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.

April 23-- Agenda Released. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting to discuss a new draft of Chapter 78 drilling regulation changes and a new proposal to revise drilling permit fees.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)

April 23-- CANCELED. DEP Mine Families First Response and Communications Advisory Council meeting.  Fayette County Health Center, Uniontown.  10:00.  (formal notice)

April 24-- NEW. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 1171 (Dunbar-R-Westmoreland) repealing the Alternative Energy Production Tax Credit-- summary.  Room 205 Ryan Building.  9:00.

April 24-- PennVEST-DEP public meeting on federal Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund FY 2013 Intended Use Plans.  2nd Floor Auditorium, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 1:00.  (formal notice)

April 24-- Agenda Released. DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting on technical guidance for reviewing onlot sewage modules in High Quality, Exceptional Value watersheds.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:30.  (formal notice)

April 24-- Agenda Released. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.

April 25-- House Game and Fisheries Committee holds a hearing on deer management.  Coudersport Volunteer Fire Department, Coudersport. 6:00 p.m.

April 25-- Agenda Released. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.

April 29-- CANCELED.  Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee holds a hearing on PA Natural Diversity Inventory.  Room G-50 Irvis building. 9:00.

May 2-- NEW. House Democratic Policy Committee holds a hearing on what can state government do to make Marcellus Shale drilling more protective of human health and the environment.  Room 418.  10:00.

May 6-- Location Added. Environmental Issues Forum by the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee. Fish and Boat Commission Executive Director John Arway will offer a presentation entitled “Fish and Boat Commission Fiscal Slope: Spending Reallocation Plan and Revenue Generating Options.” The presentation will focus on the agency’s need to reduce operating costs, and to fund infrastructure needs. Among potential revenue generating options to be discussed is a proposed fee for consumptive use and degradation of water. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Noon.

May 7-- Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee holds a hearing on utility storm response.  Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 9:30.

May 7-8-- NEW. Delaware River Basin Commission public hearing/meeting.  Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, Washington Crossing, Pa.  (agenda-formal notice)

June 6-- House Democratic Policy Committee informational briefing on Fish and Boat Commission fiscal slope. Room 418. 10:00.

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

June 17-- Environmental Issues Forum by the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee.  Dr. David J. Nowak, Ph.D, project leader for the USDA Forest Service’s Northern Research Station, will discuss the agency’s innovative “i-Tree” program. Nowak was the driving force behind development of i-Tree’s suite of software tools that helps users assess and manage urban tree populations to make for effective urban forest management and better understanding of the ecosystem services provided by community trees. LTBC. Noon.

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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4/22/2013