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

House

Testing Energy Technologies: House Bill 1672 (Miller-R-York), authorizing state agencies to test energy saving technologies was reported out of the House Appropriations Committee and passed by the House.  A summary and House Fiscal Note are available.   The bill now goes to the Senate for consideration.

Geospatial Council: House Bill 1285 (Cutler-R-Lancaster) establishing the Geospatial Coordinating Board was referred into and out of the House Appropriations Committee and passed by the House.  A summary and House Fiscal Note are available.  The bill now goes to the Senate for consideration.

Capital Budget Projects List: Senate Bill 680 (Corman-R-Centre), which provides for an itemized list of Capital Budget projects for FY 2012-13 was amended and reported from the House Appropriations Committee and was passed by the House and concurred in by the Senate.  The bill now goes to the Governor for his action. A summary and House Fiscal Note are available.

NewsClips:

Lawmakers Can Still Grab $700M For Pork Projects

Lawmakers Approve Capital Budget Overhaul

Bumsted: Lawmakers Act To Reduce PA Debt

Wind Farms, Preserved Farmland: House Bill 920 (Sonney-R-Erie) amending the Agricultural Area Security Law to define wind power generation system and clarifying an agricultural conservation easement shall not prevent granting an easement for a wind power system-- summary-- was reported from the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

Lancaster Farmland Preservation: House Resolution 521 (Greiner-R-Lancaster) congratulating Lancaster County for preserving 100,000 acres of farmland was adopted by the House-- summary.

10/28/2013