The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to meet on March 11 to consider legislation to address recent issues with calculating royalties from oil and gas well and legislation on designees to the Potomac River Basin Commission.  The bills include--

-- House Bill 1684 (Everett-R-Lycoming) relating to minimum oil and gas well royalties- sponsor summary; and

--  House Bill 2039 (Moul-R-Adams) further providing for membership of the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin-- sponsor summary.

The meeting will be held in Room 205 of the Ryan Building starting at 10:00 a.m.

Rep. Ron Miller (R-York) is Majority Chair of the Committee and Rep. Greg Vitali (D-Delaware) is Minority Chair.

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3/10/2014