The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee has CANCELED its December 13 to consider legislation overhauling the state’s electronics waste recycling program and a bill to update training requirements for deep mine safety medical personnel.  The bills include--

-- E-Waste Recycling: Senate Bill 800 (Alloway-R-Franklin) eliminating and replacing the existing state electronics waste recycling law with a more comprehensive program Click Here for more; and

-- Deep Mine Safety: House Bill 1341 (Pyle-R-Armstrong) expands the qualifications for emergency medical personnel who must be employed onsite at coal mines (House Fiscal Note and summary).

The meeting will be held in the Rules Room, Off the Floor, meaning it could happen any time after the Senate recesses.

Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) serves as Majority Chair of the Senate Environmental Committee and can be contacted by sending email to: gyaw@pasen.gov.   Sen. John Yudichak (D-Luzerne) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted by sending email to: yudichak@pasenate.com.

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