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 17-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 1037 (Vogel-R-Beaver) eliminating the summer low RVP gasoline requirement in Western PA. Rules Room.  Off the Floor.

March 17-- NEW. 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.  Room B-31 Main Capitol. 11:00.

March 18-- NEW. Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee considers the nomination of Robert F. Powelson as Chairman of the Public Utility Commission.  Room 461 Main Capitol.  12:30.

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-- NEW. Legislative Budget and Finance Committee meets to consider release of reports, among them: Update on the feasibility of combining the Game and Fish and Boat Commissions.  Hearing Room 3, North Office Building. 10:00.

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

March 24-- NEW. House Democratic Policy Committee holds a hearing on House Bill 703 (Readshaw-D-Allegheny) relating to private lateral sewage line maintenance-- sponsor summary and House Bill 704 (Readshaw-D-Allegheny) relating to creating a Sewage Disposal System Fund for private lateral sewer line improvement/repair-- sponsor summary.  Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, 2nd Floor board Room, 1200 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh.  2:00.

March 26-- NEW. Agenda Released. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

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 3-- NEW. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building Harrisburg. 9:15.

April 7-- NEW. Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Legislative Conservation Committee, features a presentation by Gregory Brouse, Eastern Industries, discussing the benefits of using recycled ground tire rubber in road paving materials.  Room 8E-B East Wing.  12:00.

April 8-- NEW. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

April 9-- NEW. DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

April 9-- NEW. DEP Technical Advisory Committee on Diesel-Powered Mining Equipment meeting.  Fayette County Health Center, Uniontown, PA. 10:00.

April 10-- NEW. House Consumer Affairs Committee holds a hearing on variable rate electric rate contracts.  Allegheny Court House, Gold Room, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh. 10:00.

April 10-- 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 15-- NEW. Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

April 15-- NEW. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

April 16-- NEW. DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 10:00.

April 16-- NEW. DCNR Natural Gas Advisory Committee meeting.  LTBA.

April 23-- NEW. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

April 24-- 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.

April 24-- NEW. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

April 24-- NEW. DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

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

May 6-8-- 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-- 2014 Pennsylvania Groundwater Symposium. Ramada Inn Conference Center in State College.

May 15-18-- NEW. PA Outdoor Writers Association Spring Conference.  In and around Shippensburg University.  Click Here to read an article on the conference in the POWA newsletter.  Click Here for a registration form.

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

July 23-25-- 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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