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Senate/House Bills Moving
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The following bills of interest saw action this week in the House and Senate--
House
Clean & Green: Senate Bill 298 (Yaw-R-Bradford) amends the Farmland and Forest Land Assessment Act to allow the splitting off of preserved farm and forest lands used for alternative energy systems and natural gas and coal bed methane was reported from the House Appropriations Committee and is on the House Calendar for action.
MACT Rule: House Resolution 879 (Haluska-D-Cambria) urging EPA to revise the proposed boiler MACT rule was reported from the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee
RCRA Enforcement: House Resolution 826 (Goodman-D-Schuylkill) resolution memorializing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to require its offices to enforce RCRA uniformly was adopted by the House.
Senate
Terror List Subpoena Authority: The Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee voted subpoena power for investigating the state Office of Homeland Security listing Marcellus Shale opponents as potential terrorists.
Clean & Green: House Bill 1394 (Houghton-D-Chester) amends the Farmland and Forest Land Assessment Act to allow the splitting off of preserved farm and forest lands used for alternative energy systems and natural gas and coal bed methane removed from the Table and referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Solar Energy: House Bill 1128 (Preston-D-Allegheny) was amended to increase the solar standard to 1.5 percent and then the overall Tier 1 alternative energy standard to 9 percent by 2021 and reported from the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action. Stormwater Funding: Senate Bill 1422 (D.White-R-Indiana) authorizing PennVEST to fund non-point source management projects including specifically urban stormwater projects and House Bill 2591 (George-D-Clearfield) authorizing PennVEST to fund non-point source management projects including specifically urban stormwater projects were both amended and reported from the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and are now on the Senate Calendar for action.
Electronics Recycling: House Bill 708 (Ross-R-Chester) requiring electronics recycling funded by industry fees was amended and reported from the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action. Capital Budget: House Bill 2291 (D.Evans-D-Philadelphia) 2010-2011 Capital Budget projects bill was amended and reported from the Senate Appropriations Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.
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9/27/2010 |
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