The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee reported out legislation on property rights associated with coal bed methane and a bill to broaden the review of guidelines and policies published by state agencies.

The bills include:

· House Bill 674 (Reed-R-Indiana) that would broaden the review of guidelines and policies by the Independent Regulatory Review Commission; and

· House Bill 1735 (Yewcic-D-Cambria) sorting out the property rights associated with coal bed methane recovery.

The Majority Chairman of the House Environmental Committee is Rep. Bud George (D-Clearfield) and the Minority Chair is Rep. Scott Hutchinson (R-Venango).

2/8/2008