The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will meet June 6 to consider legislation establishing the PA Center for Environmental Education and creating an Office of Environmental Advocate within DEP. They include:

· House Bill 454 (Frankel-D-Allegheny) establishing an Office of Environmental Advocate within the Department of Environmental Protection; and

· Senate Bill 356 (MJWhite-R-Venango) establishing the Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education in law.

The Committee is chaired by Rep. Bud George (D-Clearfield) and Rep. Scott Hutchinson (R-Venango).

The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee meets June 5 to consider House Bill 656 (Bastian-R-Somerset) that would allow farms preserved under the state Clean and Green law to allow the development of wind farms.

The Agriculture Committee is chaired by Rep. Mike Hanna (D-Clinton) and Rep. Art Hershey (R-Chester).

6/1/2007