The following bills of interest saw action last week in the House and Senate--

House

Land Recycling: House Bill 1737 (A.Davis-D-Allegheny) providing an exemption for land banks under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediations Standards Act (Act 2) (sponsor summary) was reported out of the House Urban Affairs Committee and Tabled.

Testing Children For Lead: House Bill 79 (Isaacson-D-Philadelphia) require all Pennsylvania children are tested for lead at ages one and two was amended and reported out of the House Children and Youth Committee and Tabled.

World Habitat Day: House Resolution 442 (Schlegel Culver-R-Northumberland) designating October 7, 2019 as World Habitat Day (sponsor summary) was reported from the House Urban Affairs Committee and is now on the House Calendar for action.

Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: House Resolution 581 (Bullock-D-Philadelphia) designating October 20-26, 2019 as National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (sponsor summary) was adopted by the House.

Senate

Local PFAS Cleanup Funding: House Bill 1410 (Stephens-R-Montgomery) would use local funds which would otherwise pay state taxes for cleaning up PFAS contamination, rather than relying on responsible parties to pay for cleanups (Senate Fiscal Note & Summary) was passed by the Senate without change and now goes to the Governor for his action.

Sunday Deer Hunting: Senate Bill 147 (Laughlin-R-Erie) allowing deer hunting on 3 Sundays a year was passed by the Senate and now goes to the Governor for his action.

Clean Vehicle Infrastructure: Senate Bill 596 (Mensch-R-Montgomery) encouraging the development of clean transportation infrastructure to support electric, natural gas and hydrogen vehicles was reported out of the Senate Appropriations Committee (Senate Fiscal Note & Summary) and passed by the Senate.

Third Party Permitting: Senate Bill 891 (Yaw-R- Lycoming) authorizing third party review of Chapter 102 (erosion and sedimentation) and Chapter 105 (dam safety and encroachment) permit applications which will make DEP’s permit reviews more complex and costly, Click Here for more was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. 

Stream Cleaning: Senate Bill 679 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) directs the Environmental Quality Board to develop regulations that authorize counties to adopt a program for “stream cleaning” and maintenance and the removal of obstructions and flood-related hazards from our local waterways (sponsor summary) was amended and reported out of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Unlimited Tax Credit To Manufacturers Using Natural Gas To Make Products: House Bill 1100 (Kaufer-D-Luzerne) establishing a new, unlimited tax credit for using natural gas and natural gas liquids to produce products-- in addition to the existing $60 million a year tax credit program for the Shell ethane plant in Beaver county (House Fiscal Note & Summary) was reported out of the Senate Finance Committee and referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Household Hazardous Waste: Senate Bill 766 (Leach-D-Montgomery) increases the matching grants available for household hazardous waste collection events rom $100,000 to $250,000 per county per fiscal year (sponsor summary) was reported out of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

Municipal Notice Of Waste Violations: House Bill 476 (Mako-R-Northampton) requires municipalities be notified of state and federal waste law violations (House Fiscal Note & Summary) was reported out of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

11/25/2019