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PA Environment DigestAn Update O n Envir onmental Issues In PAEdited By: David E. Hess, Crisci Associates

Winner 2009 PAEE Business Partner Of The Year Award

Harrisburg, Pa October 27, 2014

Gov. Corbett Signs Bill Weakening Stream Buffer Requirements Into Law

Gov. Corbett Wednesday signed into law House Bill 1565 (Hahn-R-Northampton) that environmental groups say weakensDEP requirements for stream buffers in Special Protection

Watersheds. It is now Act 162.In a letter to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA Wednesday, Gov. Corbett said this about signing the bill into law--

Under Pennsylvanias implementation of the NationalPollutant Disc harge Elimination Syste m stormwater permittingrequirements, it is our chief responsibility and obligation to maintainand protect the water quality of the Commonwealths waterways.

We must also be pr actical in ou r implementation, mindful that there are benefits to ourcommunities when we provide flexibility in how this obligation is fulfilled, as long as water quality is notcompromised. I believe House Bill 1565 achieves this balance.

Under this legislation, a riparian buffer or riparian forested buffer may be utilized as one

avenue of protecting water quality. Additionally, a permit applicant may seek to demonstrate to theDepartment of Environmental Protection that other alternative measures, drawn from recognized bestmanagement practices, are equally effective in minimizing the potential for impacting water quality and inmeeting the Commonwealths obligation to maintain and protect both existing and designated uses.

The DEP retains the ability, on a case by cases basis, to require a riparian buffer or riparianforested buffer if doing so is the only effective manner in which to safeguard water quality. Moreover,House Bill 1565 goes further by requiring additional installation of replacement buffers for any project

proposed within 100 feet of a special protection waterway.I am confident that this legislation strikes the appropriate balance sought by our communities,

while providing the tools necessary for our environmental regulators to ensure our waterways continueto be protected.

Acting DEP Secretary Dana Aunkst told DEPs Citizens Advisory Council Tuesday DEPintends to be ready to implement House Bill 1565 (Hahn-R-Northampton) 60 days after the bill issigned as required in the legislation. He said at this point he does not know whether DEPs regulationswill have to be changed or if additional technical guidance is needed.

ReactionHarry Campbell, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Pennsylvania Executive Director, issued this

statement Wednesday following Gov. Corbetts signing of House Bill 1565 (Hahn-R-Northampton).We believe this legislation weakens Pennsylvanias ability to protect its most important,
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sensitive, and high quality waterways. It also will make implementing the Commonwealths commitmentsto the restoring local rivers and streams much more difficult.

This legislation will put a greater burden on Pennsylvanias taxpayers, businesses, farmers, andlocal governments to further reduce pollution. Having removed this important requirement to protect andrestore local water quality, the Administration must now address how it intends to make up the

difference.The Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA wrote to Gov. Corbett last week urging him to veto the

bill for several reasons-- We believe this legislation reduces the ability of Pennsylvania to meet its commitments under theChesapeake Bay Agreement, which you signed in August. The Bay Agreement and Pennsylvaniasobligations under the Clean Water Blueprint rely heavily on protecting and restoring forested stream

buffers. We should be taking steps to encourage more stream buffers in more areas, not significantlyweakening the requirement we have which covers just 4 percent of our watersheds as this bill does.

Pennsylvania is obligated by the federal Clean Water Act to maintain and not degrade the waterquality in designated Special Protection Watersheds. We believe this legislation reduces the ability ofthe Commonwealth to meet this anti-degradation requirement and leaves us vulnerable to action by theU.S. Environmental Protection Agency and federal courts determining that our water quality protection

program does not meet minimum federal requirements. We have made this point very clear in letters to both the Senate and House and in more detail. The options for meeting any buffer requirements listed in the bill are either not real options, extremelyambiguous, or effectively remove the buffer requirement and its benefits. A large and growing body ofscientific research concludes there are no practices or combination of practicesscientificallyspeakingwhich are substantially equivalent to a forested riparian stream buffer. The other option ofallowing buffers to be placed, not at the point of the earth disturbance, but at some other location notonly defeats the purpose of the forested buffer, but potentially puts its benefits nowhere near the impact.

John Walliser, PA Environmental Council Vice President For Legal & Governmental Affairs,issued this statement Thursday in response to Gov. Corbett signing House Bill 1565--

Yesterday Gov. Corbett signed House Bill 1565 into law as Act 162 of 2014. Act 162amends Pennsylvanias Clean Streams Law to weaken forested riparian buffer requirements inPennsylvanias most pristine watersheds.

House Bill 1565 weakens our states ability to protect its most important waterways, and nowcalls into question Pennsylvanias ability to comply with national anti-degradation and Chesapeake Bayrestoration standards, said John Walliser, Vice President of Legal & Government Affairs for thePennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC).

The prior riparian buffer requirements only applied to new development requiring a NationalPollution Discharge Elimination System permit in an already-designated High Quality or ExceptionalValue watershed. Riparian buffers protect downstream landowners and communities from increased

flooding and water treatment costs.Despite the tremendous work and investment made to date in restoring our waterways, thislegislation pushes Pennsylvania a step back, and may result in unintended costs and consequences forlandowners throughout these watersheds.

