These bills of interested were the subject of action by the Senate and House this week-

Senate

Cellulosic Ethanol: The Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee amended and reported out Senate Bill 1317 (Waugh-R-York) providing incentive payments for cellulosic ethanol production. The bill is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

Appalachian Trail: House Bill 1281 (Freeman-D-Lehigh) requiring municipalities to protect the Appalachian Trail through land use controls was removed from the table and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

Brownfields: Senate Bill 1062 (Wonderling-R-Montgomery) providing for the reimbursement of developers for reuse of brownfield sites was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Coal Bed Methane: Senate Bill 1330 (D.White-R-Indiana) providing for the resolution of coal bed methane rights disputes was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Allegheny Forest: 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 was adopted by the Senate.

House

Phosphate Ban Extension: Senate Bill 1017 (Brubaker-R-Lancaster) extending the Phosphate Detergent Ban to dishwashing detergent was passed by the House without change and now goes to the Governor for his action.

Elk Damage: House Bill 1078 (Hanna-D-Centre) providing compensation for elk damage was referred to the House Appropriations Committee.

Hazleton Soil: House Bill 771 (Hershey-R-Chester) officially designating the Hazleton soil series as the official soil of the Commonwealth was reported from the House State Government Committee and referred to the House Appropriations Committee.

Permit Notification: House Bill 146 (Belfanti-D-Northumberland) requiring state agencies to notify municipalities when they issue permits was referred to the House Appropriations Committee.

Drinking Water Week: House Resolution 741 (Rubley-R-Chester) designating May 4-10 “Drinking Water Week” in Pennsylvania and was adopted by the House.

5/9/2008