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House Committee Meets Sept. 24 To Consider Bill Creating Keystone Tree Fund
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The House Transportation Committee is scheduled to meet on September 24 to consider House Bill 2486 (Everett-R-Lycoming) providing a voluntary check off on drivers licenses and vehicle registrations for contributions to the Keystone Tree Fund (sponsor summary). The legislation would add "Keystone Tree Fund" as a voluntary checkoff box to the Department of Transportation's drivers license application (original and renewal) and the vehicle registration renewal application. The checkoff box would allow applicants to voluntarily donate $3 to the fund. “To repair the waters and meet our constitutional obligation as trustee of the Pennsylvania’s natural resources we will need a comprehensive statewide strategy that involves farms, towns and the general public, but one important step is to plant more trees,” said Rep. Garth Everett, prime sponsor of the bill. “Along streams, trees help to filter out pollutants running off the land. In urban areas, trees help to soak up storm water, reducing flooding and erosion.” Senators Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) and John Yudichak (D-Luzerne), Majority and Minority Chairs of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, have introduced a companion bill in the Senate-- Senate Bill 1208. The House Committee will be called Off the Floor and meet in Room 205 of the Ryan Building. Rep. John Taylor (R-Philadelphia) serves as Majority Chair of the Committee and can be contacted at 717-787-3179 or send email to: jtaylor@pahousegop.com. Rep. William Keller (D-Philadelphia) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted at 717-787-5774 or send email to: wkeller@pahouse.net. Green Infrastructure Related Stories: Renew The State's Commitment To Keeping Pennsylvania Clean, Green And Growing Meeting The Challenge Of Keeping Pennsylvania Clean, Green And Growing LancasterOnline: Lancaster Farmland Provides $676M In Annual Environmental Benefits Carbon County Has $800 Million Return On Investment From Natural Resources Another Green Infrastructure Project Reduces Flooding In Manheim, Lancaster County Op-Ed: Of Pennsylvania Floods And Our Future Related Stories This Week: CFA Funds 359 Projects To Improve Water Infrastructure & Recreation, Restore Watersheds House Committee Meets Sept. 24 To Consider Bill Creating Keystone Tree Fund NRCS-PA Now Accepting Applications For Financial, Technical Farm, Forest Conservation Assistance NewsClips: DEP Secretary: Chesapeake Bay Plan Affects Water Quality For Locals Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Firming Up Fee Proposal For Regional Stormwater Solutions Flooding, Pollution, Sewage Overruns Region’s Broken Waterways Washington Twp Dealing With Runoff Issues To Comply With State Water Pollution Rules AP: Panel Wants More Use Of Natural Water Protection Measures For Great Lakes Shade Tree Commission Seeks Answers AFter Trees Vandalized In Carbondale Op-Ed: Flood Of 10 Million Trees Could Help Offset Impact Of Future PA Deluges Other Committee Meetings This Week: House Environmental Committee Meets Sept. 25 On Controversial Critical Infrastructure Trespass Bill How You Can Help Want To Find A Watershed Group Near You? Try The PA Land Trust Assn. Watershed Association Finder Take Action How Good Is The Water Quality In Streams In Your Community? Take A Look, Then Act [Posted: Sept. 18, 2018] |
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