The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on June 13 of bills related to the management of water pollution caused by stormwater.

The bills include--

-- House Bill 2153 (Boback-R-Luzerne) would allocate $300 million from federal American Rescue Plan funding for municipal stormwater management assistance

-- House Bill 2331 (Gleim-R-Cumberland) establishes a limited program to provide water quality testing with the goal of exempting municipalities from MS4 stormwater management program.

Visit DEP’s Stormwater Management webpage for more information on this program.

The hearing will be held in Room 515 Irvis Office Building starting at 9:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) serves as Majority Chair of the House Environmental Committee and can be contacted by calling 717-783-1707 or sending email to: dmetcalf@pahousegop.com. Rep. Greg Vitali (D-Delaware) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted by calling 717-787-7647 or sending email to: gvitali@pahouse.net.

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[Posted: June 2, 2022]

6/6/2022