Upcoming legislative meetings, conferences, workshops, plus links to other online calendars.  Meetings are in Harrisburg unless otherwise noted.  NEW means new from last week.  Go to the online Calendar webpage.

Click on Agenda Released on calendar entries to see the NEW meeting agendas published this week.

March 10-- House Insurance Committee meets to consider House Resolution 648 (Millard-R- Columbia) urging Congress to reconsider flood insurance policy increases-- sponsor summary. B-31 Main Capitol.  11:30.

March 11-- Bill Added. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 1684 (Everett-R-Lycoming) relating to minimum oil and gas well royalties- sponsor summary, House Bill 2039 (Moul-R-Adams) further providing for membership of the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin-- sponsor summary. Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00.

March 11-- NEW. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 1155 (Scarnati-R-Jefferson) establishing an Aggregate Advisory Board at DEP-- sponsor summary, Senate Bill 1236 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) authorizing royalty interest owners of oil and gas wells to inspect records of gas companies to verify proper payments-- sponsor summary,  Senate Bill 1237 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) prohibiting gas companies from retaliating against royalty interest owners of oil and gas wells by terminating their lease agreement-- sponsor summary, Senate Bill 1238 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) requiring gas companies to fill a satisfaction piece in the county Recorder of Deeds office when oil and gas leases are terminated-- sponsor summary, Senate Bill 1254 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) changing the definition of “lead free” under the Plumbing System Lead Ban and Notification Act to conform to federal requirements-- sponsor summary.  Room 8E-B East Wing. 9:30.

March 11-- NEW. Agenda Released. State Conservation Commission meeting.  Available handouts. Room 309 Agriculture Building, 2301 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg.  1:00.

March 11-12-- Agenda Released. Delaware River Basin Commission hearing and meeting.  Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA.  (formal notice)

March 11-- Agenda Released. DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Rd., Ebensburg.  10:00.

March 12-- NEW. DCNR Snowmobile And ATV Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)

March 15-- Schuylkill Watershed Congress. Montgomery County Community College Pottstown campus.

March 18-- Agenda Released.  Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

March 18-- Time Change. Agenda Released. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

March 19-- House Game and Fisheries Committee holds a hearing on deer management.  Room B-31 Main Capitol. 9:00.

March 19-- CANCELED. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30. (formal notice)

March 19-- Agenda Released. DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting.  14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

March 19-- Agenda Released.  State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting. 11th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

March 20-- House Consumer Affairs Committee holds a hearing on variable-rate electricity price contracts.  Room 140 Main Capitol.  9:30.

March 20-- NEW. Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure holds a hearing on electric reliability.  Warminster Twp. Building, 401 Gibson Ave., Warminster.  3:00.

March 27-- CANCELED. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  The next scheduled meeting is June 26.  (formal notice)

March 31 Susquehanna Land And Water Conservation Summit.  Penn State University campus in Harrisburg.

April 2-- DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:30. (formal notice)

April 10-- NEW. DEP hearing on redesignation request and maintenance plan for Lancaster air quality nonattainment area. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  (formal notice)

April 10-11-- West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Symposium. Toftrees Golf Resort and Conference Center, State College. 

April 24-- NEW.  Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on Senate Bill 1095 (Farnese-D-Philadelphia) amending the anti-SLAPP lawsuit provisions-- sponsor summary.  Philadelphia Bar Association Office.  9:30.

May 1-2-- NEW.  PA Land Conservation Conference. Crowne Plaza, Reading, Berks County.

May 6-8-- NEW. PA Section American Water Works Association Conference.  Sands Casino Resort, Bethlehem.

May 7-- House Professional Licensure Committee holds a hearing on House Bill 997 (Petri-R-Bucks) establishing a licensing program for soil scientists-- sponsor summary.  Room 60 East Wing. 9:30.

May 7-- NEW. 2014 Pennsylvania Groundwater Symposium. Ramada Inn Conference Center in State College,.

June 26-27-- Pennsylvania Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference. Ramada Inn and Conference Center, State College.

July 23-25-- NEW. PROP Recycling and Organics Conference.  Double Tree-Pittsburgh Meadow Lands, Washington, PA.

September 25-- Penn State Extension Youth Water Educator’s Summit. The Central Hotel and Conference Center, Harrisburg.

Visit DEP’s new Public Participation Center for information on how you can Be Informed! and Get Involved! in DEP regulation and guidance development process.

Click Here for links to DEP’s Advisory Committee webpages.

DEP Calendar of Events

Note: The Environmental Education Workshop Calendar is no longer available from the PA Center for Environmental Education because funding for the Center was eliminated in the FY 2011-12 state budget.  The PCEE website was also shutdown, but some content was moved to the PA Association of Environmental Educators' website.

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