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

House

Green Buildings: House Bill 34 (Harper-R-Montgomery) setting green building standards for state-owned or state-leased buildings was amended and reported out of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and was referred to the House Appropriations Committee.

Agency Performance: House Bill 35 (Saylor-R-York) establishing an agency program performance e program was amended and reported out of the House State Government Committee and Tabled.

Capital Budget Reform: House Bill 493 (Gabler-R-Clearfield) Capital Budget/Project reform was reported out of the House Finance Committee and Tabled.

Senate

Oil & Gas: Senate Bill 259 (Yaw-R-Bradford) further providing for the reporting of royalties from oil and gas wells was amended on the Senate Floor and passed by the Senate.  The bill now goes to the House for consideration.

Agricultural Easement: House Bill 84 (Miller-R-York) providing for annual compliance inspections of farm conservation easements was reported out of the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and is on the Senate Calendar for action.

2/11/2013