The last of the environmental bills on the Governor’s desk were signed into law this week…

Scenic Byway: Senate Bill 721 (Lemmond-R-Luzerne) designating a portion of Route 6 in Wyoming County and Route 92 in Susquehanna County a scenic byway was signed into law as Act 35.

Growing Greener Bond: House Bill 3 (Quigley-R-Montgomery) implementing legislation for the $625 million environmental bond issue and reallocating funding from the Environmental Stewardship Fund was signed into law as Act 45. (See separate article in this Digest.)

Project Hold Harmless: House Bill 86 (Steil-R-Bucks) providing for a hold harmless on Corps of Engineers projects was signed into law as Act 47.

Infrastructure Security Projects: House Bill 612 (Rubley-R-Chester) authorizing funding for water and sewage system security projects was signed into law as Act 51.

Bills Introduced

Land Conservation Tax Breaks: House Bill 1895 (Fairchild-R-Union) Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania providing for special tax provisions relating to land conservation. (text not yet available online)

7/15/2005