Bills On The Governor's Desk

The following bill was given final approval by the Senate and House and is now with the Governor for his action--

Infrastructure Funding: House Bill 1294 (Godshall-R-Montgomery) authorizing the PUC to establish a distribution system improvement charge (DSIC) as an alternative to regular rate cases to recover costs associated with replacing pipelines and other utility infrastructure.  A summary and House Fiscal Note are available. The bill now goes to the Governor for his action.

Marcellus Shale: House Bill 1950 (Ellis-R-Butler) imposing a Marcellus Shale drilling fee and enacting a laundry list of additional environmental protection measures related to drilling was amended in Conference Committee, passed by the Senate and the House and now goes to the Governor for his action.


2/13/2012

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