Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee
Tuesday, October 25 | 10:00 a.m.
East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-B
Schedule
- Nomination of Sarah Clark, Esq., 352 Willow Avenue, Camp Hill 17011, Cumberland County, to the Environmental Hearing Board.
- SB 1338, PN 1951 (Yaw, Martin) – An Act amending the act of July 10, 2008 (P.L.1009, No.78), known as the Biofuel Development and In-State Production Incentive Act, further providing for short title of act and for definitions; providing for low emission transportation fuel incentive and for registration and other requirements; and further providing for department authority and responsibility and for infrastructure reports.
- SB 1339, PN 1952 (Yaw, Martin) – An Act amending the act of November 29, 2004 (P.L.1376, No.178), known as the Alternative Fuels Incentive Act, further providing for title of act, for short title of act, for definitions and for Alternative Fuels Incentive Fund; repealing provisions relating to biomass-based diesel production incentives; further providing for annual report; and repealing provisions relating to interfund transfer.
- Amendment A05827 to House Bill 2528, PN 3254:
- Amends Title 58 (Oil and Gas) Chapter 28. Oil and Gas Well Plugging Oversight to comply with federal requirements as outlined in the Orphaned Well Site Plugging, Remediation and Restoration Program under section 40601 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act;
- Increases grant amounts from $10,000 (for wells 3,000 feet or less) to $40,000, or the actual cost to plug the well, whichever is less;
- Increases grant amounts from $20,000 (for wells greater than 3,000 feet) to $70,000, or the actual cost to plug the well, whichever is less;
- Sets publication requirements for awarding of grant funding;
- Ensures well plugger compliance if they demonstrate access to the equipment, materials, resources and services to plug wells in accordance with Chapter 32, Section 3220;
- Addresses continuing violations and ensures that a well plugging applicant takes corrective action to the satisfaction of the Department; shall not apply to an applicant who has committed a violation until the Department has taken the final action on the violation and the applicant has not appealed the final action. If an appeal has been filed, no supersedeas has been issued;
- Includes an attestation that the qualified well plugger will provide documentation necessary for the Department in order to comply with the requirements, as well as an attestation that each well is plugged in accordance with the plugging requirements as outlined in Title 58;
- Allows for additional grant awards as available by the Department;
- Allows any Pennsylvania company to bid for a contract it will award for plugging oil and gas wells, regardless of the size of the company;
- A Pennsylvania company is defined as a business entity which has its main offices or headquarters located within Pennsylvania and conducts at least 50% of its business activities within Pennsylvania; or will bid for state contracts for plugging oil or gas wells and subcontract the work to subcontractors selected through a competitive bidding process which satisfy the criteria in the first bullet point when possible;
- Makes technical changes.
Agenda
“Informational Briefing on Legionnaires Disease and Related Legislation (SB 1125)”
10:15AM Welcome
Sen. Gene Yaw, Chair
Sen. Carolyn Comitta, Minority Chair
PANEL 1
10:20AM Dr. Jen Clancy, Chief Scientist
Environmental Science, Policy & Research Institute – Testimony
Ron Gribik, Vice President Operations
CWM Environmental – Testimony
Patsy Root, Senior Manager
Government Affairs
IDEXX Water – Testimony
John J. Farmerie, Executive Consultant
Cyrus Rice Water Consulting, Inc. – Testimony
Dr. Meilin Young, Pulmonologist
Allegheny Health Network – Testimony
PANEL 2
11:05AM Bob Bowcock
Integrated Resource Management, Inc. – Testimony
Andre Del Valle, Vice President of Gov. Affairs
Pennsylvania Apartment Association
Amanda Schaub, Executive Director
Building Owners & Managers Association of Pittsburgh
Daryn Cline
Global Cold Chain Alliance
Brad Considine
Alliance to Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease – Testimony
11:50AM Closing
Sen. Gene Yaw, Chair
Sen. Carolyn Comitta, Minority Chair
Additional Written Testimonies
ASHRAE – Testimony
Association of Water Technologies – Testimony
IAPMO – Testimony
Legionnairs’ Disease in PA – Report