The Senate did not refer the bill to the Senate Appropriations Committee and never looked athow much this change in law would cost taxpayers.

House Bill 1565 was opposed by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA , PA EnvironmentalCouncil , Western Pennsylvania Conservancy , the PA Chapter of The Nature Conservancy , the Fish
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and Boat Commission , PA Chapter National Association of Water Companies , Clean Water Action ,PA Council of Trout Unlimited , PA Federation of Sportsmens Clubs , PA League of Women Voters ,PA Land Trust Association , PA Landscape and Nursery Association and former DEP Secretary DavidE. Hess .NewsClips:

Corbett Approves Bills On Stream Buffers, Carbon Plan Wetlands Will Treat Water For 2 Allegheny County Parks Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal

Gov. Corbett Signs Bill Authorizing 1-House Veto Of PA Climate Plan

On Wednesday, Gov. Corbett signed into law House Bill 2354 (Snyder-D-Fayette) which authorizes a one-House of the GeneralAssembly to veto any greenhouse gas emission reduction plan required bythe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It is now Act 175.In a letter to the Pennsylvania Environmental Council Wednesday, Gov.Corbett offered an explanation for why he signed the bill into law--

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) rulemakingregulating carbon emissions from existing stationary sources is widelyregarded as one of the most impactful standards to be handed down by thefederal government in a generation.

In addition to the environmental impacts cited by the EPA, this rulemaking may have substantialaffect on the Commonwealths economy, residential and business electric consumers and the strengthand reliability of our electric transmission and distribution grid.

Carbon is also unique in comparison to most other pollutants regulated by the Commonwealth,as the vast majority of pollutants regulated pose a direct human health hazard that can be based upon anambient air quality standard.

Conversely, carbon was not an emission that has generally contemplated to be regulated wheneither the federal Clean Air Act or the states Air Pollution Control Act was enacted.

As such, I believe there is an appropriate role to be played by the elected members of theGeneral Assembly, in partnership with the Executive branch, as the Commonwealth crafts the best plan

possible for the citizens of Pennsylvania.ReactionDavitt Woodwell, PA Environmental Council President & CEO, issued this statement Thursday

in response to Gov. Corbett signing House Bill 2354--Yesterday Gov. Corbett signed House Bill 2354 the Pennsylvania Greenhouse Gas

Regulation Implementation Act into law as Act 175 of 2014. Act 175 grants either chamber of the

General Assembly unparalleled authority to veto any plan developed by the Pennsylvania Department ofEnvironmental Protection (Department), pursuant to Federal Clean Air Act requirements, to reducecarbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants.

Pennsylvania is a leading contributor of greenhouse gas emissions, and our focus should be onadvancing solutions towards reducing those emissions from all sources and sectors across theCommonwealth said Davitt Woodwell, President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council(PEC). Instead, our state seems more intent on stalling and second guessing any progress, irrespectiveof the weight of analysis and public engagement that has informed such efforts.
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Act 175 fails to provide any substantive criteria for the General Assemblys review or approvalof an emissions reduction plan submitted by the Department.

Despite passing the bipartisan Pennsylvania Climate Change Act in 2008 influenced in nosmall part by PECs own Climate Change Roadmap (released in 2007) Pennsylvania has failed toadvance any meaningful or comprehensive strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions said

Woodwell. Six years later, Harrisburg is no further along in addressing an issue that has unprecedentedenvironmental, economic, and public health ramifications for our state. Act 175 presents no solutions, itonly serves to protract the challenges facing all of us.

The Pennsylvania Environmental Council last week urged Gov. Corbett to veto the bill saying,By authorizing a one-House veto of any plan the Department develops, House Bill 2354 goes far

beyond the oversight role the General Assembly should have over the implementation of environmentalregulations in the Commonwealth. It replaces any balanced discussion of the actions we should take andturns the issue into an unguided political football.

In contrast to the oversight role the General Assembly has already carved out for itself underthe Regulatory Review Act, it does not require passage of a concurrent House-Senate resolution withan opportunity to sign or veto that resolution by the Governor. It allows one chamber to veto those

plans and force the Department to start over. This creates a serious chilling effect on any effort to passnecessary measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in our Commonwealth.

In 2008 the General Assembly passed bipartisan legislation -- the Pennsylvania ClimateChange Act -- laying out a thoughtful process for detailing the contributions the Commonwealth makesto climate change, and offers members of the General Assembly a direct role in helping to formulate aClimate Change Action Plan through the Climate Change Advisory Committee.

Further, the Air Pollution Control Act requires any changes to the State Implementation Plan,which ultimately any climate change plan would be, to have extensive public review before it isforwarded to EPA.

The Regulatory Review Act requires any regulations proposed to implement the StateImplementation Plan to be reviewed by the Independent Regulatory Review Commission and theGeneral Assembly under an extensive process, allowing for concurrent resolution and the Governorsreview.

Now House Bill 2354 would add a fourth bite at the apple for interests who oppose action onthis critical and complex issue by authorizing a one-House veto. It makes a decision that should bedecided on facts and substantive analysis into a political debate without any criteria to guide the GeneralAssemblys review.

