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

Senate

Scrap Metal Theft: Senate Bill 1077 (Argall-R-Schuylkill) railroad material theft prevention was passed by the Senate and now goes to the House for consideration.

Open Space: House Bill 1523 (Toepel-R-Luzerne) further providing for local preservation, acquisition and holding open space land-- summary-- was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Reuse Of Mine Drainage/Mine Pools: Senate Bill 411 (Kasunic-D-Somerset) providing for the reuse of water in abandoned mines for Marcellus Shale drilling was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

NewsClip: Bill Encourages Drillers To Use Mine Drainage

Abolishing Pittsburgh Clean Fuel: Senate Bill 1037 (Vogel-R-Beaver) to repeal summer RVP gasoline requirements was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Geospatial Council: House Bill 1285 (Cutler-R- Lancaster) establishing the State Geospatial Coordination Board-- summary and House Fiscal Note-- was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Wind Power Easements: 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 referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

12/9/2013