The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets April 29 to consider legislation encouraging the redevelopment of brownfield sites, setting up a board to resolve coal bed methane rights disputes and on the Allegheny National Forest.

The bills include: Senate Bill 1062 (Wonderling-R-Montgomery) providing for the reimbursement of developers for reuse of brownfield sites, Senate Bill 1330 (D.White-R-Indiana) providing for the resolution of coal bed methane rights disputes, Senate Resolution 294 (MJ.White-R-Venango) affirming the consent of the Commonwealth to the acquisition of Allegheny National Forest Lands is conditioned on the preservation of state and private property rights (a similar House Resolution 693 passed the House).

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

4/25/2008