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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 latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House--
Senate
November 14, 15, 16
December 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14
House
November 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23
December 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14
Bill Calendars
House (November 14): 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 (November 14): ; Senate Bill 433 (Leach-D-Montgomery) providing for the incorporation of benefit corporations; Senate Bill 152 (D.White-R-Indiana) amending the PennVEST Act to clarify the eligibility of stormwater and other nonpoint source projects for funding; Senate Bill 477 (Browne-R-Lehigh) compelling the removal of outdoor advertising under the Municipalities Planning Code; Senate Bill 532 (Rafferty-R-Montgomery) further providing for penalties and waste permit renewals under the Solid Waste Management Act; Senate Bill 1150 (Smucker-R-Lancaster) establishing the Historic Rehabilitation Investment Incentive tax credit; Senate Resolution 202 (Kasunic-D-Somerset) urging the oil and gas industry to use acid mine water for fracking; House Bill 608 (Brooks-R-Crawford) providing for the use of bioenergy crops in mine reclamation; House Bill 1054 (Mustio-R-Allegheny) further providing for the licensing of engineers, land surveyors and geologists. <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.
Committees
House: <> Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.
Senate: <> Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.
Note: Next Tuesday, November 8, is the fall election.
Bills Introduced
The following bills of interest were introduced this week--
Flood Recovery: House Bill 1914 (Baker-R-Tioga) the Capital Budget Act of 2011 for Highways Damaged by 2011 flooding and House Bill 1915 (Boback-R-Columbia) providing for the adoption of a Capital Project Budget to repair highways, bridges damaged by September flooding. Dam Repair: House Bill 1941 (Scavello-R-Monroe) enacting the Dam Project Assistance Act to authorize $500 million in debut for dam removal, restoration and repair projects.
Flood Damage Minimization: House Bill 1949 (Pashinski-D-Luzerne) establishing the Flood Damage Minimization Fund for residential and business financial assistance.
Drilling Fee/Environmental Protection: House Bill 1950 (Ellis-R-Butler) establishing a county-imposed drilling fee, adopting the Governor's drilling environmental protection proposals and authorizing additional transfers from the Oil and Gas Fund.
AEPS Standards: House Bill 1962 (Godshall-R-Montgomery) increasing the Tier I mandate under the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards quarterly based on the increase in new biomass and low-impact hydro power facilities.
Oil & Gas Wells: House Bill 1975 (Gabler-R-Clearfield) further providing for well restrictions to protect water supplies.
Transportation Funding Bills: Senate Bill 4 (Corman-R-Centre) uncapping the Oil Company Franchise Tax over five years; Senate Bill 1326 (Corman) creating an Intermodal Transportation Fund, increasing registration and license fees and penalties; Senate Bill 1327 (Corman) further providing authorization to PennDOT for application and approval process and asset improvement programs.
Fallingwater Anniversary: House Resolution 490 (Mahoney-D-Fayette) honoring the 75th anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater.
Agriculture Disaster: Senate Bill 1322 (Yaw-R-Bradford) establishing the Agriculture Disaster Recovery Program to provide disaster assistance to agricultural operations.
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