The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to meet June 12 to consider 8 bills and resolutions, including House Bill 2154 weakening environmental protection standards for conventional oil and gas drilling and Senate Bill 1189 declaring the Delaware River Basin Commission proposed moratorium on fracking a taking of property rights.

The agenda includes--

-- Conventional Oil & Gas Wells: House Bill 2154 (Causer-R- Cameron), the Conventional Oil and Gas Act, which weakens environmental protection standards for conventional oil and gas drilling and turns back the clock 34 years to the original 1984 Oil and Gas Act. Click Here for more.

-- DRBC Fracking Ban Taking:  Senate Bill 1189 (Baker-R-Luzerne) that would declare, as a matter of law, an oil and gas fracking moratorium enacted by the Delaware River Basin Commission would constitute an act of eminent domain and a taking of property for which compensated would be required from DRBC. Click Here for more.

-- Pipeline Commission: Senate Resolution 373 (Rafferty-R-Montgomery) would establish a 23-member Senate-House legislative Commission to Study Pipeline Construction and Operations and to recommend improvements for the safe transport of oil, natural gas and other hazardous liquids through pipelines. Click Here for more.

-- Pipeline Notification: Senate Bill 1027 (Rafferty-R-Montgomery) setting additional notification requirements for residents impacted by pipeline construction (sponsor summary).

-- Ethane Storage Hub: Senate Resolution 375 (Bartolotta-R-Washington) urging Congress to support the development of an ethane storage hub in Pennsylvania (sponsor summary).

-- Mushroom Compost: Senate Bill 917 (Dinniman-R-Chester) amends Act 101 Municipal Waste Planning and Recycling Act to include spent mushroom compost under the definition of “compost materials to encourage its reuse (sponsor summary).

-- Eliminate Act 101 Leaf Collection Programs Mandate: House Bill 927 (Rader-R-Monroe) amends Act 101 Municipal Waste Planning and Recycling Act to eliminate the mandate on municipalities to have a leaf waste collection program (House Fiscal Note and summary).

-- Lewis & Clark National Trail: Senate Resolution 326 (Vogel-R-Beaver) encourage Congress to recognize the Eastern Legacy of the Lewis and Clark National Trail for its historic national significance (sponsor summary).

The meeting will be held in Room 8E-B East Wing in the Capitol starting at 9:30. Click Here to watch the meeting live online.

Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) serves as Majority Chair of the Senate Environmental Committee and can be contacted by calling 717-787-3280 or sending email to: gyaw@pasen.gov.   Sen. John Yudichak (D-Luzerne) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted by calling 717-787-7105 or sending email to: yudichak@pasenate.com.

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[Posted: June 8, 2018]

6/11/2018