The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets February 12 to consider legislation to encourage the reuse of mine drainage water as drilling fluids and a resolution to study natural gas infrastructure expansion.  The bills include--

-- Senate Bill 411 (Kasunic-D-Somerset) providing for the reuse of mine drainage as drilling fluids was amended by the Committee; and

-- 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.  Click Here for comments by Sen. Yaw on this resolution.

The Committeee did not consider Senate Bill 258 (Yaw-R-Bradford) relating to the abandonment of mineral rights, but Sen. Yaw announced the Committee would be having a hearing on the bill to air concerns about the bill.  He noted this bill will be run and explained he believes it is needed by landowners.

Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Bradford) serves as Majority Chair and Sen. John Yudichak (D-Luzerne) serves as Minority Chair.

2/18/2013