Here’s a summary of Senate and House bills moving before they adjourned for the summer…

House

Appeal of Land Use Plans: House Bill 1329 (Kessler-D-Berks) further providing for the jurisdiction of common pleas court in reviewing challenges to land development ordinances and House Bill 1330 (Kessler-D-Berks) also providing for appeals from land use resolutions and maps were reported out of the House Apprpriations Committee, passed by the House and now goes to the Senate for action.

Energy Assistance: House Resolution 122 (George-D-Clearfield) petitioning the President and Congress to increase funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program was adopted by the House.

Medical Sharps: House Bill 1320 (Siptroth-D-Monroe) establishing a program within DEP for the disposal of home-generated medical sharps was recommitted to House Appropriations Committee.

Bills Introduced

Returnable Beverage Container Act: Senate Bill 1035 (Raffery-R-Montgomery) establishing the Returnable Beverage Container Act requiring mandatory deposits on certain beverage containers to fund the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund from unreclaimed deposits.

7/20/2007