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Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule

Here are the Senate and House Calendars and Committee meetings showing bills of interest as well as a list of new environmental bills introduced--

Bill Calendars

House (October 6): House Bill 202 (Harper-R-Montgomery) prohibiting standby water service charges for fire companies; House Bill 1684 (Everett-R-Lycoming) which seeks to clarify a minimum royalty payment in state law; House Bill 1576 (Pyle-R-Armstrong) would eliminate some protections for endangered species and set additional requirements for adopting Wild Trout Streams; House Bill 2104 (Godshall-R-Montgomery) further providing for consumer protections in variable rate electric supplier contracts; House Bill 2393 (Kampf-R-Chester) providing a program to extend natural gas delivery to unserved or underserved areas- sponsor summary; House Bill 2419 (Turzai-R-Allegheny), reducing the spending cap for Capital Budget Projects by $4 billion; House Bill 2478 (Adolph-R-Delaware) itemized list of Capital Budget Projects for 2014-15; House Resolution 249 (Swanger-R- Lebanon) supporting increased development and delivery of oil from North American oil reserves- sponsor summary; Senate Bill 771 (Gordner-R-Columbia) establishing the State Geospatial Coordinating Board; Senate Bill 1355 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) increasing nuclear reactor and nuclear fuel transportation fees. <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (October 6): House Bill 1672 (Miller-R-York) providing for testing of energy efficiency technologies. <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meeting Agendas This Week

House: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to meet, but the agenda has yet to be announced. <> Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate: the Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 1310 (Hutchinson-R- Venango) creating the PA Grade Crude Development Advisory Council within DEP; the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 1565 (Hahn-R-Northampton) eliminating the nearly 4 year old requirement for stream buffers in High Quality and Exceptional Value streams; House Bill 2354 (Snyder-D-Fayette) which authorizes one House of the General Assembly to veto any greenhouse gas emission reduction plan required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; House Bill 402 (Pickett-R-Bradford) further providing for the recording of oil and gas leases; House Bill 2278 (Pickett-R-Bradford) requiring semi-annual reporting of oil and gas production; Senate Bill 1061 (Rafferty-R-Montgomery) requiring state buildings to meet green building standards- sponsor summary; Senate Bill 1481 (Erickson-R-Delaware) prohibiting DEP from prohibiting the vehicular transportation of leachate to an offsite facility for treatment; the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 720 (Baker-R-Luzerne) establishing the Public Disaster Assistance Grant Program-- sponsor summary <> Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.

Other: Environmental Issues Forum by the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee will feature a presentation by Keep PA Beautiful on its recommendations for significantly reducing illegal dumping in Pennsylvania.

Bills Pending In Key Committees

Here are links to key Standing Committees in the House and Senate and the bills pending in each--

House

Appropriations

Education

Environmental Resources and Energy