The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets May 13 to consider legislation establishing additional landfill siting criteria, restablishing the Forestry Task Force and requesting federal funding for river basin commissions.

The bills include: House Bill 1242 (Goodman-D-Schuylkill) establishing additional siting criteria for municipal and residual waste landfills, House Resolution 712 (Hutchinson-R-Venango) re-establishing the Forestry Task Force and House Resolution 719 (George-D-Clearfield) endorsing request for federal funding for PA river basin commissions.

Rep. Bud George (D-Clearfield) serves as Majority Chair and Rep. Scott Hutchinson (R-Venango) serves as Minority Chair.

5/9/2008