 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 31
November 1, 14, 15, 16
December 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14
House
September 26, 27, 28
October 3, 4, 5, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 31
November 1, 2, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23
December 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14
Bill Calendars
House (September 26): Senate Bill 303 (MJ White-R-Venango) providing for the disposition of fines under the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act; Senate Bill 304 (MJ White-R-Venango) requiring the posting of the state air quality implementation plan on the Internet; 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. <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.
Senate (September 26): <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.
Committees
House: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will hold an informational meeting with DCNR Secretary Richard Allan; the House and Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committees hold a joint hearing on establishing a state disaster assistance program; the House Republican Policy Committee hearing on the impact of Marcellus Shale on communities and the environment; the State Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 1349 (Pickett-R-Susquehanna) requiring the review of regulations for their impact on small businesses and granting pre-enforcement review of regulations by small businesses by aggrieved parties. <> Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.
Senate: the Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 367 (D.White-R-Indiana) providing for the leasing of mineral rights on other state lands and those owned by the State System of Higher Education, Senate Bill 898 (Tomlinson-R-Bucks) further providing for cessation of noncoal mining operations; the House and Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committees hold a joint hearing on establishing a state disaster assistance program; the the Senate and House Transportation Committees hold two joint hearings on the Governor's Transportation Funding Advisory Commission report. <> Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.
Bills Introduced
The following bills of interest were introduced this week--
Surface Owner Protection: Senate Bill 1250 (Kasunic-D-Somerset) establishing the Surface Owners Protection Act involving oil and gas operations. Oil & Gas Leases: Senate Bill 1251 (Kasunic-D-Somerset) further providing for oil and gas lease requirements involving mortgages by drilling companies.
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9/26/2011 |
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