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.

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 12-- NEW. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 258 (Yaw-R-Bradford) relating to the abandonment of mineral rights, Senate Bill 411 (Kasunic-D-Somerset) providing for the reuse of mine drainage as drilling fluids, Senate Resolution 29 (Yaw-R-Bradford) directing the Center for Rural Pennsylvania to study the potential for increased extension of natural gas distribution infrastructure by natural gas utilities to un-served and under-served areas.  Room 8E-B East Wing. 11:00.

February 12-- NEW. Senate Transportation Committee holds a hearing on Governor’s Transportation Funding Plan. Hearing Room 1, North Office. 3:00.

February 12-- Agenda. DEP State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

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

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

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

February 14-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission holds a public hearing on proposed water withdrawals. Room 8E-B East Wing Capitol Building,  Harrisburg.  1:00.  (formal notice/agenda) (formal notice) 

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

February 19-- NEW. House Democratic Policy Committee holds a hearing on DEP accountability for Marcellus Shale water testing.  Courthouse Square Building, Washington, PA. 2:00.

February 19-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting.  The next scheduled meeting is March 19.  (formal notice)

February 19-- NEW. Agenda. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  11:00. 

February 19-- NEW. Agenda. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  2nd Floor Training Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. 

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

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

February 20-- NEW. House Democratic Policy Committee holds a hearing on transportation issues.  Sheraton Station Square, Pittsburgh. 1:00.

February 20-- Agenda. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice) Contact: Kurt Klapkowski, 717-772-2199 or email: kklapkowsk@pa.gov.

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.

February 19-- NEW. House Democratic Policy Committee holds a hearing on transportation issues. America on Wheels Museum, Allentown.  10:00.

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

March 5-- 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 5-6-- NEW. Agenda Released. Delaware River Basin Commission holds a public hearing on water withdrawal applications and a meeting.  25 State Police Drive in West Trenton, N.J.

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

March 6-- 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-- 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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2/11/2013