Rep. Pam Snyder (D-Fayette), prime sponsor of the legislation said, Effective immediately,Pennsylvania will craft its energy strategy to reduce greenhouse gases. The Commonwealth willadvance using 21st century technologies and employing the states unique blend of resources andexperience.

Pennsylvania citizens are the ultimate stakeholders, and Act 175 will ensure that emission curbsserve the Commonwealth by protecting jobs, pocketbooks and power supplies. We need to curbgreenhouse gases but without kicking coal and coal communities to the gutter.

Above all, the DEP is charged with developing emission curbs at least cost to Pennsylvaniaratepayers and protecting the reliability of electric supplies. It would be foolhardy to proceed withoutstressing those responsibilities, and I am most grateful for the bipartisan support the measure hasgarnered.

"It is what we were elected to do, and its the appropriate thing to do. While the EPA managed
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to develop its emissions mandate without congressional authorization, the Pennsylvania GeneralAssembly will have its say on any plan submitted to Washington, D.C.

Pennsylvania will not default on its responsibilities. It is in our hands where it belongs tomeet the emissions mandate while protecting Pennsylvanias interests.

The PA Coal Alliance put out this statement--

Fundamental questions about energy reliability, infrastructure and price need to be addressedduring the planning phase to ensure that, whatever strategy for compliance Pennsylvania ultimately

pursues, it will result in an electric generation mix that will achieve the emission reduction targets andmaintain competitive pricing for manufacturers and consumers, said Pennsylvania Coal Alliance CEO,John Pippy.

Ive been doing business in Pennsylvania for 28 years and the EPAs proposed carbonregulations will directly impact my livelihood and the livelihood of those that we employ, said TomCrooks, Vice President of R.G. Johnson. Thank you to the legislature and Gov. Corbett for supportinglegislation that takes a comprehensive approach to our energy policy and allows for the consideration ofall impacts and outcomes of these proposed rules to ensure Pennsylvanias business owners andratepayers are not overlooked in this process.

The Senate never prepared a Fiscal Note on the bill to determine how much it would costtaxpayers to implement.NewsClips:Corbett Approves Bills On Stream Buffers, Carbon Plan Greenhouse Gas Law Gives Lawmakers Seat At Table Key Word In Climate Change? Change Op-Ed: Bury Carbon? Bury The Idea

House, Senate Leave Big Issues On The Table For Next Session

With the adjournment of the House this week until November 12, the General Assembly left lots ofimportant issues on the table-- liquor reform, pension reform, prevailing wage reform-- eachrepresenting multiple billions of dollars worth of decisions to state government and next years budget.

The General Assembly missed the opportunity to send these good bills to the Governorsdesk-- -- Drinking Water Well Standards: House Bill 343 (Miller-R-York) setting standards for drinkingwater wells is still in the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee.-- Green State Buildings: House Bill 34 (Harper-R-Montgomery) setting green building standards forstate owned or leased buildings. A similar bill-- Senate Bill 1061 (Rafferty-R-Montgomery)-- wasamended to include the provisions of House Bill 34 and then referred to the Senate AppropriationsCommittee where it remained .

-- Sewer/Water P2 Partnerships: House Bill 2239 (Evankovich-R-Armstrong) authorizing public-private partnerships for sewer, water, school district projects remains Tabled in the House.-- Backup Generators: House Bill 1699 (Ross-R-Chester) setting air quality standards for backupgenerators is in the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee.

Liquor privatization bogged down in the Senate where no meaningful action has been taken onthe issue since July 2013. The House passed its privatization bill in March 2013.

The Senate passed a very limited form of pension reform covering public officials this past July, but the House did not take up the bill or even have a vote on reform this session, in spite of efforts by
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Gov. Corbett to stir up public interest on the issue by crisscrossing the state over the last five months.Bills addressing prevailing wage reform, which could save the state billions on environmental and

other projects, have been stuck on the House Calendar since June 2013.Other issues that loomed large at the beginning of the year-- Medicaid expansion and lottery

privatization, for example, were put on the back burner when the feds approved Gov. Corbetts

Medicaid expansion plan (although challenger Tom Wolf has promised to undo the plan) and hediscontinued the effort to privatize the lottery.

Even concerns over whether the price of gasoline would jump significantly as a result of the newgasoline taxes imposed to fund the transportation improvement plan enacted last year faded as theaverage price of gasoline fell from $3.49 in January to $3.15 and lower in October in many areas ofPennsylvania.

Gov. Corbett has been busily traveling around the state this week doing what you might expectat this point in the campaign---- $16.4M Awarded For Conservation, Environmental Protection Projects Thru Drilling Fees;-- Corbett Announces $65.6M Investment In Water Infrastructure Projects In 16 Counties;-- Corbett Releases Over $3.6 Million For Reuse Of 3 Brownfields Sites Around The State;-- $12.5 Million In Energy Development Authority Funding Announced By Corbett; and-- Corbett Announces $19 Million In Alternative, Clean Energy Investments.

For now the necessary focus of Senate and House members is on getting re-elected or elected,as the case may be. Until the results of the November 4 election are known, the political future inPennsylvania will remain fuzzy, regardless of what the opinion polls say.

Only 8 days remain before the election.

