The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will hold a public hearing May 30 hearing in York to hear testimony on the Governor’s Energy Independence Initiative and House Bill 1200 (DePasquale-D-York).

The hearing will be held at the North York Borough Building, 350 E. Sixth Ave, in York starting at 10:00.a.m.

Rep. Eugene DePasquale will serve as host for the hearing which is expected to hear testimony from:

· Ben Wootton of Keystone BioFuels;

· Steve Brawley of the Ben Franklin Tech Partners;

· Thomas Balderston of the Mid-Atlantic Capital Alliance;

· Dan Desmond, deputy secretary for the Department of Environmental Protection Office of Energy and Technology Deployment; and

· Rebecca Bagley, deputy secretary for the state Department of Community and Economic Development Office of Technology.

Rep. Bud George (D-Clearfield) serves as Majority Chair of the Committee and Rep. Scott Hutchinson (R-Venango) serves as Minority Chair.

5/25/2007