Here are the Senate and House Calendars for the next voting session day and Committees scheduling action on bills of interest as well as a list of new environmental bills introduced--

Bill Calendars

House (April 30): House Bill 1401 (DiGirolamo-R-Bucks) which amends Title 58 to impose a sliding scale natural gas severance tax, in addition to the Act 13 drilling impact fee, on natural gas production (NO money for environmental programs) and includes provisions related to minimum landowner oil and gas royalties; House Bill 1446 (Quinn-R- Bucks) encouraging infrastructure for electric and natural gas fueled vehicles;  House Bill 1284 (Peifer-R-Pike) directs DCED to develop a one-stop-shop online permitting portal for business (sponsor summary); House Resolution 284 (Moul-R-Adams) urging Congress to repeal the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s MS4 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (sponsor summary).  <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (May 21): Senate Bill 835 (Dinniman-D-Chester) requiring the registration of land agents working for pipeline companies (sponsor summary); Senate Bill 930 (Dinniman-D- Chester) sets notification requirements related to pipeline emergencies (sponsor summary); Senate Bill 931 (Dinniman-D-Chester) requires the installation of automatic or remote controlled safety values in natural gas pipelines in densely populated areas;  Senate Resolution 104 (Bartolotta-R-Washington) resolution urging the Governor to end the moratorium on new non-surface disturbance natural gas drilling on state forest land (sponsor summary); House Bill 544 (Moul-R-Adams) further providing for liability protection for landowners opening their land for public recreation; House Bill 913 providing for the adoption of stormwater fees by incorporated towns; House Bill 914 providing for the adoption of stormwater fees by boroughs; House Bill 915 providing for the adoption of stormwater fees by first class townships; and  House Bill 916 providing for the adoption of stormwater fees by Cities of the Third Class. <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meeting Agendas This Week

House: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 2154 (Causer-R-Forest), the Conventional Oil and Gas Act to regulate conventional drilling operations and weaken environmental protection standards on fracking based on the original 1984 Oil and Gas Act. Click Here for more; the Commerce Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 234 (Blake-D- Lackawanna) Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing Program (Click Here for more.).  <>  Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate:  [ not in voting session ] <>  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.

Bills Introduced

The following bills of interest were introduced last week--

100% Renewable Energy: Senate Bill 1140 (McIlhinney-R-Bucks) transitioning Pennsylvania to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050 (sponsor summary).  Click Here for more.

Lewis & Clark Trail: Senate Resolution 326 (Vogel-R-Beaver) urging Congress to adopt the National Park Service’s Recommendations to extend the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail along the Eastern Legacy (sponsor summary).

Drug Take-Back Day: Senate Resolution 329 recognizing April 28 as National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day was adopted by the Senate.  Click Here for more.

Lyme & Tick-Borne Disease Month: Senate Resolution 349 (Greenleaf-R-Montgomery) designating May as Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Month was adopted by the Senate (sponsor summary).

Drinking Water Week: Senate Resolution 355 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) designating May 6 to 12 Drinking Water Week was adopted by the Senate.

Lyme Disease Education: House Bill 2301 (R.Brown-R-Monroe) providing for continuing education of health care professionals on Lyme disease and related tick-borne diseases (sponsor summary).

Bike To Work: House Resolution 857 (Dean-D-Montgomery) designating May Bike Month and May 14-18 as Bike To Work Week (sponsor summary).

Public Lands Day: House Resolution 860 (Daley-D-Montgomery) designating September 22 as Public Lands Day (sponsor summary).

Session Schedule

Here is the latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House--

Senate

May 21, 22, 23

June 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29

House

April 30

May 1, 2, 22, 23

June 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 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.

4/30/2018