Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Sets Follow Up March 14 Hearing On DEP’s Budget
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The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Infrastructure, Environment and Government Operations is scheduled to hold a follow up hearing on March 14 to review the “Environmental Programs Management and Environmental Programs Operation functions within the Department of Environmental Protection.”

DEP Secretary John Quigley first announced the hearing on a PCN call-in program Wednesday evening where he said a second hearing is “unprecedented,” but he welcomes the opportunity to get into the details of DEP’s budget needs.

The hearing will be held in Room 8E-B East Wing starting at 10:00.  Click Here to watch the hearing live online.

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3/14/2016

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