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On the Senate/House Agenda

The House and Senate return to session on November 14 and here’s what’s on the agenda so far.

Calendar

The House Calendar starts with these bills November 14—House Bill 2141, which would prohibit the Department of Environmental Protection from adopting the current California vehicle emission standards, and House Resolution 382 urging Congress to reauthorize the federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.

In the Senate, the Calendar will start the week with House Bill 87 further authorizing local governments to preserve open space through the waiver of certain service fees; House Bill 1114 making changes to the Waste Tire Recycling Act; House Resolution 88 (Hutchinson-R-Venango) establishing a Sewage Management and Treatment Task Force; and Senate Resolution 137 re-establishing the Forestry Task Force.

Committees

The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will hold the third of its Energy Policy information meetings on November 16. They will hear a presentation by Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen McGinty.

In the Senate, the Appropriations will consider Senate Bills Senate Bill 881 and Senate Bill 897 making changes to the Eminent Domain Code in response to Kelo; Senate Bill 995 relating to snowmobile registrations and Senate Bill 868 increasing in-lieu of tax payments for forest land.


11/11/2005

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