Senate Environmental Committee Meets To Consider Nonpoint Source, Water Trail Bills

The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets October 25 to consider bills and resolutions on a variety of topics--
-- Senate Bill 152 (D.White-R-Indiana) amending the PennVEST Act to clarify the eligibility of stormwater and other nonpoint source projects for funding;
-- Senate Bill 532 (Rafferty-R-Montgomery) further providing for penalties and waste permit renewals under the Solid Waste Management Act;
-- Senate Resolution 143 (Pippy-R-Allegheny) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct an economic impact study of water trails in the Commonwealth;
-- Senate Resolution 202 (Kasunic-D-Somerset) urging the oil and gas industry to use acid mine water for fracking; and
-- House Bill 608 (Brooks-R-Crawford) providing for the use of bioenergy crops in mine reclamation.
            The meeting will be held in Room 8E-B East Wing starting at 9:30.
            Sen. Mary Jo White (R-Venango) serves as Majority Chair and Sen. John Yudichak (D-Luzerne) serves as Minority Chair.


10/24/2011

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