WHAT: The state Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, chaired by Senators Gene Yaw (R-23) and John Yudichak (D-14), will hold a voting meeting of the committee to consider the following bills:
- Senate Bill 679, PN 823 (Sen. Yaw) – Adding a new section to Act 325 of 1978, the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act, directing the Environmental Quality Board to develop regulations that authorize counties to adopt a program for “stream cleaning” and maintenance and the removal of obstructions and flood-related hazards from local waterways.
- Senate Bill 766, PN 975 (Sen. Leach) – Amending the Waste Tire Recycling Act / Small Business and Household Pollution Prevention Program Act to increase the limit on matching funds that each county may receive from $100,000 to $250,000 for collection events.
- House Bill 476, PN 1455 (Rep. Mako) – Amending the Solid Waste Management Act (SWMA) to require the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to forward notices of noncompliance issued by the Environmental Protections Agency (EPA) for violation of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and a notice of noncompliance for violation of the SWMA to the municipality where the violation occurred.
WHEN: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 – 9:30AM
WHERE: Room 461 MC
To watch the committee meeting LIVE, click here.
CONTACT:
Nick Troutman, Executive Director
(717) 787-3280