PaEnvironmentDigest June 18, 2012

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PA Environment DigestAn Update On Environmental Issues In PAEdited By: David E. Hess, Crisci Associates

Winner 2009 PAEE Business Partner Of The Year Award

Harrisburg, Pa June 18, 2012

Legislators Continue Push To Protect Keystone Fund

Citing its value to citizens and communities across the Commonwealth, Reps. William Adolph (R-Delaware) and Kate Harper (R-Montgomery) Wednesday reaffirmed their support for funding theKeystone Recreation, Parks and Conservation Fund.

The lawmakers joined officials from PennEnvironment and the Pennsylvania Land Trust

Association for a press conference on the main steps of the Capitol to rally support for theprogram, also known as Key 93.

"This program plays a tremendous role in helping our local governments defray the costassociated with park and conservation projects that enhance the quality of life for residents all overPennsylvania," Rep. Adolph, Majority Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, said. "I willcontinue to be a tireless advocate for this successful program."

"Parks are essential to our communities," Rep. Harper said. "They are a gathering placewhere community events take place, a low-cost way for families to enjoy the outdoors and a sourceof opportunity for people to connect with nature."

During the press conference, PennEnvironment Director David Masur presented thelawmakers with thousands of notes from Pennsylvanians across the state who wrote in to share

why state parks are so important to them.The organization launched the initiative to collect the statements in response to the

governor's proposed 2012-13 state budget, which would have eliminated Key 93 funding andtransfer its present and future revenues to the General Fund to plug holes in the state budget.

The Senate restored half of Key 93's funding in its budget proposal, Senate Bill 1466.When the bill was brought forward in the House, Rep. Adolph offered an amendment to fullyrestore funding for this vital conservation program which received unanimous support.

"Although budget negotiations are ongoing, support for the program is strong andbipartisan," Rep. Adolph said. "I was happy to offer an amendment to restore full funding for Key93, and the amendment passed unanimously."

The program was created in 1993 after a statewide referendum vote and is funded by a

portion of the state's Real Estate Transfer Tax."Our citizens voted to create this program, and it is important that we abide by their

direction and maintain the vital funding Key 93 provides to our communities," Rep. Harper said."The clear message from the people is to leave the program and its funding alone."

To date, Key 93 has helped local communities:-- Support 850 trail projects;-- Conserve 120,000 acres of green space;
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-- Construct 2,600 community park projects including ball fields, playgrounds, pools, picnic areasand recreation centers;-- Support hundreds of state park and forest improvements; and-- Fund 490 historic preservation projects in 65 counties.

NewsClips:Budget Talks Take Baby Steps Toward CompromiseRepublicans WeighingNew Corbett Budget PitchOp - Ed : Invest In Preserving Environment For ChildrenVogel Introduces Different Shell Tax Credit BillHouse , Senate Shell Tax Credit Bills IntroducedOfficials Boost $1.65 Billion Shell Subsidy PlanCorbett Begins PR Effort For Refinery Tax CreditCorbett Wants Speedy OK ForCracker Plant CreditsDCED Secretary: Shell Asked For Cracker Plan AssistanceCorbett : Others Still Vying ForShell Plant

West Virginia : No Further Talks With Shell On PlantCorbett Claims Urgency For Shell IncentivesCorbett s $1.7 Billion Shell Tax Break Banks On JobsProposed Shell Plant Tax Break Draws DebateShell Plant Tax Credit Plan Similar To Canadian OneCorbett : ShellNegotiations Are Not A Done DealDCED , DEP Deny Act 2 Program Will Fund Shell Site CleanupOp- Ed : Corbett Keeps Shoveling Money To Gas CompaniesOp- Ed : Shell Tax Credit Is About More Jobs , WalkerEditorial: Make Shell Tax Credit Pay OffEditorial: Shell - ing OfPlan Is NearsightedOp- Ed : Corbett Keeps Shoveling Money To Gas CompaniesOp- Ed : Corbett , Legislature Keep Punting On TransportationOp- Ed : Where s Pennsylvania s Transportation Plan ?

