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The Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee will meet on Tuesday
at 9:30 AM in Room 8 E-B of the State Capitol Building in Harrisburg to consider the following bills:
House Bill
608 (Brooks)                  Provides incentives for the planting of
bio-energy crops to re-vegetate lands affected by surface mining.
Senate Bill
152 (D. White)                Amends the PA Infrastructure
Investment Act (PENNVEST) to incorporate federal standards related to funding
of non-point source discharge projects related to storm water management.
Senate Bill
532 (Rafferty)                Amends the Solid Waste Management Act by requiring
a new permit or permit modification to have no outstanding violations of the
act. 
Senate
Resolution 143 (Pippy)         Directs the Legislative Budget and
Finance Committee to study the economic impact of recreational water trails on
local communities in this Commonwealth.
Senate Resolution 202 (Kasunic)    Urges the
oil and gas industry to utilize acid mine water in fracturing Marcellus Shale
for natural gas extraction whenever economically feasible and environmentally
safe.
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