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Environmental
Resources and Energy 11/19/02
The
Environmental Resources and Energy Committee met on Tuesday, November
19, 2002 and approved the following nomination:
By an unanimous
vote (11-0) Michelle A. Coleman Esq. was reappointed to the
Environmental Hearing Board.
Environmental
Resources and Energy 11/13/02
The
Environmental Resources and Energy Committee met on Wednesday, November
13, 2002 and reported out the following bills:
As Committed
(unanimously) all votes 11-0
SB 1525 (Musto)
amends the Waste Tire Recycling Act of further providing for waste tire
recycling facilities, applications, and approval procedures.
SB 1015 (Madigan)
This bill provides for the sale distribution, regulation and ignition of
fireworks.
As Amended
(Unanimously) all 11- 0 votes
HB 1696 (Haluska)
amends the act creating DCNR to provide that not more than 5% of the
previous year's receipts of the Forestry Stumpage Sales Receipts
Accounts shall be used by the department for the purposes of providing
contracts for forestry research
HB 2190 (Rubley)
amends the Municipal Waste planning act providing for the Recycling fund
and for the awarding of grants and for the development of recycling
programs.
HB 2302 (Bunt)
Amends the act creating the Agricultural Advisory Board providing for
the naming of representatives and a chairman to the board.
Environmental
Resources and Energy 5/8/02
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee met on
Wednesday, May 8, 2002 and reported out the following bill:
As Amended (9-1)
Senate Bill 1257 (PN 2002) Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) in
that it adds the crime of Environmental Harassment.
The Committee also reappointed Thomas W. Renwand, Esquire to the
Environmental Hearing Board. The vote was (10-0).
Environmental
Resources and Energy 6/24/01
The
Environmental Resources and Energy Committee met on Monday June 24, 2001
and reported out the following bill:
As Committed
(unanimously)
HB 2190
PN 4024 (Rubley) This bill completely removes the sunset
provision from the recycling fee. It also increases the host
municipality fee from $1 to $2 and prohibits DEP from denying any
recycling grant awarded to a county or municipality that has adopted an
ordinance allowing the limited burning of yards waste.
As Amended
(unanimously)
SB 1439 (PN
2014) (Tomlinson) Establishes the
Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Fund; which authorizes the use of
grants to encourage the use of alternative fuels.
HB 2044 (PN
4082) (Ross) This bill creates
an accreditation program for environmental laboratories within the
Department of Environmental Protection.
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