The following bills of interest saw action this week in the House and Senate--

House

Uniform Construction Code: House Bill 568 (Evankovich-R-Allegheny) amends the PA Construction Code Act to change the process for keeping the code up-to-date was amended and reported out of the House Rules Committee and was passed by the House. An effort to amend the bill to make it more energy efficient-friendly was defeated 72 to 121.  The bill returns to the Senate for its concurrence.

Oil & Gas Royalties: House Bill 1391 (Everett-R-Lycoming) establishing a guaranteed minimum oil and gas well royalty (sponsor summary) was removed from the Table and is on the House Calendar for action.

Game/Fish & Boat Commissions License Fees: Senate Bill 1166 (Stefano-R- Fayette) authorizing hunting license changes by Game Commission and  Senate Bill 1168 (Eichelberger- R-Blair) authorizing fishing license changes by Fish & Boat Commission were removed from the Table and are on the House Calendar for action.

National Park Service Anniversary: House Resolution 749 (Kampf-R-Chester) recognizing the 100th anniversary of the National Park Services (sponsor summary) was adopted by the House.

Senate

Performance-Based Budgeting: Senate Bill 1341 (Mensch-R-Lehigh) establishing the Performance-based Budget Board was amended and reported from the Senate Appropriations Committee and passed by the Senate.  A Senate Fiscal Note and summary is available.  The bill now goes to the House for action.

Transit Revitalization Districts: Senate Bill 385 (Pileggi-R- Delaware) further providing for Transit Revitalization investment Districts on concurrence (House Fiscal Note and summary) was amended and reported from the Senate Rules Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

No More Stringent Than Federal Law: Senate Resolution 385 (Brooks-R-Crawford) directing the Joint State Government Commission to identify environmental laws and regulations more stringent than federal law was amended to extend the deadline for the study from 12 to 18 months and reported out of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee.  The resolution is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

Lead Poisoning Task Force: Senate Bill 16 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) establishing a task force on lead and the hazards of lead poisoning and authorizing a study (sponsor summary) was reported from the Senate Appropriations Committee and is on the Senate Calendar for action.

High-Tunnel Structure Exemption: House Bill 1103 (Zimmerman-R- Lancaster) exempting agricultural high-tunnel greenhouse structures from stormwater permitting requirements (House Fiscal Note and summary) was reported out of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

10/3/2016