Environmental_Resources_&_Energy

Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee

Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 10 a.m.

The University of the Sciences, Rosenberger Hall, Room 102
600 South 43rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

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*COVID-19 protocols require that everyone wears a mask while indoors.

Agenda

Remediation Efforts Associated with the 2019 Explosion at the former Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex

Schedule

10:00 AM

Opening Remarks

10:10 AM

Joe Adams, Deputy Secretary for Field Operations  –  Testimony
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

10:25 AM

Marilyn Howarth, MD, FACOEM  – Testimony, Additional Testimony
Director, Community Outreach & Engagement Core (COEC), Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology,
University of Pennsylvania

10:50 AM

Christopher Ahlers, Esq. Testimony
Clean Air Council

Adam Nagel  – Testimony
PennFuture 

11:30 AM

Mr. Rodney Ray
Community Organizer
Philly Thrive

11:50 AM

Closing Remarks

Submitted Testimony

HILCO  –  Testimony, Testimony 2

Evergreen Resources Management Operations  – Testimony

 

 

 

Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 | 9:00 a.m.

Main Capitol, Room 461

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Agenda

Consideration of bills

Schedule

• Senate Bill 301, PN 312 (Yaw) – The legislation would restructure the appointments of the Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee (AQTAC).  This bill would balance out appointments with the Governor and Legislature and provide for an 18 member Committee: six appointed by the Governor; six appointed by the Senate (four from the Majority, two from the Minority); six appointed by the House of Representatives (four from the Majority, two from the Minority).
• Senate Bill 776, PN 918 (Laughlin) – The legislation amends the Sewage Facility Act to allow garage floor drains to be discharged to a treatment tank of an on-lot sewage system.
• House Bill 598, PN 567 (Oberlander) – The legislation clarifies that only public entities (Commonwealth and local government entities) can pursue prescriptive easements for the benefit of the public.

Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee

Tuesday, September 28, 2021 | 10:00 a.m.

North Office Building, Hearing Room #1

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Meeting to consider SB 525, SB 806, SB 832, followed by an informational briefing on PJM’s MOPR proposal and maintaining competitive and reliable energy markets

AGENDA:

• Senate Bill 525 (Gordner) – establishes the framework for a Growing Greener III program;

• Senate Bill 806 (Yaw) – ensuring landowners are afforded a clear and distinct assessment of royalties paid to them through lease agreements with natural gas operators;

*Amendment A02421

• Senate Bill 832 (Yaw) – establishing a Clean Streams Fund for Pennsylvania, dedicated to water quality, specifically focused on mitigating “non-point” sources of pollution, such as agricultural runoff and acid mine drainage.

*Amendment A02427

Informational briefing on PJM’s MOPR proposal and maintaining competitive and reliable energy markets.

AGENDA

Opening Comments

• Chairman Yaw
• Chairman Comitta 

Asim Z. Haque (Awe-Sim Hock)  – Testimony
Vice President – State and Member Services, PJM Interconnection

Dr. Joseph Bowring  – Testimony
President, Monitoring Analytics &
Independent Market Monitor for PJM

Glen Thomas, GT Power Group, LLC  – Testimony

Closing Comments

• Chairman Yaw
• Chairman Comitta

Additional Written Comments Submitted by
PA Municipal Electric Association / American Municipal Power  – Testimony
PA Chamber of Business & Industry  – Testimony

Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | 11:00 a.m.

North Office Building, Hearing Room #1

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Meeting to consider a concurrent resolution disapproving of the Environmental Quality Board regulations on a CO2 Budget Trading Program

Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee

Wednesday, June 23, 2021  9:30 a.m.

Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation

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Senate Bill 717, PN 817 (Bartolotta) – The legislation amends the Environmental Hearing Board Act of 1988 to provide clarity regarding permit appeals.

Senate Bill 718, PN 818 (Bartolotta) – The legislation amends the Environmental Hearing Board Act of 1988 to decrease terms for the Environmental Hearing Board’s membership.

Senate Bill 765, PN 906 (Langerholc) –  The legislation establishes in statute a minimum temperature for cremations at 1600 degrees.  This legislation also modernizes and properly defines the language of the Cremation guidelines that date back to 1891.

Senate Resolution 139, PN 897 (Mensch/Kane) – A Resolution urging the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to exercise the waiver authority in Clean Air Act Section 211(o)(7)(A)(i) to reduce nationwide Renewable Fuel Standard (“RFS”) volume mandates to provide relief to refiners in Pennsylvania, the East Coast and elsewhere, and to implement additional reforms going forward, which will allow for the blending of renewable fuels consistent with the original intention of the RFS program, while containing costs for independent refiners.

• Amendment A01828

Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 12:30 pm

Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation

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• Senate Bill 284, P.N. 270 (Yaw) – Legislation that charges the Environmental Quality Board with promulgating regulations which establish bonding requirements for project developers who seek to install or operate commercial wind or solar electric generation and other renewable energy facilities in Pennsylvania.
  • Amendment A01476 (Yaw)

• Senate Bill 302, P.N. 313 (Yaw) – Legislation that establishes statewide uniform requirements restricting the use of Class B firefighting foams containing added PFAS chemistries for training.
  • Amendment A01677 (Yaw) 

• Senate Bill 545, P.N. 563 (Yaw) – Legislation would amend the Clean Streams Law, to address accidental discharges or spills of substances that enter or may enter the waters of the Commonwealth.

Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 | 9:00 a.m.

East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-A

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Considering the re-confirmation of Patrick McDonnell as DEP Secretary

Testimony