These Senate and House bills were moving this week….

Senate

Storage Tanks: Senate Bill 815 (Musto-D-Luzerne) that would amend the Storage Tank Act to extend the sunset dates on certain programs was passed by the Senate and now goes to the House for action.

Nuclear Plant Fees: Senate Bill 782 (MJWhite-R-Venango) that would increase fees on nuclear power plants and for transport escorts was amended, passed by the Senate and sent to the House for its consideration.

House

Open Lands: House Bill 13 (Readshaw-D-Allegheny) limiting liability of landowners in connection with opening their lands for hunting and recreation was passed by the House and now goes to the Senate for consideration.

Preservation Month: House Resolution 271 (Clymer-R-Bucks) designating May as “National Preservation Month” was adopted by the House.

Game Commission Board: House Bill 1214 (Surra-D-Elk) changing the terms of Game Commissioners from eight years to four years was amended on the floor of the House to limit Board members to serving a total of eight years and to require Senate approval after the initial four years and referred to House Appropriations Committee.

Mine Safety: House Bill 483 (Bastian-R-Somerset) creating the Mine Families First Program to provide assistance to families involved in mine rescue incidents was reported from the House Appropriations Committee.

Climate Change: House Bill 110 (Vitali-D-Delaware) providing for a registry and inventory of greenhouse gas emissions, authorizing a stakeholder process and a report on global warming impacts and economic opportunities was referred to the House Appropriations Committee.

Uniform Covenants: House Bill 43 (Rubley-R-Chester) creating a uniform covenants for brownfield redevelopment was referred to House Appropriations Committee.

State Energy Office: House Bill 366 (George-D-Clearfield) establishing a State Energy Office within the Department of Environmental Protection was referred to House Appropriations Committee.

Tracking Illness: House Bill 1015 (Cohen-D-Philadelphia) establishing the Illness Monitoring and Investigation Unit within the Department of Health in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Protection was referred to House Appropriations Committee.

Elk Damage Fund: House Bill 1078 (Hanna-D-Clinton) increase funding for deterrent fencing for wild animals and establish an elk damage compensation fund was referred to House Appropriations Committee.

Neighborhood Development: The House Local Government Committee reported out House Bill 1280 (Freeman-D-Lehigh) amending the Municipalities Planning Code to further define traditional neighborhood development and is now on the House Calendar for action.

Main Street Program: House Bill 420 (Hickernell-R-Lancaster) revising the definition of “downtown” under the Main Street Program to include mixed uses was reported from the House Local Government Committee.

Geospatical Council: House Bill 1304 (Fairchild-R-Montour) establishing the PA Geospatical Coordinating Council was refered to the Information Technology Subcommittee of the House Intergovernmental Affairs Committee.

LIHEAP Program: The House Intergovernmental Affairs Committee reported out House Resolution 122 (George-D-Clearfield) petitioning the President and Congress to increase funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program and is now on the House Calendar for action.

5/25/2007