Senate Committee Meets July 13 On Anthracite, Forestry Task Force Resolutions

The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to meet on July 13  to consider resolutions relating to anthracite coal and creating a Forestry Task Force.  The bills include--

-- Senate Resolution 54 (Argall-R-Schuylkill) urging Congress to impose tariffs on imported anthracite coal (sponsor summary); and

--  Senate Resolution 55 (Hutchinson-R-Venango) a concurrent resolution establishing a Forestry Task Force associated with the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee (sponsor summary).  

The meeting will be held in the Rules Committee Room at the call of the Senate President  off the floor.

Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) serves as the Majority Chair of the Committee, email: gyaw@pasen.gov, and Sen. John Yudichak (D-Luzerne) serves as Minority Chair, email: yudichak@pasenate.com.