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Calendar Of Events

Upcoming legislative meetings, conferences, workshops, plus links to other online calendars. Meetings are in Harrisburg unless otherwise noted.  NEW means new from last week.  Go to the online Calendar webpage.

Click on Agenda Released on calendar entries to see the NEW meeting agendas published this week.

November 14-- NEWSenate Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 1100 (Scarnati-R-Jefferson) amending the Oil and Gas Act to include additional environmental protection measures for Marcellus Shale drilling and a drilling impact fee, Senate Bill 1264 (Baker-R-Luzerne) enacting the Flood Relief Act for September 2011 making an appropriation of $20 million for individual assistance, Senate Bill 1266 (Gordner-R-Columbia) authorizing the incurring of debt to fund flood damage recovery projects, Senate Bill 1267 (Blake-D-Lackawanna) authorizing real estate tax abatement as a result of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee,  Senate Bill 1268 (Gordner-R-Columbia) authorizing the incurring of debt to repair flood damaged highways, Senate Bill 1269 (Yaw-R-Bradford) adoption of capital projects to repair or replace flood damaged highways and bridges, Senate Bill 1271 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) an itemized list of flood damaged highway and bridge repair projects, Senate Bill 1297 (Baker-R-Luzerne) establishing the Small Business Flood Relief Program of 2011, Senate Bill 1322 (Yaw-R-Bradford) establishing the Agriculture Disaster Recovery Program to provide disaster assistance to agricultural operations.  Rules Committee Room.  Off the Floor.

November 15-- NEW. House Transportation Committee meets to consider House Bill 3 (Geist-R-Blair) authorizing public-private transportation partnerships.  Room G-50 Irvis Building.  10:00.

November 15-- NEW. Senate Transportation Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 344 (Rafferty-R-Montgomery) authorizing public-private transportation partnerships.  Rules Committee Room.  9:30.

November 15-- NEWSenate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee meets to consider House Bill 344 (Baker-R-Tioga) providing additional authority to the PUC to regulate pipeline safety.  Hearing Room 1, North Office Building.  12:30.

November 15-- Agenda Released. Senate Environmental Resources & Energy and Senate Republican Policy Committees hold a hearing on issues related to flood mitigation through stormwater management.  Senate Majority Caucus Room.  9:00.

November 15-- CANCELEDEnvironmental Quality Board meeting.  Next scheduled meeting is December 20. (formal notice)

November 15-- Agenda ReleasedDEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  11:00.

November 15-- Agenda ReleasedState Conservation Commission meeting.  VIP Room, Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg. 1:00.

November 15-- Agenda Released. DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting.  Delaware Room, 16th Floor, Rachel Carson Building.  8:30.

November 16-- Senate Environmental Resources & Energy and Senate Republican Policy Committees hold a hearing on issues related to flood mitigation through stormwater management.  Senate Majority Caucus Room.  9:00.

November 16-- DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  (formal notice)

November 17-- House Consumer Affairs Committee holds a hearing on House Bill 1580 (Ross-R-Chester) increasing the solar mandate in the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards.  Room G-50 Irvis Building.  9:00.

November 21-- Delaware River Basin Commission meeting to consider finalizing Marcellus Shale drilling regulations.  West Trenton, NJ. 10:00.  (formal notice)

December 2-- CANCELED. DEP State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators meeting.  It has been rescheduled to December 13.  (formal notice)

December 6-- DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00. (formal notice)

December 7-- NEW. Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee, features a presentation by Nate Fice, PA Sustainable Forestry Initiative.  Room G-50 Irvis Building.  Noon. 

December 13-- DEP State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  (formal notice)

January 12-- DEP Southwest Regional Office Roundtable meeting. DEP Southwest Regional Office,  Waterfront A & B, 500 Waterfront Dr.  10:30.  Contact Holly Cairns at 412-442-4116 or send email to: hcairns@pa.gov(formal notice)


Note: The Environmental Education Workshop Calendar is no longer available from the PA Center for Environmental Education because funding for the Center was eliminated in the FY 2011-12 state budget.  The PCEE website was also shutdown, but some content was moved to the PA Association of Environmental Educators' website.


You can watch the Senate Floor Session and House Floor Session live online.


11/14/2011

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