CAC: DEP Extends Comment Period On Oil & Gas Enforcement Policy Changes

Kurt Klapkowski , Director of DEPs Bureau of Oil and Gas Planning and Program Management, toldthe DEP Citizens Advisory Council Tuesday the agency will be extending the public comment period for

proposed changes to the Oil and Gas Program Enforcement Policy until November 18. ( formalnotice )

Klapkowski provided Council with an overview of the changes in the enforcement policy whichhe said was not updated since 2005. The changes added new sections on when inspections are to beconducted and the results posted on DEPs eFACTS system, the procedures for investigating waterdamage complaints and clearer guidance on data and reporting requirements.

The policy would require DEP staff to inspect wells prior to and during production ( page 10 ofthe proposed policy )---- Prior to the commencement of drilling on a new well pad;-- During drilling, casing, and cementing operations;

-- Following well stimulation and completion activities;-- Following the time period in which the owner or operator is required to restore a siteafter drilling a well;-- While a well is being altered or repaired or when casing is being replaced;-- Prior to a well being granted inactive status;-- Annually for disposal wells;-- Following a violation to determine whether the violation has been corrected; and-- Following a complaint.
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During the post-production period, the policy requires a well to be inspected---- During the plugging of a well;-- After the owner or operator restores a site following plugging or abandonment; and-- Before a bond or other financial security is released.

In actual practice, Klapkowski said, wells are usually inspected two or three times and

sometimes only once. When asked about the difference between actual practice and the inspectionrequirements in the proposed policy, Klapkowski said the policy represents an aspirational goal.

Klapkowski said the policy is on a fast track and should be finalized by the end of the year. Henoted DEP staff is already following the policy in the field.

Acting Secretarys ReportActing Secretary Dana Aunkst provided the Council with an update on several issues in

response to questions from Council members---- TENORM Study: The draft final report on DEPs comprehensive study of radiation associated withthe production and distribution of natural gas should be going to the peer review group in Novemberand is likely to be finalized in December. He noted none of the samples collected by DEP had resultstriggering either required reporting or a response under the state Radiation Protection Act.-- Shale Air Emission Studies: In response to a question about a news report saying DEP left outsome sampling results from its regional, short-term studies of air emissions from oil and gas productionactivities done during the Rendell Administration in 2010 and 2011, Aunkst said DEP was preparing aresponse on the issue. He said he is aware some results were inadvertently left out of the short-termstudies, but were included in a longer-term study DEP is conducting. The question was prompted bycomments made by Joanne Kilgour, Sierra Club, during the Councils public comment period. (seebelow)-- Waters Of The U.S. Rule: Aunkst said DEP did submit comments on the proposed U.S.Environmental Protection Agency/Corps of Engineers rule largely because the agency wanted to opposeany one size fits all rule applied to states. He said the proposed rule will not have any real impact onwhen water quality permits will be required in Pennsylvania because state water quality laws were

broader than the earlier federal rule. He did note he was concerned there would be more oversight andreview of state permit actions if EPA adopted the rule as proposed.-- Alternate Sewage Systems: When asked about the status of efforts to change sewage regulationsto allow for proven alternative sewage systems, Aunkst said he thought the issue was moving ahead andwould be discussed during an upcoming Sewage Advisory Committee meeting. A concern wasexpressed the changes needed to make this happen were included in a larger rulemaking package thatcould get bogged down in the process.-- Stream Buffer Legislation: Aunkst said DEP intends to be ready to implement House Bill 1565 (Hahn-R-Northampton) 60 days after the bill is signed as required in the legislation, if bill becomes law.He said at this point he does not know whether DEPs regulations will have to be changed or if

additional technical guidance is needed.Chesapeake Bay UpdateAndy Zemba, Director of DEPs Interstate Waters Office, provided an update on

Pennsylvanias efforts to meet the Chesapeake Bay Watershed cleanup milestones. (Copies of Zembas handouts are available on the CAC webpage.)

He noted his office has a major initiative underway to improve the reporting of best management practices on the ground that he said should show significant under-reporting of practices and bringPennsylvania closer to meeting the milestones.
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Zemba also provided Council with a copy of a chart showing the specific actions DEP and its partners plan to undertake to try to meet the 2015 milestones, noting that EPA requires 60 percent ofthe best management practices must be in place to meet the later milestones by 2017.

He said he thought Pennsylvania would meet its milestones, but it will take a lot of work. Whenasked about more resources coming online to get more practices on the ground, he said he did not think

it was likely, but that Act 13 (the Marcellus Shale impact fees) did provide some additional funding.DEP Advisory Committee Chair RoundtableAfter the regular business meeting, CACs Public Participation Committee held a roundtable

discussion with the chairs and DEP liaison staff to Advisory Committees in the Department on ways toimprove the effectiveness of the committees.

This initiative started in September with a survey of Advisory Committee Chairs to solicit theirideas on improving the process and the 1998 DEP policy guiding their deliberations.

The Public Participation Committee provided Council with the preliminary results of the surveyTuesday that included the responses from 18 of the 22 DEP Advisory Committees. (A detailed

summary of the responses is also available online .) Overall, the Chairs of most of the Advisory Committee thought DEP used them effectively and

provided them with good support. Several Committee Chairs made recommendations forimprovements based on their experiences.

