The Senate and House have the following committee meetings scheduled next week and published voting Calendars for October 29—

Calendars

House: House Bill 1787 (McIlvaine Smith-D-Montgomery) further providing for curative amendments; House Bill 1649 (Barrar-R-Chester) requiring the fluoridation of public water supplies; House Bill 1281 (Freeman-D-Lehigh) requiring municipalities to protect the Appalachian Trail; 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.

Senate: Senate Bill 266 (Erickson-R-Delaware) requiring DEP to inventory greenhouse gases and create a climate change action plan; House Bill 43 (Rubley-R-Chester) providing for uniform environmental covenants for brownfields projects; House Bill 221 (Tangretti-D-Westmoreland) establishing a Historic Preservation Incentive Grant Program.

Special Energy Session: Special Session Senate Bill 1 (MJ White-R-Venango) to invest $530 million over the next seven years in consumer energy programs, energy conservation, and the development of alternative and renewable energy.

Committees

House: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Special Session House Bill 22 (R.Miller-R-York) requiring a reduction in energy use by state buildings and increased efficiency in state motor fleet and Senate Bill 1017 (Brubaker-R-Lancaster) removing the exemption for dishwasher detergent in the Phosphate Detergent Act; the Local Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 904 (Freeman-D-Lehigh) providing for temporary development moratoriums, House Bill 1525 (Steil-R-Bucks) amending the Municipalities Planning Code dealing with county compliance with comprehensive plans and providing for impact fees; the State Government Committee holds a hearing on House Bill 397 (Petri-R-Bucks) providing for development impact fees in Langhorne.

Senate: the Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 1100 (Pileggi-R-Delaware) that would provide a dedicated source of funding for the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program, Senate Bill 1068 (M.White-R-Venango) requiring fines and penalties to be deposited in the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund, Senate Bill 1069 (M.White-R-Venango) requiring an annual report on the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund and House Bill 1589 (Evans-D-Philadelphia) 2007-08 Capital Budget.

10/26/2007