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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-- 9 voting days until budget deadline.
Senate
June 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30
House
June 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30
Bill Calendars
House (June 20): House Bill 1054 (Mustio-R-Allegheny) further providing for continuing education of engineers and geologists; 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; Senate Bill 302 (MJ White-R-Venango) further providing for annual reports from the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund. <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.
Senate (June 20): House Bill 1485 (Adolph-R-Delaware) providing for the 2011-12 General Fund Budget; Senate Bill 1100 (Scarnati-R-Jefferson) establishing a Marcellus Shale Impact fee and requiring the development of a model local zoning ordinance to control drilling activities; Senate Bill 276 (Argall-R-Schuylkill) amending the Downtown Relocation law to allow for compliance with economic revitalization plans; 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; <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.
Committees
NOTE: In this budget season, Committee meetings can happen at anytime without any notice to move any bill that might be part of a budget agreement. House: the State Government Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 263 (Erickson-R-Delaware) requiring data to support rulemakings. <> Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.
Senate: the Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 995 (Baker-R-Luzerne) requiring the posting of certain emergency information for each gas well, House Bill 143 (Major-R-Susquehanna) amending Act 319 to authorize the splitting off of land for noncoal mining, House Bill 144 (Pickett-R-Bradford) amending Act 319 to authorize taxation of oil and gas well production; the Local Government Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 394 (Brubaker-R-Lancaster) further providing for local authority to preserve open space. <> Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.
Bills Introduced
The following bills of interest were introduced this week--
Biofuels: House Bill 1652 (Grove-R-York) amending the Biofuel Development Production Incentive Act to remove a section related to cellulosic ethanol content in gasoline. Energy Efficiency Funding: House Bill 1667 (Galloway-D-Bucks) establishing the Property Assessed Clean Energy Program to allow local funding of energy efficiency improvements.
Severance Tax: House Bill 1671 (Miccarelli-R-Delaware) enacting a severance tax on natural gas product to provide senior citizen property tax relief. Taxing Gas Leases: House Bill 1674 (Kula-D-Fayette) making oil and gas leases held by property owners to be assessed and tax by political subdivisions.
Electric Corridor: House Bill 1675 (Cohen-D-Philadelphia) establishing an Electric Vehicle Charging Corridor Tax Credit.
Fracking Chemicals: House Bill 1680 (Johnson-D-Philadelphia) amending the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the disclosure of fracking chemicals.
Land Banks: House Bill 1682 (Taylor-R-Philadelphia) authorizing municipal land banks to provide for the reuse of abandoned or vacant properties.
Biomass Fund: House Bill 1684 (Rapp-R-Forest) establishing a Biomass Energy Program within DCED to provide financial assistance.
Leaf Waste: House Bill 1691 (Godshall-R-Montgomery) further providing for the recycling of leaf waste.
Water Trail Impacts: Senate Resolution 143 (Pippy-R-Allegheny) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to study the economic impact of recreational water trails.
Solar Energy: Senate Bill 1146 (Hughes-D-Philadelphia) amending the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act to further provide for solar energy mandates. Sewage Program: Senate Resolution 140 (Brubaker-R-Lancaster) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to review the state's sewage facilities management program under Act 537.
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6/20/2011 |
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