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Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule[Updated]Gov’s Schedule/ Bills Introduced
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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 (July 21 ): Senate Bill 307 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) providing for an independent counsel for the Environmental Quality Board; Senate Bill 513 (McGarrigle-R-Delaware) authorizing the transportation of landfill leachate by truck; Senate Bill 875 (Bartolotta-R- Fayette) providing for the reuse of treated mine water for fracking gas wells (sponsor summary). <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar. Senate (July 13): <> 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 meeting to consider Senate Resolution 54 (Argall-R-Schuylkill) urging Congress to impose tariffs on imported anthracite coal (sponsor summary), Senate Resolution 55 (Hutchinson-R-Venango) a concurrent resolution establishing a Forestry Task Force associated with the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee (sponsor summary). <> Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule. Bills Pending In Key Committees Here are links to key Standing Committees in the House and Senate and the bills pending in each-- House Environmental Resources and Energy Links for all other Standing House Committees Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Community, Economic and Recreational Development Links for all other Standing Senate Committees Bills Introduced The following bills of interest were introduced this week-- Stream Cleaning: House Bill 1433 (Causer-R-Cameron) providing for the removal of stream debris through a Small Stream Maintenance Permit issued by county conservation districts (sponsor summary). Plastic Bag Fee: House Bill 1431 (Sims-D-Philadelphia) imposing a 2 cent per plastic bag fee to be used to improve recycling practices (sponsor summary). Requiring Preserved Farms To Meet Existing Environmental Regulations: House Bill 1447 (Sturla-D-Lancaster) requiring farms preserved under the state’s preferential assessment program to have required manure management, erosion and sedimentation and meet other existing environmental standards for farming operations. Affordable Energy Development Zones: Senate Bill 886 (Hutchinson-R-Venango) authorizing Affordable Energy Development Zones to promote commercial development near unconventional gas wells (sponsor summary). Session Schedule [Updated] Here is the latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House-- Senate July 13, 14, 15 September 21 (unless sooner recalled) House July 21, 22 August 25 (unless sooner recalled) Governor’s Schedule Gov. Tom Wolf's work calendar will be posted each Friday and his public schedule for the day will be posted each morning. Click Here to view Gov. Wolf’s Weekly Calendar and Public Appearances. |
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7/13/2015 |
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