Thursday, June 18, 2020

Senate Agriculture Committee Holds Virtual Meeting June 23 On Bill Allowing Wind Energy Facilities In Ag Preservation Areas

The Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee is scheduled to hold a virtual meeting on June 23 to consider bills allowing wind energy facilities in farmland preservation areas and to set aside farm conservation funding for land trusts.

The bills include--

-- Senate Bill 881 (Martin-R-Lancaster) setting aside state farmland preservation funding for local land trusts (sponsor summary); and

-- House Bill 441(Sonney-R-Erie) allow wind energy facilities in Agricultural Security Areas (House Fiscal Note & Summary)

The meeting will start at 12:30 and can be viewed online.

Sen. Elder Vogel (R-Beaver) serves as Majority Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and can be contacted by calling 717-787-3076 or sending email to: evogel@pasen.gov.  Sen. Judy Schwank (D-Berks) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted by calling 717-787-8925 or sending email to: SenatorSchwank@pasenate.com.

[Posted: June 18, 2020]  PA Environment Digest

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