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

· October 2 – NEW. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 1380 (Bennington-D-Allegheny) amending the Clean Streams Law prohibiting the release of untreated agricultural waste that contains more than 10 parts per million of arsenic and Special Session House Bill 2 (Gerger-D-Montgomery) PennFuels renewable fuels mandate as proposed by Gov. Rendell. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 9:00.

· October 3 – NEW. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee hearing on the Governor’s Special Session Energy Proposals. Room 140. 9:00.

· October 3 – NEW. House Local Government Committee information meeting on House Bill 1525 (Steil-R-Bucks) providing for greenways, stormwater and other green infrastructure improvements and House Bill 1787 (McIlvain-Smithe-D-Montgomery) amending the Municipalities Planning Code related to curative amendments. Room 205 Ryan Building. 9:30.

· October 3 – NEW. Joint Legislative Budget & Finance Committee meeting to release a report on a review of Pennsylvania’s Homeland Security Program pursuant to Senate Resolution 366 (D.White-R-Indiana). Hearing Room 2, North Office Building. 10:00.

· October 3 –CANCELLED. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board.

· October 4 –Joint Legislative Air & Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee hearing on electronic waste recycling. Room 8E-A, East Wing. 9:00.

· October 4 – House Urban Affairs, Subcommittee on Third Class Cities hearing on revitalizing the Commonwealth’s smaller cities. Room G-5- Irvis Building. 9:30.

· October 9 – NEW. House Consumer Affairs Committee hearing on House Bill 824 (Preston-D-Allegheny) relating to procedures for utility shutdowns. University of Pittsburgh, William Pitt Union Building. Pittsburgh. 1:00.

· October 10-11 – DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting on on October 10 from 7-9 p.m. and October 11 from 9:30 to 12 p.m. at the Best Western Inn.

· October 12 – NEW. House Local Government Committee hearing on House Bill 904 (Freeman-D-Lehigh) providing for temporary moratoriums on development. Buckingham Township Offices, Buckingham, Pa. 10:00.

· October 13 – Schuylkill River Festival. Pottstown. Contact: Carolyn Brunschwyler, Montgomery County Community College, 610-718-1847, or send email to: cbrunsch@mc3.edu

· October 15 – NEW. Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

· October 15 – NEW. Environmental Issues Forum by Joint Legislative Air & Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee to hear a presentation by Brian Hill, Pennsylvania Environmental Council, on its stakeholder-driven Climate Roadmap for Pennsylvania. Room 205 Ryan Building. Noon.

· October 16 – CANCELLED. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting on October 16 was cancelled in favor of a regional meeting in Bedford on October 10 from 7-9 p.m. and October 11 from 9:30 to 12 p.m. at the Best Western Inn.

· October 16 –DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting. Room 206 Bureau of Laboratories building, 2575 Interstate Dr., Harrisburg. 10:00.

· October 18 – NEW. House Commerce Committee hearing on House Bill 1742 (Pashinski-D-Luzerne) requiring scap and recycling facility operators to collect information on scrap material.City Hall Counsel Chambers, Wilkes-Barre. 10:30.

· October 23 – DEP Nonpoint Source Liaison Workshop meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00. Contact: Steven Lathrop, 717-772-5618 or send email to: slathrop@state.pa.us .

· October 25 –Sewage Task Force, Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee. Penn Stater Conference Hotel, State College. 10:00.

· October 25 – DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. DEP Cambria District Mining Office, Ebensburg.

· October 27 – Global Warming: Rising to the Challenge by Acting Locally. Gwynedd Mercy College, Gwynedd Valley, Montgomery County. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

· November 1 –DEP Low-Level Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

· November 2 – NEW. House State Government Committee hearing on House Bill 397 (Petri-R-Bucks) providing for development impact fees. (LTA). 10:00.

· February 22-23 – 2008 Keystone Coldwater Conference. State College.

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

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