Upcoming conferences, meetings, workshops, plus links to other online calendars. Meetings are in Harrisburg unless otherwise noted. Go To: PA Environment Digest Calendar Page

· April 16 – House Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Federal & State Relations meets to consider House Resolution 122 (George-D-Clearfield) urging Congress to make more funds available for Low-Income Energy Assistance Programs. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 12:00.

· April 16 - Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee featuring Julia Marano, Keep PA Beautiful. Room 205 Ryan Building. Noon.

· April 17 - House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meeting to consider House Bill 43 (Rubley-R-Chester) establishing a uniform covenant for brownfields remediation and House Bill 297 (Yewcic-D-Cambria) creating a right of first refusal for mineral rights sales. Room 205 Ryan Building. 9:00.

· April 17 – Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 76 (Tomlinson-R-Bucks) establishing the Home Energy Assistance Act to provide matching public funds to hardship funds contributed by stockholders, employees and ratepayers of home energy providers; Senate Bill 105 (Musto-D-Luzerne) authorizing the Environmental Quality Board to retain independent legal advice; Senate Bill 176 ( Pippy-R-Allegheny) authorizing the use of public funds to pay for the repair of lateral sewer lines; Senate Bill 354 (MJWhite-R-Venango) prohibiting the Environmental Quality Board from accepting rulemaking petitions to regulate substances not authorized by current state or federal law; and Senate Resolution 79 (Rafferty-R-Montgomery) designating April 22, 2007 as Earth Day Pennsylvania. Room 8E-B East Wing. 9:30.

· April 17 – CANCELLED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Next scheduled meeting is May 16.

· April 19 – Rachel Carson Forum: Carbon Sequestration: Hope, Help or Hype?. Auditorium, Rachel Carson Building. Noon.

· April 25 – CANCELLED. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting. Next scheduled meeting is July 25.

· April 25 – DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

· April 26 – Joint Conservation Committee Forestry Task Force meeting. Celebration Hall by Hoags, 2280 Commercial Blvd., State College. 10:00.

· April 27 – Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Listening Session. Berks County Agricultural Center, 1238 County Welfare Road, Leesport. 10:00.

· April 27-28: West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Symposium III. Genetti Hotel. Williamsport. Contact: Amy Wolfe at 570-726-3118 or send email to: awolfe@tu.org . Video Blog: Amy Wolfe Talks About Restoring the West Branch.

· April 30 – Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee hearing on Governor’s Energy Independence Initiative and DCED budget with Secretaries Yablonsky (DCED) and McGinty (DEP). Hearing Room 1, North Office. 9:00.

· May 11 – CHANGE. DEP’s Delaware Regional Water Resources Committee will convene on its alternate location: Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association, 12 Morris Road, Ambler. 9:30.

· May 14 – Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Listening Session. Mercer County Conservation District, 747 Greenville Road, Mercer. 10:00.

DEP Calendar of Events

Watershed Events (courtesy PA Organization for Watersheds & Rivers)

Environmental Education Workshop/Training Calendar

(courtesy PA Center for Environmental Education)

Senate Committee Schedule

House Committee Schedule

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