House members started to introduce legislation this week for consideration. Here’s a rundown…

Landowner Recreation Liability: House Bill 13 (Readshaw-D-Allegheny) further providing for the liability of landowners toward recreational users.

Uniform Environmental Covenants: House Bill 43 (Rubley-R-Chester) providing for uniform environmental covenants for brownfield cleanups. (House Bill 1249 last session)

Mercury Thermostats: House Bill 44 (Rubley-R-Chester) restricting the disposal of thermostats containing mercury. (House Bill 2658 last session)

Green State Buildings: House Bill 45 (Rubley-R-Chester) requires buildings owned or leased by the Commonwealth to meet certain green building standards. (House Bill 3047 last session).

Green Building Tax Credit: House Bill 46 (Rubley-R-Chester) providing a tax credit to building owners and tenants to encourage high performance green buildings and energy efficiency. (House Bill 3049 last session).

The text of these bills is not yet online at this writing, but will be available through the General Assembly website.

1/12/2007