The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee this week reported out six bills on a variety of subjects including--

· Senate Bill 305 (Rafferty-R-Montgomery) amending the Solid Waste Management Act relating to repeat violations, and is on the Senate Calendar for action;

· Senate Bill 1017 (Brubaker-R-Lancaster) removing the exemption for dishwasher detergent in the Phosphate Detergent Act, and is on the Senate Calendar for action;

· Senate Bill 1068 (M.White-R-Venango) requiring fines and penalties to be deposited in the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, and is on the Senate Calendar for action;

· Senate Bill 1069 (M.White-R-Venango) requiring an annual report on the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund, and is on the Senate Calendar for action;

· Senate Bill 1086 (Regola-R-Westmoreland) amending the Flood Control Law to further provide for contracts and acquisition or property and was then referred to Senate Appropriations Committee; and

· House Bill 43 (Rubley-R-Chester) providing for uniform environmental covenants for brownfields projects, and is on the Senate Calendar for action.

Sen. Mary Jo White (R-Venango) serves as Chair of the Committee and Sen. Ray Musto (D-Luzerne) serves as Minority Chair.

Sen. White said the panel will soon hold a meeting soon to vote on Senate Bill 1100, to provide a new funding stream for HSCA. Funding for HSCA was not included in the state budget approved in July, and the bill.

10/19/2007