Upcoming legislative meetings, conferences, workshops, plus links to other online calendars.  Meetings are in Harrisburg unless otherwise noted.  NEW means new from last week.  Go to the online Calendar webpage.

September 15-- NEW.  Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 720 (Baker-R-Luzerne) creating an Individual and Public Disaster Assistance Grant Program-- sponsor summary.  Rules Room.  Off the Floor.

September 15-- NEW. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee holds a meeting to consider House Bill 1565 (Hahn-R-Northampton) eliminating the current requirement for stream buffers in High Quality and Exceptional Value streams- background on bill; Senate Bill 1155 (Scarnati-R- Jefferson) creating a Aggregate Advisory Board within DEP- sponsor summary; House Resolution 925 (Rapp-R-Forest) directing the Joint State Government Commission to study the impact of wind turbines in Pennsylvania, in particular the impact on migratory birds and of forest removal- sponsor summary.  Room 39 East Wing. Noon.

September 16-- House State Government Committee hearing on House Bill 2408 (Christiana-R-Beaver) requiring state agencies to post notices of meetings and agendas-- sponsor summary.  Room 205 Ryan Building. 8:00.

September 16-- NEW. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee holds a hearing on U.S. EPA’s proposed “clean energy” greenhouse gas regulation.  Room 60 East Wing.  9:00.

September 16-- NEW. House Game and Fisheries and Transportation Committees hold joint informational meeting to receive annual report by the Fish and Boat Commission.  Room G-50 Irvis Building.  10:00.

September 16-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00. (formal notice)

September 16-- Agenda Released. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

September 16-- Agenda Released. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  (formal notice)

September 17-- CANCELED. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30.  Rescheduled for September 26 same place and time.  (formal notice)

September 17-- DEP meeting, hearing on Blue Ridge Landfill changes, Franklin County.  Greene Township Municipal Building, 1145 Garver Lane, Scotland. 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

September 17-- PA Environmental Council Environmental Policy Conference.  Hilton Hotel, Harrisburg.  9:00.

September 18-- NEW. Agenda Released. DEP Chesapeake Bay Management Team meeting.  DEP Bureau of Laboratories, 2575 Interstate Dr., Harrisburg. 9:30. (formal notice)

September 18-- Agenda Released. DEP Recycling Fund Advisory and Solid Waste Advisory Committees joint meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

September 22-- Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Conservation Committee.  Pennsylvania’s abandoned Turnpike, a 13-mile stretch of the original Turnpike in Bedford and Fulton counties and plans to turn it into a scenic, recreational biking trail.  Room 8E-A East Wing.  11:00. (Note time.)

September 22-- DEP webinar on 3rd Round of Natural Gas Vehicle Grants.  2:00.

September 22—DEP, DCNR Meeting, Hearing On Gun Club Shooting Range In Centre County. Rush Township municipal building, 150 North Richard St. in Philipsburg.   Meeting—6:30, Hearing – 7:30.

September 23-- Agenda Released. DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

September 24-- Agenda Released. DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Operators meeting.  11th Floor Conference Room B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

September 24--DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg. 10:00. (formal notice)

September 25-- DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

September 25-- Penn State Extension Youth Water Educator’s Summit. The Central Hotel and Conference Center, Harrisburg.

September 26-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30.  (formal notice)

October 2-- DEP Low-Level Radioactive Waste Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

October 6-- Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Conservation Committee. Keep PA Beautiful will present its recommendations for significantly reducing illegal dumping in Pennsylvania. Room 8E-A East Wing.  Noon. (Note time.)

October 8-- NEW. Senate Democratic Policy Committee roundtable on preserving small and mid-size farms.  Citizen’s Fire Company, 301 Mulberry St., Newport, Perry County.  2:00.

October 8-- CANCELED. DEP Technical Advisory Committee on Diesel-Powered Equipment for deep mining. Fayette County Health Center, Uniontown. 10:00.  (formal notice)

October 9-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15.

October 15-- DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 10:00.

October 15-- DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

October 15-- DEP Technical Advisory Committee on Diesel-Powered Equipment for deep mining. DEP Office, 131 Broadview Rd, New Stanton. 10:00.  (formal notice)

October 16-- DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

October 16-- Agenda Released. DEP State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators meeting  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

October 21-- Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00.

October 21-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

October 22-- Location Change. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting. Emerging Technology Applications Center, Northampton Community College, 511 East Third St., Bethlehem. 10:00.  (formal notice)

October 23-- DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

October 27-- Senate Game and Fisheries Committee holds a public hearing on Lyme disease, Geisinger Medication Take Back Program, Great Lakes Fishery microbead ban, round goby impact on PA waterways.  Tom Ridge Environmental Center, 301 Peninsula Dr., Erie.  9:00.

October 27-- CANCELED. DEP hearing on Hilcorp Energy gas pooling requests in Lawrence, Mercer counties. Albert P. Gettings Government Center Annex of the Lawrence County Government Center, Assembly Room, 349 Countyline St., New Castle. 10:00.

October 28-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

October 28-- CANCELED. DEP hearing on Hilcorp Energy gas pooling requests in Lawrence, Mercer counties. Albert P. Gettings Government Center Annex of the Lawrence County Government Center, Assembly Room, 349 Countyline St., New Castle. 9:00.

November 5-- DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting.  Delaware Room, 16th Floor, Rachel Carson Building. 8:30.

November 5-- DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:30.

November 12-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30.

November 18-- Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00.

November 18-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

December 2-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

December 9-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

December 9-- DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg. 10:00.

December 10-- Agenda Released. DEP State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators meeting  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

December 11-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15.

December 17-- DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 10:00.

December 18-- DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

December 22-- DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Operators meeting.  11th Floor Conference Room B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

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Note: The Environmental Education Workshop Calendar is no longer available from the PA Center for Environmental Education because funding for the Center was eliminated in the FY 2011-12 state budget.  The PCEE website was also shutdown, but some content was moved to the PA Association of Environmental Educators' website.

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