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News From PA House & Senate
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The information you need to follow legislation in the House and Senate- starting with articles and NewsClips from last week-- Environment & Energy NewsClips-- -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Some Democrats Call For Halt To Mariner East Pipeline Following Charges, But Don’t Expect Action From Legislature -- PA Cap-Star: DCNR Says ‘No’ To Republican Proposal To Charge Visitor Fees To Fund State Park Infrastructure Repair Costs -- Pocono Record: Delaware Canal State Park Needed $70 Million In Repairs Before Hurricane Ida, It Needs More Now; Proposal Would Use American Rescue Fund Monies -- DCNR: Discusses Infrastructure Needs At Delaware Canal State Park, D&L Trail -- PennLive - Letter: PA Senate Hearing Explored How To Expand Natural Gas Production - Who Will Protect The World For Our Children? -- Financial Times: Steel Mill In Colorado Blazes Trail For Green Energy Transition With Cheap Solar Energy [A start to answering Sen. Gene Yaw’s often-said statement-- “You can’t have green energy without fossil fuels.”] -- NYT: Huge Australian Iron Ore Mine Has Plan To Decarbonize By 2030 [A start to answering Sen. Gene Yaw’s often-said statement-- “You can’t have green energy without fossil fuels.”] -- Financial Times: Ford Selected Tennessee & Kentucky For New Electric Vehicle Factories In Part Because Of Access To Sustainable Energy [A start to answering Sen. Gene Yaw’s often-said statement-- “You can’t have green energy without fossil fuels.”] PA Capitol News: Top 10 Stories From Harrisburg Last Week-- Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- PA Capitol News: Top 10 Stories From Harrisburg Last Week [PaEN]
Bill Calendars Senate (October 18): Senate Bill 284 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) would load up renewable energy projects, energy efficiency products and high-efficiency locomotives with bonds to prevent their development [Read more here]; Senate Bill 525 (Gordner-R-Columbia, Comitta--D-Chester) is bipartisan legislation allocating $500 million from the federal American Rescue Plan to fund Growing Greener watershed, farm conservation, mine reclamation and recreation projects [Read more here]; Senate Bill 597 (Stefano-R- Fayette) would impose conflicting and expensive requirements on small water and wastewater systems for no benefit to their customers and if they can’t comply they would come under the regulation of the Public Utility Commission Read more here]; Senate Bill 635 (Yudichak-I-Luzerne) which expands the Property-Assessed Clean Energy Program-- C-PACE-- to include multifamily buildings, indoor air improvements and resiliency measures [Read more here]; Senate Bill 717 (Bartolotta-R-Washington) create a new stand for review of DEP permit actions that narrows the grounds for appeals by citizen groups and companies. Read more here; Senate Bill 718 (Bartolotta-R-Washington) shorten the terms of a judge on the Environmental Hearing Board from six to five years. Read more here; Senate Bill 806 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) further providing for natural gas royalty interest payment transparency; Senate Bill 832 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) to allocate $250 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act to establish a Clean Streams Fund for Pennsylvania and establish a fake program to help reduce nutrient pollution [Read more here]; House Bill 1598 (Boback-R-Luzerne) redesignating the PA Emergency Management Agency as primary agency to oversee floodplain management, rather than DCED, and making other changes. <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar. House (October 25): House Bill 598 (Oberlander-R-Clarion) would limit actions to create prescriptive easements to public entities like state agencies and local governments, not private entities. <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.
Committee Meetings House October 19-- House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on Powering Pennsylvania: Training for Today’s Energy Jobs. 420 Tioga West Plaza, Tunkhannock, Wyoming County. 2:00 p.m. October 25-- House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee holds hearing on Senate Bill 251 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) which sets standards for the application of fertilizer to turf, provides for the certification of professional fertilizer applicators and for labeling and an education program. Room 523 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch it live. Click Here for more on the hearing. October 25-- House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee holds hearing on “biosolids management permit revisions.” Room G-50 of the Irvis Building. 9:30 a.m. Click Here to watch the hearing online. Click Here for more on the hearing. <> Click Here for full House Committee Schedule. Senate October 18-- Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 777 (Langerholc- R-Bedford) exempting certain additional vehicles from the emissions testing program; Senate Bill 603 (Brooks-R-Crawford) requiring Lyme disease education in schools. Off the Floor. Click Here to watch online. October 19-- Senate Local Government Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 275 (Yaw-R- Lycoming) which would limit the ability of communities to offer new and clean energy sources and energy efficiency programs by locking in the status quo, in particular natural gas. Room 8E-A East Wing of the Capitol starting at 12:30. Click Here to watch the meeting live. Click Here for more on the agenda. <> Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.
Bills Pending In Key Committees Check the PA Environmental Council Bill Tracker for the status and updates on pending state legislation and regulations that affect environmental and conservation efforts in Pennsylvania.
Session Schedule Here is the latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House-- House [Updated] October 25, 26, 27 November 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 December 13, 14, 15 January 4 (NV), 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26 February 7, 8, 9 March 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 April 11, 12, 13, 25, 26, 27 May 23, 24, 25 June 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 September 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 October 24, 25, 26 November 14, 15, 16 Senate October 18, 19, 25, 26, 27 November 8, 9, 10 December 13, 14, 15 |
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10/18/2021 |
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