The Public Participation Committee intends to discuss the results of the roundtable Tuesday andthe final survey results and develop recommendations for Council consideration at its November 18meeting.

Public CommentsTwo individuals presented remarks during the Councils public comment period--

-- Bonita Hoke, PA League of Women Voters: She expressed concern about the passage of HouseBill 1565 (Hahn-R-Northampton) and its negative impact on water quality, suggested DEP conduct aformal analysis of the impact climate change will have on increasing the risk of natural disasters,recommended efforts be expanded to meet the Chesapeake Bay cleanup milestones and commentedthat DEP should be doing more to advise the General Assembly on environmental issues.-- Joanne Kilgour, Sierra Club: Expressed concern about a news report saying DEP left out somesampling results from its regional, short-term studies of air emissions from oil and gas productionactivities conducted during the Rendell Administration in 2010 and 2011, and called on Council to lookinto the issue.

Other Activities -- Environmental Advocate: Kimberly Morewood, the Director of DEPs Office of EnvironmentalAdvocate , provided Council with an overview of her office and the services it provides to citizensseeking input on permit decisions.-- Act 54 Longwall Mining Impact Report: Council Chair Terry Tayton reported the final Act 54

Longwall Mining Impact Report is still undergoing final review by the Department and may be availablefor Council review by the end of the year.-- Priorities For Governor: The Council assigned its Policy and Regulatory Oversight Committee theresponsibility of preparing a report on the DEP priorities the Governors Office should address in thenext four years regardless of who wins the November 4 election.

The next meeting of the CAC is on November 18. It will be the final meeting in 2014.For more information, visit DEP Citizens Advisory Council webpage.

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Governors Race: Face Off Over Taxing Marcellus Shale Corbett Says Drilling Impact Fee Still Best Deal For Pennsylvanians Wolf Talks Extraction Tax, Protecting The Environment Wolf Vague On How Much Of Extraction Tax Would Stay Local Sunoco, EQT Challenge DEPs Method To Calculate Fines

EQT Drilling Challenges DEP Method To Calculate Fines EQT Boosts Profits Despite Lower Natural Gas Prices Butler County Township Moves To Block Drilling In Residential Areas Shale Site Air Emissions Studies Incomplete, Court Documents PennEast Pipeline Is Not A Done Deal Water Pipelines Mostly A Pipe Dream In Drilling PUC OKs Columbia Gas Pipeline Extensions For Homeowners Corbett Signs Bills Addressing Gas Production Transparency Final Bills Address Marcellus Lease Issues Bill OKd Requiring More Frequent Gas Production Reports

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Here are the Senate and House Calendars and Committee meetings showing bills of interest as well as alist of new environmental bills introduced--

Bill Calendars

House (Adjourned): The House adjourned and no more voting session days are scheduled. These bills were left on the House Calendar: House Bill 202 (Harper-R-Montgomery) prohibiting standbywater service charges for fire companies; House Bill 1684 (Everett-R-Lycoming) which seeks to clarifya minimum royalty payment in state law; House Bill 1576 (Pyle-R-Armstrong) would eliminate some

protections for endangered species and set additional requirements for adopting Wild Trout Streams;House Bill 2104 (Godshall-R-Montgomery) further providing for consumer protections in variable rateelectric supplier contracts; House Bill 2393 (Kampf-R-Chester) providing a program to extend naturalgas delivery to unserved or underserved areas- sponsor summary ; House Bill 2419 (Turzai-R-Allegheny), reducing the spending cap for Capital Budget Projects by $4 billion; HouseResolution 249 (Swanger-R- Lebanon) supporting increased development and delivery of oil from

North American oil reserves- sponsor summary . Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (Adjourned): All bills left on the Senate Calendar were Tabled when the Senate adjourned asis the custom in the Senate. Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meeting Agendas This Week

House: Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate: the Game and Fisheries Committee holds a public hearing on Lyme disease, GeisingerMedication Take Back Program, Great Lakes Fishery microbead ban, round goby impact on PAwaterways in Erie. Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.

Bills Pending In Key Committees

Here are links to key Standing Committees in the House and Senate and the bills pending in each--

HouseAppropriations EducationEnvironmental Resources and Energy

Consumer AffairsGaming OversightHuman ServicesJudiciaryLiquor ControlTransportationLinks for all other Standing House Committees
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SenateAppropriationsEnvironmental Resources and EnergyConsumer Protection and Professional LicensureCommunity, Economic and Recreational Development

EducationJudiciaryLaw and JusticePublic Health and WelfareTransportationLinks for all other Standing Senate Committees

Session Schedule

Here is the latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House--

House November 12 (non-voting, reorganization session)

Senate November 12 (non-voting, reorganization session)

Bills On Governor's Desk

The following bills were given final approval by the Senate and House and are now on the Governor's

desk for action--

Anti-Stream Buffers: House Bill 1565 (Hahn-R-Northampton) that environmental groups sayweakens DEP requirements for stream buffers in Special Protection Watersheds. A summary of theHouse Fiscal Note are available. It was signed into law as Act 162.NewsClips: Corbett Approves Bills On Stream Buffers, Carbon Plan

Veto Of Climate Plan: House Bill 2354 (Snyder-D-Fayette) which authorizes a one-House of theGeneral Assembly to veto any greenhouse gas emission reduction plan required by the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency. A summary and House Fiscal Note are available. It was signed intolaw as Act 175.NewsClips:Greenhouse Gas Law Gives Lawmakers Seat At Table

Energy Efficiency Technology: House Bill 1672 (Miller-R-York) providing for testing of energyefficiency technologies. A summary and House Fiscal Note are available. It was signed into law as Act165.