Fiscal Office: FY 2012-13 Revenue Just Shy Of $1 Billion More Than Governors Estimate

The Independent Fiscal Office Tuesday reported itsofficial revenue estimate for FY 2012-13General Fund revenue is $28.10 billion, about $960 million more than the Governors $27.14billion estimate.

For FY 2011-12, the Fiscal Office estimate-- $27.04 billion-- was actually lower than the

Governors Office-- $27.09 billion.

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Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Bills Introduced

Here are the Senate and House Calendars and Committee meetings showing bills of interest as wellas a list of new environmental bills introduced--

Session Schedule

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

Senate

June 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29

House

June 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29

Bill Calendars

House (June 18):Senate Bill 367 (D.White-R-Indiana) providing for mineral resourcedevelopment on other state lands and providing for allocation of revenue; Senate Bill 1150(Smucker-R-Lancaster) providing for an historic preservation tax credit;House Resolution 438(Cruz-D-Philadelphia) urging Philadelphia to establish a waste tire removal and disposal program;House Resolution 423 (Petri-R-Bucks) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee tostudy state funding formulas and how they impact counties; House Resolution 505 (Preston-D-
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Allegheny) disapproving the PUC regulation on natural gas competition. Click Here for fullHouse Bill Calendar.

Senate (June 18):Senate Bill 1346 (Kasunic-D-Somerset) encouraging the use of mine drainagewater for fracking and other purposes; Senate Bill 1480 (Corman-R-Centre) providing for the

2012-13 Capital Budget; House Bill 608 (Brooks-R- Crawford) providing for the use of bioenergycrops in mine reclamation; House Bill 728 (Barrar-R-Bucks) setting new standards for emergencyshut-off values for facilities dispensing flammable liquids;House Bill 807 (Sonney-R-Erie) furtherproviding for the definition, content, registration and enforcement of the Biofuel Development andIn-State Production Incentive Act; House Bill 1682 (Taylor-R-Philadelphia) further providing forthe creation of land banks; Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committees

House: the State Government Committee meets to considerHouse Resolution 750 (Godshall-R-Montgomery) memorializing the President and Congress to provide for the storage of used nuclear

fuel; the Transportation Committee meets to considerHouse Bill 1643 (J.Evans-R-Crawford)further providing for persons under 16 operating snowmobiles and ATVs. Click Here for fullHouse Committee Schedule.

Senate: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to considerSenate Bill1544 (Wozniak-D-Cambria) authorizing DCNR to lease lands for wind, solar and other renewableenergy projects; the Appropriations Committee meets to considerHouse Bill 3 (Geist-R-Blair)providing for private-public transportation projects, House Bill 1934 (F.Keller-R-Snyder) furtherproviding for mandatory recycling. Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.

Other: Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control andConservation Committee will feature a presentation by the PA Biomass Energy Association.

Bills Introduced

The follow bills of interest were introduced this week--

Gas Storage Areas:Senate Bill 1562 (Waugh-R-York) Amends the Oil and Gas Act to requirefurther reporting on gas storage area operations by a licensed engineer or geologist.

Ethane Plant Tax Credit:Senate Bill 1563 (Vogel-R-Beaver) andHouse Bill 2478 (Christiana-R-Beaver) providing for an ethane plant tax credit related to the Shell ethane plant.

Governors Desk

The following bills were given final approval by the Senate and House and now go to theGovernor for his action--
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Flood Recovery:House Bill 1913 (Culver-R- Northumberland) providing for flood damage localproperty tax relief and passed by the Senate. A summary and Senate Fiscal Note are available.)The bill now goes to the Governor for his action.

Senate/House Bills Moving

The following bills of interest saw action this week in the House and Senate--

House

Open Space:House Bill 2167 (Quigley-R-Montgomery) further providing for the preservation ofopen space by local governments was reported from the House Appropriations Committee andpassed by the House. A summary and House Fiscal Note are available. The bill now goes to theSenate for consideration.

