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Senate/House Bills Moving
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The following bills of interest saw action this week in the House and Senate--
House General Fund Budget: Senate Bill 1466 (Corman-R-Centre) the General Fund Budget bill was reported from the House Appropriations Committee and is on the House Calendar for action. Open Space: House Bill 2223 (Gingrich-R-Lebanon) and House Bill 2167 (Quigley-R-Montgomery) further providing for the preservation of open space by local governments were reported from the House Local Government Committee and are on the House Calendar for action.
Historic Tax Credit: Senate Bill 1150 (Smucker-R-Lancaster) providing for historic preservation tax credits was amended and reported from the House Finance Committee and Tabled.
Alternative Energy Standards: House Bill 1775 (George-D-Clearfield) amending the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards to address ownership of alternative energy credits was reported from the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and Tabled.
Uniform Permit Reviews: House Bill 1659 (Pyle-R-Armstrong) providing for a uniform permit review and consideration process within DEP was amended and reported from the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and Tabled.
Stream Cleaning: House Bill 2359 (Causer-R-Cameron) further providing for stream clearance of flood debris was reported from the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and Tabled.
Drilling On Other State Land: Senate Bill 367 (D.White-R-Indiana) authorizing the sale and development of mineral rights under other state-owned land and allocating the funding from the development was amended and reported from the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and Tabled.
National Forest: House Bill 1904 (Rapp-R-Forrest) limiting the condemnation of land for the Allegheny National Forest was Tabled.
Senate
Storage Tank Cleanup: Senate Bill 1398 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) providing for an extension of the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Program was passed by the Senate. A summary and Senate Fiscal Note are available. The bill now goes to the House for consideration.
Snowmobile/ATV Registration: House Bill 2151 (Gabler-R-Clearfield) further providing for the registration of vintage snowmobiles was reported from the Senate Appropriations Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action. Biofuels: House Bill 807 (Sonney-R-Erie) further providing for the definition, content, registration and enforcement of the Biofuel Development and In-State Production Incentive Act was reported from the Senate Appropriations Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.
Emergency Shut-Off Valves: House Bill 728 (Barrar-R-Bucks) setting new standards for emergency shut-off values for facilities dispensing flammable liquids was amended and reported from the Senate Labor and Industry Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.
Mine Water Reuse: Senate Bill 1346 (Kasunic-D-Somerset) encouraging the use of mine drainage water for fracking and other purposes was amended and reported from the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.
Mandated Recycling: House Bill 1934 (Keller-R-Snyder) amending Act 101 to exclude the populations of prisons and other state facilities in calculating mandated recycling communities was amended and reported from the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.
Public-Private Partnerships: House Bill 3 (Geist-R-Blair) authorizing public-private transportation projects was amended and reported from the Senate Transportation Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.
Flood Relief: House Bill 1913 (Culver-R-Northumberland) authorizing counties and school district to provide property tax abatement for properties damaged in September's flooding was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Land Banks: House Bill 1682 (Taylor-R-Philadelphia) further providing for the creation of land banks was removed from the Table and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.
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5/28/2012 |
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