The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan September 16 in Room 60 East Wing starting at 9:00 a.m. Tentatively scheduled to testify are--
-- John Pippy, CEO, PA Coal Alliance;
-- Jeff McNally, Anthracite Region Independent Power Producers Assn. (Not Confirmed);
-- Jake Smeltz, Electric Power Generation Association;
-- Christine Simeone, PennFuture;
-- Kevin Sunday, PA Chamber of Business and Industry;
-- Stu Bresler, VP Market Operations, PJM Interconnection; and
-- Phil Smith, Director of Governmental Affairs, United Mine Workers of America.
Before adjourning for the summer, the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee reported out and the House passed House Bill 2354 (Snyder-D-Fayette) which requires Senate and House approval of any plan DEP submits to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants.
The bill is now in the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee which this summer held two hearings on EPA’s Clean Power Plan.
Rep. Ron Miller (R-York) serves as Majority Chair of the House Environmental Committee and Rep. Greg Vitali (D-Delaware) serves as Minority Chair.