The Senate and House Calendars and committee schedules include a number of environmental bills and issues. Here’s a rundown…

The Senate Calendar starts the week with House Bill 87, which further authorizing local governments to preserve open space through the waiver of certain service fees, on the Calendar. The House Calendar has these bills -- House Resolution 368 authorizing a study of flooding in the Little Lehigh Creek, House Resolution 382 urging Congress to reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.

The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is set to consider legislation to promote waste tire recycling- House Bill 1114, creating a Forestry Task Force- Senate Resolution 137 and a Sewage Management and Treatment Task Force- House Resolution 88, the Senate State Government will consider Senate Bill 897 and Senate Bill 881

making changes to Eminent Domain Code in response to the Kelo decision of the U.S. Supreme Court and Senate Appropriations will consider Senate Bill 940 which would set aside up to $200,000 per year from the Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Fund to reimburse Land Trusts for expenses incurred in acquiring agricultural conservation easements

The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will hold their second Energy Policy information meeting to hear presentations on renewable energy sources and energy efficiency.

Please Welcome

RT Environmental Services, Inc.
Octoraro Native Plant Nursery

Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc.

to the Professional Services Directory

Click Here To Go To the Directory

10/28/2005