Senate legislation on environmental education and creating an Office of Energy and Pollution Reduction in DEP were moved in and out of the House Appropriations this week--

Senate Bill 1040 (MJWhite-R-Venango) restores funding to PA Center for Environmental Education that was cut by the Rendell Administration this year was;

Senate Bill 1042 (Erickson-R-Delaware) creates a permanent Office of Energy and Pollution Reduction in DEP to help individuals, small businesses and local governments install equipment and processes that reduce energy use and pollution, creates an annual Rachel Carson Environmental Excellence Award and requires DEP to create an environmental compliance report card;

7/5/2004