PA Environment Digest

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.

April 2-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider the Senate versions of bills related to the FY 2012-13 state budget, including the General Fund-- Senate Bill 1466-- and state-related colleges. Rules Room. Off the Floor.

April 2-- NEW. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 1136 (Rafferty-R-Montgomery) requiring certain state buildings to comply with green building standards, Senate Resolution 265 (Brubaker-R-Lancaster) urging Congress to support continued and increased importation of Canadian oil, House Bill 807 (Sonny-R-Erie) further providing for standards for biodiesel fuel, enforcement and penalties, House Bill 2151 (Gabler-R-Clearfield) further providing for the snowmobile, ATV registration. Rules Room. Off the Floor.

April 2-- NEW. Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 1414 (Argall-R-Schuylkill) providing for the creation of land banks, House Bill 1682 (Taylor-R-Philadelphia) providing for the creation of land banks. Rules Room. Off the Floor.

April 3-- NEW. House Tourism and Recreational Development Committee informational presentation by the PA Historical and Museum Commission. Room 39 East Wing. 9:30.

April 4-- NEW. House Environmental Resources and Energy & Finance Committees hold an informational meeting on small stream flooding issues and funding. Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00.

April 24-- Location/Time Change. DEP Mine Families First Response Communications and Advisory Council meeting will be held in First Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. (formal notice)

April 25-- Location Change. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting. Emerging Technology Applications Center Facility, Fowler Family Southside Center, 511 East Third St., Bethlehem. 10:00. (formal notice)

May 17-- Commonwealth Financing Agency meeting. Hearing Room 1, Keystone Building. 10:30.

June 18-- Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee will feature a presentation by the PA Biomass Energy Association. LTBD. Noon.

DEP Calendar of Events

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.

Senate Committee Schedule House Committee Schedule

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