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On the Senate/House Agenda

The Senate and House have the following committee meetings scheduled next week and published voting Calendars for November 19—

Calendars – November 19

House: House Bill 1281 (Freeman-D-Lehigh) requiring municipalities to protect the Appalachian Trail.

Senate: House Bill 43 (Rubley-R-Chester) providing for uniform environmental covenants for brownfields projects; Senate Bill 266 (Erickson-R-Delaware) requiring DEP to inventory greenhouse gases and create a climate change action plan.

Committees

House: the Local Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 904 (Freeman-D-Lehigh) authorizing a temporary development moratorium and House Bill 1525 (Steil-R-Bucks) authorizing impact fees and transportation capital improvement plans; the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Special Session House Bill 2 (Gerber-D-Montgomery) mandating the sale of transportation fuels with renewable content, Special Session House Bill 12 (DePasquale-D-York) establishing an energy efficient home assistance program at the Housing Finance Agency, Special Session House Bill 33 (Vereb-R-Montgomery) providing additional funding for the Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Program.

Senate: the Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee holds a hearing on Senate Bill 1134 (Tomlinson-R-Bucks) providing for a transition to market rates in the electric utility industry, providing for energy efficiency and demand-response initiatives.

Other: the Joint Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee hosts the Environmental Issues Forum which features a presentation by Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh its E-Waste Recycling Program.


11/16/2007

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