Oil & Gas Royalties: House Bill 402 (Pickett-R-Bradford) further providing for the recording of oil
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and gas leases. A summary and House Fiscal Note are available. It was signed into law as Act 152.NewsClips:Corbett Signs Bills Addressing Gas Production Transparency Final Bills Address Marcellus Lease Issues Bill OKd Requiring More Frequent Gas Production Reports

Oil & Gas Well Production Reporting: House Bill 2278 (Pickett-R-Bradford) requiring monthlyreporting of oil and gas production from unconventional oil and gas wells. A summary and House Fiscal

Note are available. It was signed into law as Act 173.NewsClips:Corbett Signs Bills Addressing Gas Production Transparency Final Bills Address Marcellus Lease Issues Bill OKd Requiring More Frequent Gas Production Reports

Geospatial Board: Senate Bill 771 (Gordner-R-Columbia) establishing the State GeospatialCoordinating Board. A summary and House Fiscal Note are available. It was signed into law as Act178.

Nuclear Reactor Fees: Senate Bill 1355 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) increasing nuclear reactor and nuclearfuel transportation fees. A summary and House Fiscal Note are available.

Public Disaster Grants: Senate Bill 720 (Baker-R-Luzerne) establishing the Public DisasterAssistance Grant Program. A summary and House Fiscal Note are available.

News From The Capitol

House Republican Policy Committee Discusses Opportunities For Natural Gas

The House Republican Policy Committee held a hearing Wednesday at Bucks County CommunityCollege Upper Campus in Perkasie to learn about the potential benefits of using Pennsylvanias naturalgas.

Job growth and reduced energy costs are both terrific benefits, but lets look to thedownstream economic effect of natural gas industry in the longer term, said Rep. Kathy Watson(R-Bucks). We must also be mindful of the delicate balance of the environment, protecting our citizensand the economic benefits. This has been a great windfall for Pennsylvania, and I look forward tolearning new ideas on how natural gas applications can provide even more growth.

Most of the natural gas discussion has focused on regulatory and taxation issues, but we want

to look at the other side of the industry, said Rep. Dave Reed (R-Indiana), chairman of the HouseMajority Policy Committee. It is important for us to learn about how natural gas benefits our economyand the consumer, and that was our goal today.

The most obvious use for natural gas is to ship it to other areas of the country, but that isactually the least desirable. Energy experts want to use the current opportunity to develop new ways touse the natural gas to re-energize Pennsylvanias economy.

In addition to helping to keep other energy costs low, experts in transportation, innovation andthe economy believe that keeping the energy source here can lead to further positive development, such
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as in compressed natural gas and various chemical applications for new products or processes.That can include keeping and attracting a number of industries that consume large amounts of

energy, such as food processors and glass manufacturers, which can help make consumer product pricing more competitive, maintain existing jobs and create new ones.

In addition, natural gas vehicles emit fewer harmful emissions, have lower maintenance costs and

are quieter to operate all positive for consumers and residents. Other applications can involveagriculture production, advances in medical technology and various types of processed gases such ashydrogen.

Infrastructure for compressed natural gas was also discussed, with many citing a growing needfor compressed and liquefied fueling stations and a way for other industries to access the resource.Some companies are investing in virtual pipelines to keep the gas on site.

Those offering insight about natural gas impact included Phillip R. Hopkins, director ofConsulting, Economics and Country Risk for IHS Global Insight; Bill Hall, director, Shale GasInnovation and Commercialization Center, Ben Franklin Technology Partners; Joe McGinn, seniormanager for Public Affairs, Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P; Dave Taylor, executive director, PAManufacturers Association; Robert Episcopo, manager, Government Relations, Air Products; JimSolomon, director, LNG, Air Products; Bill Brady, executive director, TMA Bucks; and Vince Volpe,executive director, Bucks County Transport.NewsClips:Governors Race: Face Off Over Taxing Marcellus Shale Corbett Says Drilling Impact Fee Still Best Deal For Pennsylvanians Wolf Talks Extraction Tax, Protecting The Environment Wolf Vague On How Much Of Extraction Tax Would Stay Local Sunoco, EQT Challenge DEPs Method To Calculate Fines EQT Drilling Challenges DEP Method To Calculate Fines EQT Boosts Profits Despite Lower Natural Gas Prices Butler County Township Moves To Block Drilling In Residential Areas Shale Site Air Emissions Studies Incomplete, Court Documents PennEast Pipeline Is Not A Done Deal Water Pipelines Mostly A Pipe Dream In Drilling PUC OKs Columbia Gas Pipeline Extensions For Homeowners Corbett Signs Bills Addressing Gas Production Transparency Final Bills Address Marcellus Lease Issues Bill OKd Requiring More Frequent Gas Production Reports

October Environmental Synopsis Now Available From Joint Conservation Committee

The October issue of the Environmental Synopsis newsletter is now available from the Joint LegislativeAir and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee featuring articles on---- Accomplishments of the Growing Greener Program-- Where PA Ranks In Energy Efficiency-- Big Money At Stake In Chesapeake Bay Cleanup-- Hybrid Car Repair Issues-- Pesticides in Urban Streams Increase-- To get your own copy of the Synopsis, send an email to: [email protected]
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Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R-Venango) serves as Chair of the Joint Committee.

