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Senate/House Bills Moving

The following bills of interest saw action this week in the House and Senate--

House

Recycling Slate: House Resolution 70 (Harhart-D-Westmoreland) requesting PennDOT to study ways to recycle slate waste by-products was removed from the Table and is now on the House Calendar for action.

Senate

Leasing State Land: 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 was amended on the Senate Floor and was passed by the Senate.  The bill now goes to the House for action.

Limiting Liability For Recreation: Senate Bill 469 (Argall-R-Schuylkill) providing for limiting liability of landowners opening their property for hiking and biking activities was removed from the Table and was passed by the Senate.  It now goes to the House for consideration.

Stormwater: Senate Bill 152 (D.White-R-Indiana) amending the PennVEST Act to clarify the eligibility of stormwater and other nonpoint source projects for funding was reported from the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

Waste Permits: Senate Bill 532 (Rafferty-R-Montgomery) further providing for penalties and waste permit renewals under the Solid Waste Management Act was reported from the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

Water Trails: Senate Resolution 143 (Pippy-R-Allegheny) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct an economic impact study of water trails in the Commonwealth was reported from the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

Frack Water: Senate Resolution 202 (Kasunic-D-Somerset) urging the oil and gas industry to use acid mine water for fracking was reported from the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

Mine Reclamation/Biomass: House Bill 608 (Brooks-R-Crawford) providing for the use of bioenergy crops in mine reclamation was reported from the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

Regulatory Review: House Bill 1349 (Pickett-R-Bradford) requiring the review of regulations for their impact on small businesses and granting pre-enforcement review of regulations by small businesses aggrieved parties was reported out of the Senate State Government Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

Billboard Removal: Senate Bill 477 (Browne-R-Lehigh) compelling the removal of outdoor advertising under the Municipalities Planning Code was reported out of the Senate Local Government Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

Beneficial Corporations: Senate Bill 433 (Leach-D-Montgomery) providing for the incorporation of benefit corporations was amended and reported from the Senate Judiciary Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

Historic Rehabilitation: Senate Bill 1150 (Smucker-R-Lancaster) establishing the Historic Rehabilitation Investment Incentive tax credit was amended and reported from the Senate Finance Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.


10/31/2011

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