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.

May 5-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 1037 (Vogel-R-Beaver) eliminating the low-RVP gasoline requirement in Pittsburgh Region.  Room 140.  Off the Floor.

May 5-- NEW. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 1254 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) making changes to the Plumbing System Lead Ban and Notification Act- sponsor summary, House Resolution 426 (Miller-R-York) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study the beneficial use of sewage sludge by land application.  Room B-31 Main Capitol. 11:00.

May 5--  Location Added. Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Conservation Committee featuring an overview of the TreeVitalize Program. Room 8E-A East Wing.  Noon.

May 6-- DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board listening session in the 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-- NEW. Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee meets to consider House Bill 939 (Godshall-R-Montgomery) eliminating the sunset date for Chapter 14 bill collections requirements, House Bill 1188 (Payne-R-Dauphin) further providing for natural gas supply competition.  Senate Majority Caucus Room. 9:30.

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-- CANCELED.  Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee holds a hearing on PA’s Waste Tire Recycling Program.  Room 8E-B, East Wing Capitol Building. 9:00.

May 7-- Agenda Released. DEP Chesapeake Bay Management Team meeting.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 9:30. (formal notice)

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

May 7-- Postponed. 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-- Postponed. 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-- 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 8-- Agenda Released. Susquehanna River Basin Commission holds a public hearing on water withdrawal requests.  Room 8E-B East Wing, Capitol Building, Harrisburg. 2:30.  (formal notice)

May 8-9-- NEW. Agenda Released. Chesapeake Bay Commission meeting. Beacon Hotel, 1615 Rhode Island Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. Click Here for more information.

May 14-- Agenda Released. 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-- Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

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

May 27-- Environmental Quality Board holds a hearing on proposed changes to Chapters 121 & 129 - RACT requirements for major sources of NOx and VOCs.  DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Dr., Pittsburgh. 1:00.  (formal notice)

May 28-- Environmental Quality Board holds a hearing on proposed changes to Chapters 121 & 129 - RACT requirements for major sources of NOx and VOCs.  DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main St., Norristown. 1:00.  (formal notice)

May 29-- Environmental Quality Board holds a hearing on proposed changes to Chapters 121 & 129 - RACT requirements for major sources of NOx and VOCs.  DEP Office, Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 1:00.  (formal notice)

June 3-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting.  14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

June 4-- DEP Coastal Zone Advisory Committee meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:30.

June 4-- NEW. DEP hearing on proposed revisions to the Infrastructure State Air Quality Implementation Plans for the 8-hour ozone standard.   DEP Southeast Regional Office, Schuylkill River Room, 2 East Main St., Norristown. 10:00 a.m. to noon.  (formal notice)

June 4-- NEW. DEP hearing on proposed revisions to the Infrastructure State Air Quality Implementation Plans for the 8-hour ozone standard.   DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m. to noon.  (formal notice)

June 4-- NEW. DEP hearing on proposed revisions to the Infrastructure State Air Quality Implementation Plans for the 8-hour ozone standard.   DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Dr., Pittsburgh. 10:00 a.m. to noon.  (formal notice)

June 5-- DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

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

June 12-- DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  (formal notice)

June 12-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15.

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

June 17-- Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

June 17-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

June 18-- DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

June 18-- DEP State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

June 24-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

June 25-- DEP State Board for Certification Of Sewage Enforcement Operators meeting.  Conference Room 11B, Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.

June 26-- 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 30-- DCNR Natural Gas Advisory Committee meeting. LTBA.

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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