The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets June 17 to hear a presentation by DCNR Secretary Michael DiBerardinis on the agency’s Carbon Management Plan.

The Committee is also set to consider legislation that would ban the sale of new thermostats containing mercury and a resolution urging Congress to investigate the role of speculators in the rising cost of oil. The bills include:

· House Bill 44 (Rubley-R-Chester) prohibiting the sale of mercury thermostats; and

· House Resolution 788 (Longietti-D-Mercer) urging Congress to investigate the role of speculators related to rising oil prices.

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

6/13/2008