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 30 – CANCELLED. 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.

· April 30 – Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 105 (Musto-D-Luzerne) authorizing the Environmental Quality Board to hire independent counsel. Room 461. 12:30.

· May 1 – Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 782 (MJWhite-R-Venango) that would increase fees on nuclear power plants and for transport escorts; and Senate Bill 815 (Musto-D-Luzerne) that would amend the Storage Tank Act to extend the sunset dates on certain programs. Room 8E-B East Wing. 9:30.

· May 1 – Senate Game and Fisheries Committee informational meeting on the 2006 Annual Report of the Game Commission. Room 8E-A, East Wing. 11:30.

· May 1 – DEP State Water Plan Statewide Water Resources Committee, Critical Water Planning Area Subcommittee meeting. 10th Floor Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

· May 8 – House Game and Fisheries Committee meets (agenda TBA). Room 205 Ryan Building. 9:00.

· May 10 – Delaware River Basin Commission meeting to discuss, among other topics, the status of the Flood Mitigation Task Force Report. West Trenton, NJ.

· 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.

· May 15 – Department of Community and Economic Development public hearing on the state Weatherization Assistance Program. Conference Room 4W-1, 4th Floor, Keystone Building. 10:00.

· May 17 – CANCELLED. DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Advisory Board meeting. Next scheduled meeting is August 16.

· May 21 – Environmental Issues Forum. Joint Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee meets to hear a presentation on the federal Abandoned Mine Land Fund. Hearing Room 2, North Office. 12?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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