The House and Senate have scheduled the following Committee meetings and hearings as well as published their voting Calendars —

Committees

House: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meeting to consider House Bill 690 (Cohen-D-Philadelphia) establishing the Plug-In Hybrid Task Force, House Bill 1374 (Saylor-R-York) amending the Sewage Facilities Act related to Sewage Enforcement Officers and House Bill 1519 (McGeehan-D-Philadelphia) providing penalties for illegal posting of signs and depositing penalities in a new TreeVitalize Program Fund; the Game and Fisheries Committee has scheduled a hearing on legislation creating a junior fishing license in Philadelphia.

Senate: Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee holds two public hearings next week, one on proposed alternative fuels mandate included in House Bill 1202 (Gerber-D-Montgomery) and Senate Bill 789 (Dinniman-D-Chester) and a second on funding Hazardous Site Cleanups.

Other: The next Environmental Issues Forum will feature a presentation on Clean Up Our American Lands Program sponsored by the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee.

Calendars

House: House Bill 1201 (George-D-Clearfield) making changes to Title 66 (Utility Code) consistent with Gov. Rendell’s Energy Independence Proposal, including the proposed system benefit charge; House Bill 1649 (Barrar-R-Chester) requiring the fluoridation of public water supplies; House Resolution 112 (Mann-D-Lehigh) directing DEP to implement policies that encourage electronic waste recycling; House Resolution 268 (Rohrer-R-Berks) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to study Game Commission forestry and mineral development policies; House Resolution 180 (Freeman-D-Lehigh) establishing a commission to study the Commonwealth’s fragmented system of local government.

Bills Introduced

Flood-Prone Property: Senate Bill 1086 (Regola-R-Westmoreland) amending the Flood Control Law relating to purchase of flood-prone properties.

Alernative Energy Tax Credit: Senate Bill 1089 (Browne-R-Lehigh) providing a tax credit for alternative energy technologies.

Alternative Energy R&D: Senate Bill 1090 (Browne-R-Lehigh) Increasing the Research and Development tax credit by $20 million to support alternative energy research and development

Energy Rebate: Senate Bill 1091 (Browne-R-Lehigh) providing for an alternative energy tax credit for individuals not to exceed $250.

Anti-Idling: Senate Bill 1095 (Vance-R-Cumberland) setting limitations on the idling of commercial diesel vehicles.

Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard: House Bill 1427 (Bennington-D-Allegheny) amending provisions related to energy efficiency and extending the deadline for compliance from 15 to 21 years.

9/22/2007