The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee yesterday released bills to:

• Extend natural gas service into un-served or underserved areas
  (SB 214 -Yaw, R-Lycoming);
  
• Allow municipalities to use public funds for the improvement, extension, repair or rehabilitation of private lateral sewage lines connected to public sewer systems where the municipality or municipal authority determines that such activities will benefit the public sewer system (SB 289 – Fontana, D-Allegheny); and
• Provide for an independent counsel for the Environmental Quality Board
  (SB 307 – Yudichak, D-Luzerne)