Senate Appropriations Committee Sets 2nd Hearing On DEP’s Budget Needs On March 14

DEP Secretary John Quigley said on a PCN call-in program Wednesday evening a subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee has scheduled a follow-up hearing on the budget needs of the Department of Environmental Protection for March 14.

Secretary Quigley said a second hearing is “unprecedented,” but he welcomes the opportunity to get into the details of DEP’s budget needs.

No information is available on where and when the hearing will be held on the Appropriations Committee webpage.

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