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House holds Regular Session June 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

Senate holds Regular Session June 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

TODAY Noon: Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to consider the nomination of Richard Negrin as Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection and these bills: Senate Bill 832 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) that would establish the Independent Energy Information Office to provide “impartial, timely and data driven analysis to guide the state in determining and meeting future energy needs” modeled on the current Independent Fiscal Office. An amendment to the bill is expected. This initiative continues efforts by Republicans to build their own taxpayer-funded environmental and energy bureaucracy; Senate Resolution 116 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to study the issue of consolidated electricity billing. Room 8E-B East Wing. Noon. Click Here to watch live. Read more here.

TODAY 10:00: House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee to hold hearing on Pennsylvania Waterways and the Chesapeake Bay. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.

TUESDAY 9:30: House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 170 (Otten-D-Chester) establishing 2,500 foot setbacks from natural gas compressor stations, well pads, pits, storage tanks, wastewater, chemicals, condensate and other waste as recommended in Attorney General Shapiro’s Grand Jury Report (sponsor summary); House Bill 1476 (Vitali-D-Delaware) establishing a 2-year moratorium on issuing air quality permits to cryptocurrency data mining facilities (sponsor summary). Room G-50 Irvis Building. 9:30 a.m. Click Here to watch live. Read more here.