News From Around The State

$16.4M Awarded For Conservation, Environmental Protection Projects Thru Drilling Fees

Gov. Tom Corbett Wednesday announced the Commonwealth Financing Authority approved $16.4million in funding to support 106 projects through seven Act 13 Marcellus Legacy Fund programsdesigned to support conservation projects and environmental protection measures throughoutPennsylvania.

We established these programs to ensure a portion of the Marcellus Shale impact fee collectedgoes back to local communities to support environmental enhancement and conservation programs,Gov. Corbett said. The Act 13 funding approved today by the CFA will provide $16.4 million to ourlocal communities.

The 106 projects approved today are located in 36 counties: Adams, Allegheny, Bedford,Berks, Bucks, Cambria, Chester, Clarion, Clearfield, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Elk, Erie,Fayette, Indiana, Jefferson, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Luzerne, Lycoming, McKean, Mercer, Monroe,Montgomery, Northampton, Northumberland, Philadelphia, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Tioga, Union,Washington, Westmoreland and Wyoming.

The funds were a part of the $44.9 million made available over the past three years to fund theMarcellus Legacy Fund programs administered by the Commonwealth Financing Authority.

The Act 13 Marcellus Legacy Fund programs include Orphan or Abandoned Well Plugging,Watershed Restoration and Protection, Baseline Water Quality Data, Flood Mitigation, AbandonedMine Drainage Abatement and Treatment, Sewage Facilities, and Greenways, Trails and Recreation

programs.Act 13, which Gov. Corbett signed into law in 2012, authorized counties to impose an impact

fee on unconventional natural gas wells. To date, the fee generated more than $630 million that is benefitting every Pennsylvanian. The majority of the revenues are distributed to local governments wheredrilling is taking place, with the remainder of the money used for statewide initiatives.

The programs are administered jointly by the Department of Community and EconomicDevelopment, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and the Department ofEnvironmental Protection, under the direction of the CFA.

A list of projects funded is available online .For more information, visit the Commonwealth Financing Authority website.

Schuylkill County Joins Clean Water Counts Initiative: CBF-PA

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA Wednesday applauded the Schuylkill County Commissioners foradopting a Clean Water Counts resolution, calling on state officials to make clean water a top priorityfor the Keystone State.

Since launching this initiative, Berks, Luzerne, Westmoreland, Wyoming, York, Northumberland, and now Schuylkill counties have all joined the effort and have passed resolutions.

Healthy families, strong communities, and a thriving Pennsylvania economy depend on cleanwater, said Harry Campbell, CBFs Pennsylvania Executive Director. We applaud and thank theSchuylkill County Commissioners for publicly voicing their support for clean water in the Keystone
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State.CBF embarked on the Clean Water Counts campaign in response to the Pennsylvania

Department of Environmental Protections most recent statewide surface waters assessment.The results show that of the 86,000 miles of waterways flowing through the Commonwealth,

nearly 20,000 miles are polluted. DEP also reported that the top pollution sources are agricultural and

urban/suburban runoff, and abandoned mine drainage. Nearly 750 miles of waterways flow through Schuylkill County, but unfortunately over 480 of

those miles are polluted. Overall, abandoned mine drainage is the greatest source in the county, polluting183 miles.

Other pollution sources in the County include agriculture, which accounts for 76 miles of polluted waterways, urban and suburban runoff which pollutes 102 miles, and other pollution sourcesimpair 105 miles of local creeks and streams.

Through public education and engagement, CBF is hoping to increase awareness of water pollution issues, like those in Schuylkill County and elsewhere in the Keystone State. The goal is to urgestate officials to make clean water a priority and commit the needed funding and programs to ensure thatthe waters that we rely on for drinking and household uses, recreation, and to grow our food, all meetclean water standards.

In addition to calling on local officials to pass resolutions, CBF is asking residents to show theirsupport by signing the Clean Water Counts online petition. It takes only a few minutes, but signatureswill go a long way toward demonstrating the importance of clean water to our elected officials.

For more information, visit the CBF-PAs Clean Water Counts! webpage.NewsClips:Corbett Approves Bills On Stream Buffers, Carbon Plan Wetlands Will Treat Water For 2 Allegheny County Parks Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal

Funding Available For Stream Restoration Projects In Franklin County Thru CBF-PA

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA announced Wednesday funding is now available to farmers andcreekside landowners interested in improving property value, farm profitability, and local water quality inthe West Branch Antietam Creek Watershed .

CBF and partners, the Franklin County Conservation District and Franklin County NaturalResource Conservation Service, and others, will be working with farmers and landowners in thewatershed to install streamside forested buffers. Additional opportunities exist for farmers interested ininstalling additional water quality farm-improvement projects.

