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

House

Putting Regulated Entities In Control Of Permits:  House Bill 1874 (Grove-R-York)-- was amended to authorize any regulated entity at any time to request a review by the little-known, and even less frequently used Joint Committee On Documents to determine if any “published or unpublished document”-- including permits, produced or issued by DEP or other agencies-- needs to be promulgated as a regulation and reported out of the House State Government Committee and is now on the House Calendar for action.  Read more here.

Review Of Any Published Or Unpublished Documents: Senate Bill 703 (Scarnati-R- Jefferson) which also expands the authority Joint Committee on Documents to determine whether “published or unpublished” documents of agencies should be promulgated as a regulation was amended and reported out of the House State Government Committee and is on the House Calendar for action.   Read more here.

Ohiopyle Land Exchange: House Bill 2045 (Dowling-R-Fayette) providing for a land exchange with Ohiopyle State Park and Ohiopyle Borough (sponsor summary) was removed from the Table and referred to the House Appropriations Committee.

4/13/2020