The following bills reached the Governor’s Desk before summer recess…

Budget Bills: House Bill 1286 (Evans-D-Philadelphia) General Fund budget bill, now Act 8A; Senate Bill 97 (D.White-R-Indiana) Tax Code changes including increasing film production tax credit, Education Improvement Credit, creating the Resource Enhancement and Protection tax credit and making changes to the Neighborhood Tax credit; House Bill 842 (Prime Sponsor Withdrew) budget-related changes to the Education Code; House Bill 1590 (Markosek-D-Allegheny) transportation funding for transit systems, highways and bridges; House Bill 1287 (D.Evans-D-Philadelphia) making appropriations from the State Gaming Fund, now Act 9A.

REAP Farm Conservation Tax Credit: Senate Bill 97 (D.White-R-Indiana) that includes the Resource Enhamcement and Protection Act (REAP) that provides tax credits for installation of farm conservaton practices, was sent to the Governor for his action.

Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards: House Bill 1203 (Hornaman-D-Erie) making changes to the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act consistent with the Governor’s Energy Independence Initiative was amended, passed by the Senate and House and signed into law by the Governor and is now Act 35

Electric Distribution: House Bill 1530 (Dermody-D-Allegheny) providing for long-term electric supplier contracts, was amended to narrow the focus to help major companies in Western Pennsylvania, passed by the House and Senate and signed into law by the Governor as Act 36. NewsClip: House Approves Long-Term Power Deals

7/20/2007