Kristen Kitchen is one of CBFs Restoration Specialists and works with farmers andlandowners in Franklin County to make stream improvements that make sense for clean water and for

property and farm values.This project is a unique opportunity for landowners to do their part to help improve and protect the West Branch Antietam Creek for everyone who lives in the watershed, said Kitchen.Planting trees along streams is one of the most effective and inexpensive ways for landowners toimprove the overall appearance and health of their stream.

Funding is also available for farmers interested in additional on-farm enhancements like barnyardimprovements, grassed waterways, agricultural erosion and sedimentation control plans, and manuremanagement plans.
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Funding is provided through the Department of Environmental Protection and the ConservationReserve Enhancement Program.

To read the stories of other farmers who have had great success with these, and other types ofon-farm improvements, visit CBF-PAs Farmer Success Stories webpage.

Contact Kristen Kitchen for more information by calling 717-514-9095 or send email to:

[email protected] .NewsClips:Corbett Approves Bills On Stream Buffers, Carbon Plan Wetlands Will Treat Water For 2 Allegheny County Parks Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal

Growing Greener Coalition Finding The Green Guide To Project Funding

The Growing Greener Coalition now has available a guide to finding funding for your conservation,restoration or recreation project called Finding The Green .

The purpose of this single-source guide is to provide an overview of funding opportunities thatmay be of help to you. The guide contains a thorough listing of state funding programs for conservation,

preservation and recreation projects, including the more recent funding made available from Act 13 of2012.

In addition to a list of specific grant opportunities, youll find tips on how to apply and where togo for more information.

The guide is available for download and will be updated regularly as we gather new informationso be sure to check back often.NewsClips:Corbett Approves Bills On Stream Buffers, Carbon Plan Wetlands Will Treat Water For 2 Allegheny County Parks Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal

Brodhead Watershed Assn. Recognizes Monroe Conservation District Staff

The Brodhead Watershed Association will this year give itsannual Stream Saver Award to the Monroe CountyConservation District technical staff Orianna Richards,John Motz, Victor Motts, Patricia Attardo and DrewWagner.

Collectively these individuals represent over acentury of experience in implementing State Law and

regulations enacted to conserve our soil and waterresources. This important job in the Brodhead Watershed,where the streams are among the finest in the world, is toooften thankless.

(Photo: Monroe District technical staff employees Victor Motts, Trish Attardo, Orianna Richards, and John Motz.)

Due to the watersheds special protection status, regulations for earth disturbance andstormwater management are more stringent than they are in other parts of the state where unregulated
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activities in our past have in some cases left streams so impacted they no longer support life.The Conservation District staff is committed to working with anyone interested in developing

projects requiring earth disturbance, wetland impacts and stream encroachments to ensure they canachieve their economic goals while maintaining water quality.

Every watershed resident can be proud of their efforts. During the height of the real estate boom

of the 80s, 90s and early 2000s, Monroe Countys population doubled and yet our wetlands were protected and our watersheds still attain their designated uses. This can be directly attributed to StateLaws and regulations that the Conservation District administer on our behalf.

The BWA thanks Orianna, John, Victor, Trish and Drew. We are proud to acknowledge youas Exceptional Value Stream Savers.NewsClips:Corbett Approves Bills On Stream Buffers, Carbon Plan Wetlands Will Treat Water For 2 Allegheny County Parks Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal

CBF-PA: Fall Issue Of Chesapeake Bay Bound Newsletter Now Available

The Fall issue of the Chesapeake Bay Bound newsletter is now available from the Chesapeake BayFoundation-PA featuring articles on---- Clean Water Counts In PA Update From PA Director Harry Campbell-- Whats The Economic Value Of Saving The Chesapeake Bay? -- Online Calendar Of Upcoming Events -- Click Here to sign up for your own copy of Chesapeake Bay Bound

Corbett Announces $65.6M Investment In Water Infrastructure Projects In 16 Counties

Gov. Tom Corbett Wednesday announced the investment of $65.6 million in 19 non-point source,drinking water and wastewater projects across 16 counties through the Pennsylvania InfrastructureInvestment Authority .

By taking the actions that it did today, the PennVEST Board of Directors helped communitiesall across the Commonwealth deal with critical infrastructure needs, Gov. Corbett said. The activitiesfunded by the millions of dollars awarded today will improve waterways in the Commonwealth, makedrinking water safer for our citizens and help us meet our commitment to a cleaner Chesapeake Bay.

Of the $65.6 million, $50.6 million is for low-interest loans and $15 million is offered as grants.The awards range from a $370,050 grant to a volunteer fire company in Huntingdon County

make improvements to its facilities that will reduce nutrient runoff into the Chesapeake Bay, to a to a$17,291,000 loan and grant combination to an authority in Cambria County that will make

improvements to both its wastewater treatment plant and collection system in order eliminate the wetweather contamination of a local stream.I commend the PennVEST Board for its efforts to improve the lives of Pennsylvania families in

all corners of the Commonwealth, Gov. Corbett said.The funding comes from a combination of state funds approved by voters, federal grants to

PennVEST from the Environmental Protection Agency and recycled loan repayments from previousPennVEST funding awards. Funds for the projects are disbursed after bills for work are paid andreceipts are submitted to PennVEST.
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