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 (January 20):  <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (January 20):  <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meeting Agendas This Week

House:   <>  Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets on Senate Bill 147 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) allowing royalty interest owners to inspect records of gas company to verify proper payment (sponsor summary); Senate Bill 148 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) prohibit gas companies from retaliating against royalty interest owner (sponsor summary).  Senate Bill 279 (Hutchinson-R-Venango) establishing the PA Grade Crude Development Advisory Council (sponsor summary).  <>  Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.

Bills Introduced

The following bills of interest were introduced this week--

House

Water Well Standards: House Bill 48 (Godshall-R-Montgomery) setting construction standards for private water wells (sponsor summary).

Natural Gas Cost True-Up: House Bill 57 (Payne-R-Dauphin) promoting natural gas competition by providing a more frequent natural gas cost true-up (sponsor summary).

Senate

Oil & Gas Leaseholder Reform: Senate Bill 145 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) preventing drilling companies from drilling on a small portion of a property to tie up the remainder by production (sponsor summary);  Senate Bill 147 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) allowing royalty interest owners to inspect records of gas company to verify proper payment (sponsor summary); Senate Bill 148 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) prohibit gas companies from retaliating against royalty interest owner (sponsor summary).

Expanding Availability Of Natural Gas: Senate Bill 214 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) encouraging extension of existing natural gas service (sponsor summary); Senate Bill 215 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) amending the Alternative Energy Investment Act to allocate $20 million for grants to obtain access to natural gas (sponsor summary).

Leasing Preserved Farmland: Senate Bill 201 (Schwank-D-Berks) providing for the leasing of preserve farmland to agriculture-related enterprises (sponsor summary).

Water Supply Testing Related To Oil & Gas Operations: Senate Bill 257 (Fontana-D-Allegheny) further providing for testing of private water supplies and providing complete results to well owners (sponsor summary).

PA Crude Development Council: Senate Bill 279 (Hutchinson-R-Venango) establishing the PA Grade Crude Development Advisory Council (sponsor summary).

Waterfront Tax Credit: Senate Bill 282 (Vulakovich-R-Allegheny) providing for a waterfront development tax credit (sponsor summary).

Review Of PennVEST Programs: Senate Resolution 6 (Greenleaf-R-Montgomery) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to review water infrastructure programs administered by PennVEST.

Session Schedule

Here is the latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House--

Senate

January 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28  

February 2, 3, 4, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25      

March 2, 3, 4

April 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22

May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13      

June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30    

House

January 20, 21, 26, 27, 28

February 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 23, 24, 25

March 2, 3, 4, 30, 31

April 1, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22

May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13

June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

1/16/2015