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

· June 4 – House Consumer Affairs Committee meeting to consider House Resolution 297 (DeWeese-D-Greene) expressing opposition to the designation of national interest electric transmission corridors. Room 39. Call of Chair.

· June 5 – House Intergovernmental Afffairs Committee meets to consider House Bill 1304 (Fairchild-R-Mifflin) establishing the PA Geospatical Council. Room 302 Irvis Building. 9:00.

· June 5 – House Local Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 904 (Freeman-D-Lehigh) authorizing local building moratoriums, House Bill 983 (Steil-R-Bucks) providing additional options for local preservation of open space, House Bill 1281 (Freeman) requiring municipalities to take steps to protect the Appalachian Trail, House Bill 1329 (Kessler-D-Berks) further providing for the jurisdiction of courts on zoning appeals, House Bill 1330 (Kessler) further providing for appeals of local land development ordinances. Room 205 Ryan Building. 9:00.

· June 5 – Senate Environmental Resources and Energy and Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure joint committee hearing on energy policy in Pennsylvania. Majority Caucus Room. 10:00.

· June 5 – House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee meets 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. Room 39 East Wing. 9:00.

· June 5 – DEP Town Hall meetings on setting priorities for investing monies from the federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund. Jennings Environmental Center, Slippery Rock. 4:00-8:30. (Click for more information.)

· June 6 – House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider 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. G-50 Irvis Building. 9:30.

· June 6 – House Health and Human Services Committee meets to consider House Bill 798 (Phillips-R-Northumberland) creating a Task Force on Lyme Disease and related maladies with DCNR, Department of Health and Game Commission, Room 205 Ryan Building. 11:30.

· June 6 – House Education Committee meets to consider House Bill 894 (Leach-D-Montgomery) authorizing the Department of Education to provide extra reimbursement for school building construction meeting LEED green building standards, House Bill 1297 (Leach-D-Montgomery) establishing an electric meter lending program in local liabraries (with a request the bill be referred to the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee). Room 205 Ryan Building. 9:00.

· June 6 – DEP Town Hall meetings on setting priorities for investing monies from the federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund. California University of PA, California. 4:00-8:30. (Click for more information.)

· June 6 – House Game and Fisheries Committee meets to consider House Bill 1116 (Kortz-D-Allegheny) authorizing vouchers for game licenses, House Bill 1109 (Staback-D-Lackawanna) authorizing vouchers for fishing licences and Senate Bill 580 (Madigan-R-Tioga) use of dogs while hunting wild turkey. Room 60 East Wing. 9:00.

· June 7 – DEP Town Hall meetings on setting priorities for investing monies from the federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund. Penn State University, Dubois. 4:00-8:30. (Click for more information.)

· June 12 – Senate Environmental Resources and Energy and Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure joint committee hearing on energy policy in Pennsylvania. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 10:00.

· June 12 – House Game and Fisheries Committee public hearing on House Bill 251 (Godshall-R-Montgomery) Amending Title 34 related to game feeders. 205 Ryan Building. 12:00.

· June 12 – CANCELLED. DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting. Next scheduled meeting is September 11.

· June 12 – CANCELLED. DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting. Next scheduled meeting is September 11.

· June 21 – Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee Sewage Task Force Meeting. Penn Stater Hotel, State College. 10:00.

· July 12 – CHANGE. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting will be held in a new location – 16th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 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

6/1/2007