[Senate Delays Budget Hearings 1 Hour March 4.] The Senate Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ budget request is on March 4 starting at 3:00.

The House Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on the Department of Agriculture’s budget request on March 5 at 10:30.

The Senate Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on the Department of Agriculture’s budget request on March 6 at 1:00.

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(Photo: DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn, Agriculture Secretary Russell C. Redding.)

NewsClips:

DCNR Secretary Tours Flood-Plagued Shikellamy State Park Promoting Restore PA

Letter: More Money Needed For State Parks, Forests

Wolf: Restore PA Plan Could Help Bridgeville Families, Businesses Hurt By Flooding

Wolf Highlights How Restore PA Proposal Could Help Lycoming County With Flood Protection

Governor Presses For Severance Tax To Repair Levee In Lycoming

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DCNR Touts Restore PA Bond Proposal As The Only Plan That Can Truly Address State’s Infrastructure Needs

DCNR Budget Testimony Submitted To House, Senate Appropriations Committee

Gov. Wolf Proposes To Shift $75.7 Million From Environmental Funds To Pay Agency Operating Expenses Instead Of Funding Community-Based Projects

Gov. Wolf Proposes A $4.5 Billion, 4-Year Restore Pennsylvania Community & Environmental Infrastructure Investment Program

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House Appropriations Continues DEP Budget Hearing On March 5

PaEN: Republican Chair Of Appropriations Committee: The Way We Fund Our Environmental Protection Programs Is Not Sustainable

PaEN: All Major PA Hunting, Angler, Wildlife Groups Oppose Using Environmental Fund Project Money To Pay Agency Operating Expenses

PaEN: Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Opposes Transfer Of Environmental Stewardship, Keystone Funds To Pay Agency Operating Costs

PaEN: Environmental Rights Amendment Challenge To Unconstitutional Use Of Oil & Gas Funds Now Includes Recent Proposed Fund Transfers

PaEN: PennDOT Secretary: Over $110 Million In Emergency Costs From Flooding, Landslides, Biggest In A Decade

PaEN: Dept. Of Health Asks For $1.4 Million For PFAS Monitoring, Oversight; And Helps Assess Climate Health Risk

PaEN: U.S. House Votes To Permanently Reauthorize Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund

[Posted: March 1, 2019]

3/4/2019