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 17-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider House Bill 1437 (Adolph-R-Delaware) FY 2013-14 General Fund state budget-- summary, House Bill 493 (Gabler-R-Clearfield)  Capital Budget Reforms-- summary. Rules Committee Room.  Off the Floor.

June 17-- NEW. House Transportation Committee holds a hearing on Senate Bill 1 (Rafferty-R- Montgomery) providing further transportation infrastructure funding.  Room 205 Ryan Building.  10:00.

June 17-- CANCELED. 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-- House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 387 (Gillespie-R-York) eliminating civil penalties for sewage enforcement officers-- summary. Room 205 Ryan Building.  9:00.

June 18-- NEW. House Transportation Committee holds a hearing on Senate Bill 1 (Rafferty-R- Montgomery) providing further transportation infrastructure funding.  Room 140 Main Capitol.  10:00.

June 18-- NEW. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 1325 (Maloney-R-Berks) and Senate Bill 946 (Baker-R-Luzerne) amending Act 537 to provide that on-lot septic systems approved by DEP meet anti-degradation requirements-- summary, House Bill 34 (Harper-R-Montgomery) setting green building standards for state-owned or leased buildings-- summary.  Room 156 (Majority Caucus Room). 9:30.

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.  (formal notice)

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-- NEW. PA Energy Development Authority meeting.  16th Floor, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  (formal notice)

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-- 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.

July 2-- NEW. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.

July 10-- NEW. DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:30.

July 10-- NEW. DEP Technical Advisory Committee on Diesel-Powered Mining Equipment meeting.  Fayette County Health Center, Uniontown.  10:00.

July 11-- NEW. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. DEP Cambria District Mining Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg.  9:00.

July 16-- NEW. Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

July 16-- NEW. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 11:00.

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

September 13-- 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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6/17/2013