The Senate and House have the following committee meetings scheduled next week and published voting Calendars for October 15—

Calendars

House: 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 Bill 1519 (McGeehan-D-Philadelphia) providing penalties for illegal posting of signs and depositing penalties in a new TreeVitalize Program Fund.

Committees

House: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Resolution 410 (DeWeese-D-Greene) that designates December 19 as “Coal Miner’s Day” in Pennsylvania; the House Republican Policy Committee holds a hearing on transportation infrastructure; the Local Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 1787 (McIlvaine Smith-D-Montgomery) further providing for curative amendments.

Senate: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 305 (Rafferty-R-Montgomery) amending the Solid Waste Management Act relating to repeat violations, Senate Bill 1017 (Brubaker-R-Lancaster) removing the exemption for dishwasher detergent in the Phosphate Detergent Act; Senate Bill 1068 (M.White-R-Venango) requiring fines and penalties to be deposited in the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, Senate Bill 1069 (M.White-R-Venango) requiring an annual report on the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund, Senate Bill 1086 (Regola-R-Westmoreland) amending the Flood Control Law to further provide for contracts and acquisition or property, House Bill 43 (Rubley-R-Chester) providing for uniform environmental covenants for brownfields projects; the Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee hearing on nuclear issues.

Other: The October 15 Environmental Issues Forum sponsored by Joint Legislative Air & Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee will feature a presentation by Brian Hill, Pennsylvania Environmental Council, on its stakeholder-driven Climate Roadmap for Pennsylvania.

Bills Introduced

Alternative Energy Investment Act: Special Session Senate Bill 1 (MJ.White-R-Venango) establishing the Alternative energy Investment Program.

Alternative Energy Tax Credits: Special Session Senate Bill 2 (Browne-R-Lehigh) establishing an alternative energy tax credit, Special Session Senate Bill 3 (Browne) alternative energy technologies tax credit and Special Session Senate Bill 4 (Browne) alternative energy research and development tax credit.

Alternative Energy Rebate: Special Session Senate Bill 5 (Browne-R-Lehigh) establishing an alternative energy tax rebate program.

Solar Energy Incentives: Special Session Senate Bill 6 (Erickson-R-Delaware) solar energy tax credit and Special Session Senate Bill 7 (Erickson) establishing the Solar Energy System Incentives Program.

Energy Conservation: Special Session Senate Bill 8 (Wozniak-D-Cambria) excluding insulation and other energy conservation materials from Sales Tax.

Energy Efficient Appliances: Special Session Senate Bill 9 (C.Williams-D-Montgomery) excluding certain energy efficient appliances and materials from Sales Tax.

10/12/2007