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.

Note: The Department of Environmental Protection published notice of its advisory committee and board schedule for 2012.  Click Here for the complete list.

January 10-- House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee holds a hearing on closings of Sunoco and ConocoPhillips refineries in Southeast PA.  Room 140.  1:30.

January 10-- House Consumer Affairs Committee holds a hearing on House Bill 1855 (Miller-R-York) setting standards for water well construction.  Room G-50 Irvis Building.  1:00.

January 11-- House Consumer Affairs Committee holds a hearing on House Bill 1580 (Ross-R-Chester) increasing the solar share in the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards.  Room 140.  10:00.

January 11-- NEWHouse Democratic Policy Committee holds a hearing on transportation funding issues.  Point Park University, Pittsburgh.  10:00.

January 11-- Agenda Released. DEP Marsh and Rock Creek Watersheds Critical Area Resource  Advisory Committee.  Ag Center, 670 Old Harrisburg Road, Gettysburg.  1:00.  

January 11-- Agenda Released. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. On the agenda is discussion of the Phase II Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan.  Room 105  Rachel Carson Building.  9:30.

January 11-- Agenda Released. DEP Technical Advisory Committee on Diesel-Powered Mining Equipment meeting.  Fayette County Health Center, Uniontown.  10:00.

January 12-- Agenda ReleasedDEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:15. 

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)

January 17-- CANCELEDEnvironmental Quality Board meeting.  Next scheduled meeting is February 21.  (formal notice)

January 23-- Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee featuring a discussion of Pennsylvania's Sustainable Forestry Initiative.  Room G-50 Irvis Building.  Noon.

February 21-- NEWHouse Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 - Global Economy; 11:00 - Independent Fiscal Office; 1:30 - Department of Revenue. Room 140.

February 27-- NEWHouse Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 10:00 - Public Utility Commission; 11:00 - Office of Consumer Advocate, Small Business Advocate. Room 140.

February 28-- NEWHouse Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 - Department of Agriculture; 10:30 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; 1:30 - Department of Environmental Protection. Room 140.

February 29-- NEWHouse Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 - Department of Transportation. Room 140.

March 1-- NEWHouse Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 10:00 Department of Labor & Industry; 1:00 - Department of Community and Economic Development. Room 140.

March 6-- NEWHouse Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 - State Police/Office of Homeland Security; 11:00 - PA Emergency Management Agency; 3:00 - Department of General Services. Room 140.

March 8-- NEWHouse Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 10:00 - Budget Secretary; 1:00 - House Member Testimony. Room 140.

March 26-- Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee featuring a presentation by DCNR Secretary Richard Allan.  (Location to be determined)  Noon.


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.


1/9/2012

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