The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets June 11 to consider legislation promoting nonstructural alternatives to control flooding and authorize PENNVEST to fund high hazard dam repair projects. The bills include:

· House Bill 2539 (Seip-D-Schuylkill) and House Bill 2546 (Conklin-D-Centre) authorizing nonstructural alternatives to control flooding; and

· House Bill 2549 (Siptroth-D-Monroe) authorizing funding for unsafe high hazard dam repairs.

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

6/6/2008