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Environmental Resources and Energy 10/03/06
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee met on Tuesday,
October 3, 2006 and unanimously reported out the following bill:
HB 2042 (Reichley)
The bill increases
penalties for violating the Clean Streams Law.
Environmental Resources and Energy 09/27/06
The Senate
Environmental Resources and Energy Committee met on Wednesday, September
27, 2006 and unanimously reported out the following bill:
HB 1902 (Rubley)
The bill amends the
Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act by requiring
municipalities receiving more than $10,000 in performance grants funding
to meet certain requirements and by changing the sunset date from 2009
to 2012 on the $2/ton recycling fee.
Environmental Resources and Energy 06/26/06
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee met on Monday,
June 26, 2006, and reported out the following bill as amended:
HB 1195 (Yudichak)
- The bill amends the Storage Tank and
Spill Prevention Act regarding eligibility for the Underground Storage
Tank Pollution Prevention Grant Program referred to as the “Pump and
Plug” program.
Environmental Resources and Energy 06/13/06
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee met on Tuesday,
June 13, 2006, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed
SB 855 (Pippy)
- The bill authorizes municipalities which have a special sewage system
fund to use public funds for private lateral sewer lines when in public
interest.
SB 1201 (M.White)
- The bill creates the Clean Air Mercury Compliance Act.
Reported Out as Amended
HB 1108 (Rubley)
- The bill authorizes financial assistance to homeowners for water and
sewer connections.
Environmental Resources and Energy 04/25/06
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee met on Tuesday,
April 25, 2006, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed
SR 259 (Musto) -
The
resolution designates the week of May 7 through 13, 2006, as "Drinking
Water Week" in Pennsylvania.
Environmental Resources and Energy 01/24/06
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee met on Tuesday,
January 24, 2006, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Amended (unanimously)
SR 207 (Vance)
- The resolution urged DEP to place a nine-month moratorium on
implementation of the Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategy.
HR 382 (Frankel)
- The
resolution urged Congress to reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Fund.
Environmental Resources and Energy 11/01/05
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee met on Tuesday,
November 1, 2005, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed (unanimously)
HB 1114 (Yudichak) The bill amends the Waste Tire
Recycling Act.
SR 137 (Madigan) The resolution re-establishes the
Forestry Task Force.
HR 88 (Hutchinson) The resolution establishes the Sewage
Management & Treatment Task Force.
Reported Out as Amended (unanimously)
SB 868 (Scarnati) The bill increases the payments
from 40 cents to $1.20 per acre on lands acquired by the state for
forest reserves.
SB 995 (M.White) The bill amends Title 54 (Vehicles)
by further providing registration of a snowmobile or ATV.
Environmental Resources and Energy 6/30/05
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee met on Tuesday,
June 30, 2005, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as
Committed (unanimously)
SR 138 (Waugh)
The resolution supports
the efforts of the United States Secretary of the Interior to study the
feasibility of designating the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National
Historic Watertrail as a national historic trail.
SR 147 (Earll)
The resolution urges the Congress, in developing an energy policy, to
refrain from taking action that would develop legislation or have the
effect of preventing or hindering the exploration, drilling, development
and production of natural gas in the Great Lakes.
HB 3 (Quigley)
The
bill establishes the enabling legislation to implement Growing Greener.
Environmental Resources and Energy 6/7/05
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee met on Tuesday,
June 7, 2005, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed (unanimously)
SB 12 (Tomlinson)
The bill establishes the home Energy Assistance Act.
SB 594 (M. White)
The bill creates the Dormant Oil & Gas Act.
SB 722 (Musto)
The bill amends the Storage Tank & Spill Prevention Act.
SR 123 (Boscola)
The resolution urges the creation of a task force to study flooding
problems.
SR 125 (M.White)
The resolution urges Congress & EPA to release additional funds from the
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.
Reported Out as Amended (unanimously)
HB 612 (Rubley)
The bill amends the PA Infrastructure Investment Authority. The
amendment makes technical changes.
Environmental Resources
and Energy 4/12/05
The Senate
Environmental Resources and Energy Committee met on Tuesday, April 12,
2005, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed (unanimously)
SB 410 (M. White) The bill establishes the Pennsylvania Center for
Environmental Education and the Pennsylvania Center for Environmental
Education Board.
Reported Out as Amended (unanimously)
SB 197 (Rafferty)
The bill
strengthens
enforcement efforts at landfills and penalizes operators who repeatedly
violate those standards. The amendment makes technical changes and adds
definitions.
HB 2 (Quigley)
The bill creates the Green PA Bond Act. The main change that the
amendment makes is lower the amount from $800 million to $600 million.
Environmental Resources
and Energy 3/15/05
The Senate
Environmental Resources and Energy Committee met on Tuesday, March 15
2005, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed (unanimously)
HB 2 (Quigley) The
bill creates the Green PA Bond Act.
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