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Calendar Of Events

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

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

April 9-- NEW. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 1037 (Vogel-R-Beaver) providing for the repeal of regulations imposing low-RVP summer gasoline standards in the Pittsburgh Region.  Room 205 Ryan Building. 9:00.

April 9-- CANCELED. DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)

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

April 10-- 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-- Joint Conservation Committee holds a hearing on pipeline construction and its impact in Chester County and Southeast PA.  West Pikeland Twp. Building, 1645 Art School Road, Chester Springs.  10:00.

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

April 11-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:30.  (formal notice)

April 14-- House Republican Policy Committee holds a hearing on smart meter safety and installation.  Room G-50 Irvis Building.  10:00.

April 15-- CANCELED.  Environmental Quality Board meeting. The next scheduled meeting is May 21. (formal notice) 

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

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

April 16-- Location Added. DCNR Natural Gas Advisory Committee meeting. Celebration Hall, 2280 Commercial Blvd, State College.  10:00.

April 23-- 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, 1101 Market-Frankford Line, Philadelphia.  9:30.

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

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

April 29-- Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee holds a hearing on electric reliability.  Room 8E-A East Wing.  9:30.

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

May 5--  Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Conservation Committee featuring an overview of the TreeVitalize Program. LTBA.

May 6-- NEW. DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. City of Chester City Hall, Chester.  5:00 p.m.  (formal notice)

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 7-- DEP hearing session on Hilcorp Energy Gas Well Spacing Units application. Albert P. Gettings Government Center Annex of the Lawrence County Government Center, Assembly Room, 349 Countyline St., New Castle. 10:00 a.m.

May 8-- DEP hearing sessions on Hilcorp Energy Gas Well Spacing Units application. Albert P. Gettings Government Center Annex of the Lawrence County Government Center, Assembly Room, 349 Countyline St., New Castle. 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

May 8-- NEW. DEP holds a hearing on a air quality redesignation request for the Allentown Maintenance Area. DEP Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 1:00.  (formal notice)

May 14-- NEW. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30.

May 15-18-- 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.

May 21-- NEW. Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

May 21-- NEW. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

June 26-- NEW. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

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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