The Senate and House will return to session April 16, and there is limited committee activity due to the Easter break.

House

Committees: the Consumer Affairs Committee informational meeting on water and wastewater utilities.

Senate

Committees: the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee holds another Listening Session on Issues Affecting Agriculture and Rural PA in Gallitzin.

Bills Introduced

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

Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act: Senate Bill 716 (Musto-D-Luzerne) making changes to Title 66, the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act, to implement a portion of Gov. Rendell’s Energy Independence Initiative.

Lyme Disease: Senate Bill 722 (Madigan-R-Bradford) creating the Lyme and Related Tick-Borne Disease Education, Prvention and Treatment Act to combat Lyme disease.

Regionalization: House Resolution 180 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) establishing a commission to study the Commonwealth’s fragmented system of local governance and indentify methods to promote more regional collaboration.

4/6/2007