UPDATED--- Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Bills Introduced

Here are the Senate and House Calendars and Committee meetings showing bills of interest as well as a list of new environmental bills introduced--

 Schedule

Here is the Senate and House schedule-- 12 voting days until budget deadline.

Senate
June 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30

House
June 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30

Bill Calendars

House (June 13):  House Bill 807 (Sonney-R-Erie) further providing for biodiesel standards and blending requirements and establishing fees for enforcement of biodiesel mandate; House Resolution 70 (Harhart-R-Lehigh) requesting the Department of Transportation to study the potential use of quarry and other mining waste in highway and civil engineering projects   <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (June 13): Senate Bill 341 (Greenleaf-R-Montgomery) establishing a automotive fuel testing program;  Senate Bill 469 (Argall-R-Schuylkill) Allows walking, jogging, bicycling, exercising and horseback riding on nature trails as a recreational purpose by limiting liability and was changed by a technical amendment; Senate Bill 995 (Baker-R-Luzerne) requiring gas well operators to post certain 911 response information at the entrance to each well site;   <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committees (Updated)

House:   <>  Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate:  the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider the nomination of Bernard Labuskes to the Environmental Hearing Board Updated-- Senate Bill 1100 (Scarnati-R-Jefferson) establishing a Marcellus Shale impact fee; the Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 276 (Argall-R-Schuylkill) making changes to the Downtown Location Law  <>  Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.

Other:  Joint Legislative Conservation Committee hears a presentation on establishing a network of public charging stations for electric vehicles.

Bills Introduced

The following bills of interest were introduced this week--

Clean Energy Project: Senate Bill 698 (Farnese-D-Philadelphia)amending the Alternative Energy Investment Act to include facilities for the development or commercialization of materials for use in solar, energy efficient lighting and displays.

Coal Refuse Disposal: Senate Bill 1108 (D.White-R-Indiana) amending the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act to all the Coal Bed Methane Review board to hear objections to the location of natural gas wells.

Drilling Wastewater: House Bill 1645 (Reese-R-Fayette) amending the Oil and Gas Act to require drilling wastewater to be stored in sealed tanks.

Marcellus Impact Fee: House Bill 1650 (Marshall-R-Beaver) establishing a Marcellus Shale impact fee.

6/13/2011

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