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Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/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 (May 8): House Bill 290 (Metzgar-R-Bedford) changing the members of the Underground Storage Tank Indemnification (Insurance) Board to include legislative appointments <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar. Senate (May 8): Senate Bill 143 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) changing the makeup of the Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Board to include legislative appointments (sponsor summary); Senate Bill 242 (Baker-R-Luzerne) adds natural gas gathering lines to the PA One Call utility construction safety program so they can be identified and mapped for emergency services (sponsor summary). <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar. Committee Meeting Agendas This Week House: <> Click Here for full House Committee Schedule. Senate: <> Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule. Bills Pending In Key Committees Check the PA Environmental Council Bill Tracker for the status and updates on pending state legislation and regulations that affect environmental and conservation efforts in Pennsylvania. 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-- Fixing Act 13 Impact Fee: House Bill 1283 (Snyder-D-Fayette) fixing the Act 13 drilling impact fee so companies cannot avoid the fee by temporarily reducing production for one month (sponsor summary). Click Here for more background. Repealing MS4 Program: House Resolution 284 (Moul-R-Adams) urging Congress to repeal EPA’s MS4 stormwater pollution reduction program (sponsor summary). Bike To Work Week: House Resolution 301 (Dean-D-Montgomery) designating May as Bike Month, the week of May 15-19 as Bike To Work Week and May 19 as Bike To Work Day in Pennsylvania (sponsor summary). Storage Tank Cleanup Programs: Senate Bill 649 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) extending the Underground Storage Tank Environmental Cleanup and Pollution Prevention Program and increasing the amount of reimbursement DEP may request from the USTIF Board for program activities from $3 to $7 million (sponsor summary). Requiring Votes On Regs: House Bill 911 (Rothman-Cumberland) (sponsor summary), Senate Bill 561 (DiSanto-R-Dauphin) (sponsor summary), House Bill 1237 (Keefer-R-Cumberland) (sponsor summary) requiring a vote of the General Assembly on regulations costing more than $1 million. Does not require an assessment of benefits. Click Here for more information. Session Schedule Here is the latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House-- Senate May 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24 June 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 House May 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, & 24 June 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, & 30 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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5/1/2017 |
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