Senate Committee Considers Bills On State Funding For Lateral Water, Sewer Lines June 19

The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to meet on June 19 to consider several wastewater infrastructure bills and legislation to change the makeup of the Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Board.

The bills include--

-- Senate Bill 334 (Fontana-D-Allegheny) authorizing a municipality or authority to include private lateral rehabilitation or replacement of sewer lines in PennVEST funding applications - no funding source identified (sponsor summary);

-- Senate Bill 639 (Fontana-D-Allegheny) authorizing a municipality or authority to include private lateral rehabilitation or replacement of water lines in PennVEST funding applications - no funding source identified (sponsor summary);

-- Senate Bill 692 (Blake-D-Lackawanna) amends to Sewage Facilities Act to increase what a local agency may charge from $25 to $100 (sponsor summary); and

-- House Bill 290 (Metzgar-R-Bedford) providing for legislative appointments to the Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Board (House Fiscal Note and summary).

The meeting will be held in the Rules Room and called Off the Floor by the presiding officer of the Senate.  That means the meeting can be held any time after the Senate convenes for session Monday.

Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) serves as Majority Chair of the Senate Environmental Committee and can be contacted by sending email to: gyaw@pasen.gov.   Sen. John Yudichak (D-Luzerne) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted by sending email to: yudichak@pasenate.com.