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On the Senate/House Agenda/Bills Introduced

Sewage, electricity rate caps and the Fish and Boat Commission are topics before legislative committees this week. Here’s the rundown…

Senate Committees: the Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee has scheduled a public hearing with the Public Utility Commission on electric deregulation and the lifting of electricity rate caps in 2010.

House Committees: the Game and Fisheries Committee hears Fish and Boat Commission present its annual report.

Other Meetings: the Sewage Task Force of the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee meets in State College.

Bills Introduced

Several more environmental bills were introduced this week, here’s the rundown…

Solar Tax Credit: House Bill 97 (Adolph-R-Delaware) eliminating sales and use tax on residential solar energy systems.

Funding Sewage Disposal: House Bill 114 (Readshaw-D-Allegheny) providing funding for private lateral sewer lines.

Coal Bed Methane Rights: House Bill 132 (Yewcic-D-Cambria) providing for ownership rights to coal bed methane.

Hunting Heritage Act: House Bill 160 (Baker-R-Tioga) enacting the Hunting Heritage Protection Act requiring DCNR to manage its lands to create hunting opportunities.


2/2/2007

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