Here are the Senate and House Calendars and Committee meetings showing bills of interest as well as a list of new environmental bills introduced--

Session Schedule

Here is the latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House--

Senate

June 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

House

June 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

Bill Calendars

House (June 10): House Bill 1437 (Adolph-R-Delaware) the House Republican FY 2013-14 General Fund budget; House Bill 302 (Moul-R-Adams) transferring funds from the Oil and Gas Lease Fund to DEP for a competitive grant program to convert small mass transit bus fleets to natural gas; House Bill 303 (Moul-R-Adams) transferring funds from the Oil and Gas Lease Fund to DEP for a competitive grant program to convert large mass transit fleets to natural gas; House Bill 304 (Marshall-R-Beaver) funding conversions of transit buses to natural gas; House Bill 306 (Pickett-R-Bradford) redirecting the Alternative Fuels Incentive Fund to create the Keystone Fuel Incentive Program to fund conversions of vehicles to natural gas; House Bill 308 (Saylor-R-York) redirecting $6 million annually from the Clean Air Fund to finance vehicle conversions to natural gas; House Bill 1171 (Dunbar-R- Westmoreland) repealing provisions of the Alternative Energy Production Tax Credit Program.  <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (June 10): House Bill 784 (Evankovich-R-Armstrong)  extend permits pending and approved in the Department of Environmental Protection and other agencies through July 2, 2016. <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meeting Agendas This Week

House: the Appropriations Committee meets to consider House Bill 1325 (Maloney-R-Berks) amending Act 537 to provide that onlot septic systems approved by DEP meet anti-degradation requirements, reversing an Environmental Hearing Board decision; the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 343 (Miller-R-York)-- authorizing the Environmental Quality Board to establish well construction standards by regulation consistent with standards established by the National Groundwater Association; the Local Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 821 (Harper-R-Montgomery) authorized the creation of municipal stormwater authorities; Senate Bill 351 (Erickson-R-Delaware) authorizing municipal authorities to undertake stormwater management projects; the Transportation Committee holds a hearing on Senate Bill 1 (Rafferty-R- Montgomery) providing additional funding for highway, bridge and transit systems  <>  Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate: the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 994 (Vogel-R-Beaver) establishes a system to put in place capital-intensive nutrient reduction  technology in place.  <>  Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.

Bills Pending In Key Committees

Here are links to key Standing Committees in the House and Senate and the bills pending in each--

House

Appropriations;  

Education

Environmental Resources and Energy

Consumer Affairs

Gaming Oversight

Human Services

Judiciary

Liquor Control

Transportation

Links for all other Standing House Committees

Senate

Appropriations

Environmental Resources and Energy

Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Community, Economic and Recreational Development

Education

Judiciary

Law and Justice

Public Health and Welfare

Transportation

Links for all other Standing Senate Committees

Bills Introduced

The following bills of interest were introduced this week--

Nutrient Reductions: Senate Bill 994 (Vogel-R-Beaver) establishes a system to put in place expensive, capital-intensive nutrient reduction technology creating the illusion of using the marketplace to solve Chesapeake Bay nutrient reduction problems.  (The bill is scheduled to be considered by the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee on June 11.)

6/10/2013