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Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Bills Introduced
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Here are the Senate and House Calendars and Committee meetings showing bills of interest as well as a list of new environmental bills introduced--
Session Schedule
Here is the Senate and House schedule--
Senate
March Budget Hearings Week of 28th
April 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 26, 27
May 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 23, 24
June 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30
House
March Budget Hearings Week of 28th
April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, (25 NV), 26, and 27
May 2, 3, 4, 9. 10, 11, 23, 24, and 25
June 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, and 30
Bill Calendars
House (April 4): House Bill 295 (Freeman-D-Lehigh) extending the grant period for the Main Street Program; House Resolution 87 (Pyle-R-Armstrong) calling on the Region III office of the U.S. Environmental Protection to cease the unlawful review of NPDES water quality permits. <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.
Senate (April 5): Senate Bill 302 (MJ White-R-Venango) further providing for annual reports from the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund; Senate Bill 303 (MJ White-R-Venango) further providing for reports under the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act; Senate Bill 304 (MJ White-R-Venango) requiring further public review of state Air Quality Implementation Plans; Senate Bill 325 (Baker-R-Luzerne) giving the Public Utility Commission further authority to regulate pipeline safety. <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.
Committees
House: the Appropriations Committee holds a budget hearing on: Budget Secretary – Office of the Governor/Executive Offices; the Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee meets with the Director of the PA Emergency Management Agency. <> Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.
Senate: the Appropriations Committee holds a budget hearing on the Department of Agriculture. <> Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.
NOTE: Watch budget hearings live on www.PCNtv.com or PCNplus.
NOTE: Click Here to watch a video of the completed budget hearings on the Senate Republican Appropriations Committee website.
Video/audio files of completed budget hearings are available on the Senate Republican Appropriations Committee webpage.
Bills Introduced
The following bills of interest were introduced this week--
Well Inspections: Senate Bill 600 (Ward-R-Westmoreland) requiring DEP to post the results of gas well inspections on the Internet and any enforcement follow up.
Critical Drinking Water Zones: Senate Bill 859 (McIlhinney-R-Bucks) providing for the designation of critical drinking water zones. County Waste Fee: Senate Bill 863 (Costa-D-Allegheny) authorizing a county waste management fee.
Noncoal Mining: Senate Bill 898 (Tomlinson-R-Bucks) further providing for the temporary cessation of noncoal mining operations.
Gas Well Restrictions: House Bill 1163 (George-D-Clearfield) further providing for the duties of mineral rights and surface rights owners relating to compensation agreements, additional restrictions on issuing permits for wells.
Well Spacing: House Bill 1211 (Vitali-D-Delaware) provides for at least a two mile space between Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling sites.
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