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.

June 10-- NEW. House 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-- summary.  Room 140.  Off the Floor.

June 11-- NEW. House 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. Room 205 Ryan Building.  9:00.

June 11-- NEW. Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee meets to consider 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. Room 8E-A East Wing. Noon.

June 11-- Agenda Released. DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.

June 12-- NEW. House Transportation Committee holds a hearing on Senate Bill 1 (Rafferty-R- Montgomery) providing additional funding for highway, bridge and transit systems.  Room 205 Ryan Building.  4:00.

June 12-- NEW. House 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.  Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:30.

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

June 13-- Agenda Released. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15.

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.  Room G-50 Irvis Building. Noon.

June 18-- NEW. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. Agenda TBA. Room 205 Ryan Building.  9:00.

June 18-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. The next scheduled meeting is July 16.  (formal notice)

June 18--CANCELED. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. The next scheduled meeting is July 16.

June 18-- Agenda Released. State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

June 19-- Agenda Released. DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting. Susquehanna Room A, DEP Southcentral Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 10:00.

June 20-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission meeting on flood warning system, an update of the Comprehensive Plan for the basin and other issues.  Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 1:30.  (formal notice and agenda)

June 25-- NEW. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. Agenda TBA. Room 205 Ryan Building.  9:00.

June 26-- DEP Board of Coal Mine Safety meeting. DEP Mine Rescue Training Facility, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg. 10:00.

September 13-- NEW. Senate Game and Fisheries Committee holds a hearing on elk management and the 100th anniversary of the reintroduction of elk into Pennsylvania.  Elk County Visitors Center, Benezette. 2:00.

DEP Calendar of Events  [Visit DEP’s new and improved Calendar]

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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6/10/2013