The following bills of interest saw action this week in the House and Senate--

Senate 

Onlot Septic System Reviews: House Bill 1325 (Maloney-R-Berks) amending Act 537 to provide that on-lot septic systems approved by DEP meet anti-degradation requirements-- summary-- was reported from the Senate Appropriations Committee and was passed by the Senate without amendment.  The bill now goes to the Governor for his action.

State Forest Wind Mills: Senate Bill 684 (Wozniak-D-Cambria) relating to leasing state forest land for wind farm development-- summary-- was reported from the Senate State Government Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

Drilling Health Panel: Senate Bill 555 (Scarnati-R-Jefferson) establishing the Health Advisory Panel on Shale Gas Extraction and Natural Gas Use was amended and reported out of the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee and is on the Senate Calendar for action.

Permit Extensions: House Bill 784 (Evankovich-R-Armstrong) extending permit pending and approved in the Department of Environmental Protection and other agencies through July 2, 2016 was removed from the Table, amended on the Senate Floor and was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

State Green Buildings: House Bill 34 (Harper-R- Montgomery) setting green building standards for state-owned or leased buildings was Tabled.

House

Oil & Gas Royalties: Senate Bill 259 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) further providing for the reporting of royalties from oil and gas wells was amended and reported from the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and referred into and out of the House Appropriations Committee and passed by the House.  A summary and House Fiscal Note are available.  The bill returns to the Senate for a concurrence vote.

Wild Resource Check-Off: House Bill 1157 (Miller-R-York) extending the expiration of the Wild Resource Conservation Fund tax check-off to 2018-- summary-- was removed from the Table and is now on the House Calendar for action.

Stormwater Management: Senate Bill 351 (Erickson-R-Delaware) authorizing municipal authorities to build and manage stormwater management facilities was removed from the Table and is now on the House Calendar for action.

Steel Slag: House Bill 1527 (Evankovich-R-Armstrong) providing for the reuse of steel blast furnace slag was reported out of the House State Government Committee and referred to the House Rules Committee.

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful: House Resolution 206 (Brown-D-Philadelphia) recognizing volunteers participating in Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s Great American Cleanup of PA was referred to the House Rules Committee.

7/1/2013