The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee reported out legislation on landowner liability, used tire recycling and designing Coal Miner’s Day this week. The bills included:

· House Resolution 410 (DeWeese-D-Greene) that would designate December 19 “Coal Miner’s Day;”

· Senate Bill 497 (Robbins-R-Mercer) making changes to landowner liability opening land to recreation and hunting was amended; and

· Senate Bill 1050 (Baker-R-Luzerne) transferring $3 million to a new Used Tire Pile Remediation Account from the Recycling Fund.

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

12/7/2007