The House Game and Fisheries and Environmental Resources and Energy Committees will hold a  second hearing September 17 in Indiana, Pa on House Bill 1576 (Pyle-R-Armstrong) which fundamentally changes the way threatened and endangered species are listed and changes the designation process for wild trout streams.

The Committees are scheduled to hear testimony from--

-- Melody Schell, PA Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs;

-- Darrel Lewis, Allegheny Mineral Corporation, PA Aggregates and Concrete Assn.;

-- George Jugovic, PennFuture;

-- George Ellis, PA Coal Alliance;

-- John Arway, Fish and Boat Commission; and

-- Carl Roe, Game Commission

Letters of opposition to the bill were submitted by the Game Commission, Fish and Boat Commission, PA Council of Trout Unlimited and the PA Environmental Council at the first hearing.  Click Here for more information of the opposition of the Commissions and Trout Unlimited.  Click Here for PEC’s letter of opposition.   Click Here for a summary of the first hearing. 

The hearing will be held at Indiana University- Northpointe, 167 Northpointe Blvd., Building 167, Room 129, Indiana, Pa starting at 10:00.

Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron) serves as Majority Chair of the House Game and Fisheries Committee and Rep. Gary Haluska (D-Cambria) serves as Minority Chair.

Rep. Ron Miller (R-York) serves as Majority Chair of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and Rep. Greg Vitali (D-Delaware) serves as Minority Chair.

NewsClips:

Gas Drillers Lobby For New Endangered Species Law

Battle On The Horizon Over Endangered Species

Changes To PA Endangered Species Laws Proposed

Endangered Species Bill Threatens Federal Funds

Letter: Changing Endangered Species System, Rep. Causer

Editorial: Endangered Species Law Endangered

9/16/2013