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Senate/House Bills Moving

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

Senate

Marcellus Shale: House Bill 1950 (Ellis-R-Butler) imposing a Marcellus Shale drilling fee and enacting a laundry list of additional environmental protection measures related to drilling was amended in Conference Committee, passed by the Senate and the House and now goes to the Governor for his action.

Mineral Rights: Senate Bill 1324 (Yaw-R-Bradford) quieting mineral property title rights was amended and reported out of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

Pittsburgh Gasoline: Senate Bill 1386 (Vogel-R-Beaver)  repealing the requirement for low-RVP gasoline in the Pittsburgh region and Stage II vapor controls was reported out of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Storage Tank Program: Senate Bill 1398 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) extending the Underground Storage Tank Environmental Cleanup Program from 2012 to 2017 was reported out of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and is on the Senate Calendar for action.

Anthracite Reclamation: House Bill 1813 (Tobash-R-Schuylkill) further providing for anthracite reclamation fees and guarantees was reported out of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and is on the Senate Calendar for action.

House

Infrastructure Funding: House Bill 1294 (Godshall-R-Montgomery) authorizing the PUC to establish a distribution system improvement charge (DSIC) as an alternative to regular rate cases to recover costs associated with replacing pipelines and other utility infrastructure was concurred in by the House.  A summary and House Fiscal Note are available. The bill now goes to the Governor for his action.

Snowmobile/ATV Registration: House Bill 2151 (Gabler-R-Clearfield) further providing for the registration of snowmobiles and ATVs and providing for vintage snowmobile permits was referred into and out of the House Appropriations Committee and passed by the House. A summary and House Fiscal Note are available.  The bill now goes to the Senate for action.

Permitting Portal: House Bill 2022 (Peifer-R-Monroe) establishing a PA Business Permitting Portal was reported from the House Appropriations Committee and passed by the House.  A summary and House Fiscal Note are available. The bill now goes to the Senate for consideration.

Metals Theft: House Bill 2032 (Metcalfe-R-Butler) further providing for the theft of secondary metals was removed from the Table and referred into and out of the House Appropriations Committee and was passed by the House.  A summary and House Fiscal Note is available.  The bill now goes to the Senate for consideration.

Agricultural Easements: House Bill 2059 (Miller-R-York) amending the Agricultural Area Security Law to provide for the inspection of agricultural conservation easements on at least a biennial basis was amended and reported out of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and is now on the House Calendar for action.

Farmland Preservation: House Bill 2106 (Ross-R-Chester) further providing for the relinquishment of the right to farmland preservation was amended and reported out of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and is now on the House Calendar for action.

Waste Tires: House Resolution 438 (Cruz-D-Philadelphia) urging Philadelphia to have a year-round program for the safe removal and disposal of waste tires was removed from the Table and is now on the House Calendar for action.

Funding Formulas: House Resolution 423 (Petri-R-Bucks) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to study state funding formulas and how they impact counties was removed from the Table and is now on the House Calendar for action.

Conservation Projects/Prevailing Wage: House Bill 1543 (Milne-R-Chester) exempting projects by nonprofit historical organizations or land conservancies from prevailing wage was amended and reported out of the House Labor and Industry Committee and Tabled.

Landowner Liability: Senate Bill 469 (Argall-R-Schuylkill) further providing for relief of liability by landowners who open their lands to walking, jogging, bicycling and horse riding trails was amended and reported from the House Tourism and Recreational Development Committee and Tabled.

Radon Month: House Resolution 546 (Readshaw-D-Allegheny) commemorating January as Radon Awareness Month was adopted by the House.


2/13/2012

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