The following bills were given final approval by the Senate and House and are now on the Governor's desk for action--

Land Conservation Easements: House Bill 2370 (Moul-R-Adams) among other provisions, the bill extends the conservation easement Realty Transfer Tax exemption (House Fiscal Note and summary).

Destruction Of Prescription Drugs: House Bill 1737 (Maher-R-Allegheny) further providing for the safe destruction of unwanted or unused prescription and other drugs (House Fiscal Note and summary).  Signed into law as Act 123.

Transit Improvement Districts: Senate Bill 385 (Pileggi-R-Delaware) further providing for Transit Revitalization investment Districts by, among other changes, establishing a TRID Fund to provide grants (House Fiscal Note and summary).  Signed into law as Act 151.

Public Utilities: Senate Bill 881 (Blake-D-Lackawanna) exempting from the definition of public utility a resort offering water or sewer service to private homes within a resort (House Fiscal Note and summary).  Signed into law as Act 154.

Reauthorizing PA One Call Law: Senate Bill 1235 (Baker-R-Luzerne) extends the PA One Call utility safety program for another year, but without a provision to include natural gas gathering lines added by the Senate and opposed by conventional oil and gas drillers (House Fiscal Note and summary).  Signed into law as Act 160.

Guaranteed Energy Savings Contracts: House Bill 2107 (Baker-R-Tioga) among other provisions, it includes additional notice requirements for financial obligations and validation of budgetary sources of all energy-related cost savings (House Fiscal Note and summary).  Signed into law as Act 163.

11/7/2016