Senate Transportation and Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committees
Joint Hearing – Tentative Itinerary
Tuesday, June 9, 2015, 9:00am-11:30am, Keystone Building, PUC Room 1
“Safe Transportation of Crude Oil (and Other Energy Products) by Rail in Pennsylvania”
Opening Remarks: 9:00am-9:15am
- Senator John C. Rafferty, Jr., Republican Chair, Senate Transportation Committee
- Senator John N. Wozniak, Democratic Chair, Senate Transportation Committee
- Senator Gene Yaw, Republican Chair, Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee
- Senator John T. Yudichak, Democratic Chair, Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee
Federal Perspective: 9:15am-9:25am
- Honorable Gladys Brown (confirmed), Chairman, and Rodney Bender (confirmed), Transportation Division Manager, Pennsylvania Utility Commission, will offer testimony on the federal regulations that guide railroads
Commonwealth Perspective: 9:25am-9:45am
- Allen Zarembski (confirmed), Special Advisor to the Governor, Office of the Governor, will offer testimony on the Administration’s perspective as well as a brief background of the key issues related to the transportation of crude oil
Railroad Perspectives: 9:45am-10:20am
- Rudy Husband (confirmed), Resident Vice President, Norfolk Southern, and Mr. Quintin Kendall | Attachment (confirmed), Vice President, CSX Transportation, will offer testimony on the safe transportation of crude oil and how the railroads are preparing for the new federal guidelines
Emergency Response Perspectives: 10:20am-10:55am
- Robert Full (confirmed), Chief Deputy Director, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, as well as Honorable Scott Martin (confirmed), Lancaster County Commissioner, and Mr. Randy Gockley (confirmed), Director of Lancaster County’s Emergency Management Agency, will offer testimony on how the state and local governments, respectively, will address a potential derailment
Energy Perspectives: 10:55am-11:15am
- Elisabeth Treseder (confirmed), Policy Advisor, American Petroleum Institute, and Mr. Philip Rinaldi (confirmed), Chief Executive Officer, Philadelphia Energy Solutions, will discuss the benefits and economic impacts of the transportation of crude oil at the macro- and micro-level, respectively
Closing Remarks: 11:15am-11:30am
- Senator John C. Rafferty, Jr., Republican Chair, Senate Transportation Committee
- Senator John N. Wozniak, Democratic Chair, Senate Transportation Committee
- Senator Gene Yaw, Republican Chair, Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee
- Senator John T. Yudichak, Democratic Chair, Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee
Written Testimony: