On September 14, the Republicans on the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee voted to report out a concurrent resolution to kill final power plant carbon pollution reduction regulations.

A concurrent resolution is one that requires both the Senate and House to pass.

The meeting follows action by Republicans on the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee on September 2 to report out a concurrent resolution to kill the same regulations.

The House and Senate each have 30 calendar days or ten legislative days after reporting a concurrent resolution out of committee, whichever is longer, to adopt the concurrent resolution and present it to the Governor for his action.

Gov. Wolf would be expected to veto the resolution if it got to his desk.  The Senate and House would then have to decide whether to override the veto.

The Senate and House return to voting session on September 20.

Click Here for a video of the Committee meeting [when available].

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. Carolyn Comitta (D-Chester) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted by calling 717-787-5709 or sending email to: senatorcomitta@pasenate.com.

(Photo: The Bruce Mansfield Power Plant, Beaver County, the largest coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania closed in November 2019 due to competition from natural gas.  No plan was in place to help the workers and community deal with the impact of the closure.)

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[Posted: September 14, 2021]

9/20/2021