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.

January 22-- Joint Legislative Budget & Finance Committee releases report on cost effective alternative approach to meeting Pennsylvania’s Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Targets.  Room B31.  11:00.

January 22-- NEW. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board Subcommittee meets on implementation of Act 157 (House Bill 1813) relating to land reclamation financial guarantees.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building.  1:00.  Contact: Daniel  Snowden, 717-783-8846.

January 23-- NEW. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 164 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) appointing independent counsel for the Environmental Quality Board; Senate Bill 196 (D.White-R-Indiana) further authorizing PennVEST funding for stormwater management and non-point sources projects; Senate Bill 258 (Yaw-R-Bradford) providing for the disposition of abandoned mineral rights; Senate Bill 259 (Yaw-R-Bradford) further providing for the reporting of royalties from oil and gas wells.  Room 461. 10:30.

January 23-- NEW. House State Government Committee holds an informational meeting on the regulatory review process.  Room 60 East Wing.  9:00.

January 23-- Agenda. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00. (formal notice)

January 23-- Agenda. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building.  10:00. (2013 meeting dates)

January 23-- NEW.  DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting.  Conference Room B, 11th Floor, Rachel Carson Building.  10:00. (formal notice)

January 29-- NEW. House Democratic Policy Committee holds a public hearing on renewable energy legislation.  Ludington Library, 5 South Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr. 10:00.

January 29-- DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board Vapor Intrusion Workgroup meeting.  14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building.  9:00.

February 2-- DEP State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

February 5-- Governor’s Budget Address. Noonish.

February 5-- DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. Delaware Room, 16th Floor Rachel Carson Building. 9:30.

February 7-- NEW. House Consumer Affairs Committee holds a hearing with various industries and issues the Committee deals with on a regular basis.  Room 140. 9:00.

February 7--CANCELED. DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Next scheduled meeting is May 16. 10:00. (formal notice)

February 11-- Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee, to hear a presentation from a company that recycles plastic drill site liners used by the Marcellus Shale industry. Room G-50 Irvis Building.  Noon.

February 13-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30. (2013 meeting dates)

February 14-- NEW. House Consumer Affairs Committee holds a hearing on natural gas distribution services. Room 140. 9:00.

February 14-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:15. (2013 meeting dates)

February 19-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 Governor’s Budget Office; 1:00 Public Utility Commission; 3:00 Independent Fiscal Office-Economic Outlook & Revenue Overview. Hearing Room 1, North Office.

February 19-- NEW. House Game and Fisheries Committee informational meeting on the Fish & Boat Commission annual report.  Room 60 East Wing. 1:00.

February 20-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 Department of Environmental Protection.  Room 140. 

February 20-- NEW. House Game and Fisheries Committee informational meeting on the Game Commission annual report.  Room 60 East Wing. 9:15.

February 20-- DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting.  Susquehanna Room A, DEP Southcentral Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 10:00. (2013 meeting dates)

February 25-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 3:00 Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Hearing Room 1, North Office.

February 26-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 3:00 Department of Health. Hearing Room 1, North Office.

February 27-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 2:30 Department of Environmental Protection.  Hearing Room 1, North Office.

February 27-- DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board Technical Guidance Manual Workgroup meeting.  14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building.  9:00.

March 5-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 3:00 Department of Agriculture. Hearing Room 1, North Office.

March 5-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 Department of Agriculture; 11:30 Department of Conservation & Natural Resources.  Room 140.

March 5-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

March 6-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 Department of Transportation.  Hearing Room 1, North Office.

March 6-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 1:30 Public Utility Commission/Small Business and Consumer Advocates.  Room 140.

March 6-- DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:30.

March 7-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 10:00 Governor’s Budget Office; 1:00 House Member Testimony.  Room 140.

March 26-- DEP Board of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  Bureau of Mine Safety Rescue Training Facility, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg. 10:00.  (2013 meeting schedule)

April 11-- DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building.  9:00.  (2013 meeting dates)

April 11-12-- DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

June 12-- DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

DEP Calendar of Events  [DEP No Longer Publishes a single Calendar of agency meetings]

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.

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