Stream Clearance: House Bill 2359 (Causer-R-Cameron) further providing for stream clearance

of flood debris was reported from the House Appropriations Committee. A summary and HouseFiscal Note are available. The bill now goes to the Senate for action.

Historic Tax Credit: Senate Bill 1150 (Smucker-R-Lancaster) providing for an historicpreservation tax credit was reported from the House Appropriations Committee and is now on theHouse Calendar for action.

Storage Tank Cleanup: Senate Bill 1398 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) extending the Storage TankCleanup Program was removed from the Table and referred to the House AppropriationsCommittee.

Energy Assistance:House Bill 1991 (Cutler-R-Lancaster) further providing for eligibilityscreening for energy conservation assistance was reported from the House Rules Committee,amended on the House Floor and referred to the House Appropriations Committee.

Senate

Flood Recovery:House Bill 1913 (Culver-R- Northumberland) providing for flood damage localproperty tax relief and passed by the Senate. A summary and Senate Fiscal Note are available.)The bill now goes to the Governor for his action.

Flood Recovery II: House Bill 1916 (Millard-R- Columbia) providing for an itemized list of

public improvement project for flood protection and flood damage repair amended on the SenateFloor and returned to the House for a concurrence vote.

Private/Public Transportation Projects: House Bill 3 (Geist-R-Blair) authorizing public-privatetransportation projects was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

News From The Capitol
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Stream Cleaning Bill Passes House

The House Monday passed House Bill 2359 (Causer-R-Cameron) to force the state Department ofEnvironmental Protection to streamline the process for removing gravel bars and other obstructionsfrom streams.

This is great news for communities across the Commonwealth that have been unable toaddress these potential flood hazards because of the DEP bureaucracy, Rep. Martin Causer said.We need a reasonable process that doesnt force local officials or citizens to jump through hoops sometimes very costly hoops for what should be a simple fix.

House Bill 2359 aims to create a clear, efficient and effective process to better managestream obstruction problems without an unnecessary, complicated and expensive permittingprocess. The bill also includes measures to further expedite stream clearings when such activitiesare deemed to be an emergency by local, county or state authorities.

Rep. Causer cited a situation in Emporium, Cameron County, where borough officials havebeen trying to remove a gravel bar for more than five years but have been unable to get the goahead from DEP to do so. He has heard similar stories from other communities in the 67th

Legislative District and across the state.When local officials have to work for years just to remove a gravel bar, the process isclearly broken, he said.

Rep. Causer and fellow lawmakers from rural areas of the Commonwealth questioned DEPSecretary Michael Krancer extensively about the issue of gravel bars during House AppropriationsCommittee hearings earlier this year, and the House Environmental Resources and EnergyCommittee held an informational meeting on the topic of stream obstructions as well.

Rep. Causer also met with DEP privately but said the agency has yet to offer a solution tothe problem.

Frankly, this is a problem DEP should have addressed a long time ago, Rep. Causer said.Stream obstructions are a threat to public safety, and we have a duty to protect that. Mylegislation is an important step in that direction.

House Bill 2359 passed by a vote of 136-60 and now goes to the Senate for consideration.NewsClips:Over $100 Million In SBA Flood Disaster Loans Approved In PA

Flash Flood Victims Won tGet State, Federal HelpLittle Concern Over Flood Inundated FarmsWest Pittston Residents Working To Rebuild After Flooding

Senate Passes Flood Control Legislation In Bipartisan Vote

Sen. John Yudichak (D-Luzerne), Minority Chair of the Senate Environmental Resources andEnergy Committee, Wednesday praised the unanimous Senate passage of two critical pieces offlood control legislation.

House Bill 1913 (Culver-R- Northumberland) would allow local taxing bodies to decreasereal estate taxes for properties substantially affected by the September flooding. House Bill 1916(Millard-R- Columbia) would authorize state funding for a list of highways, bridges, and floodcontrol and hazard mitigation projects.

"While I am pleased with the bipartisan efforts to move this essential flood relief legislationalong in the legislative process, I would be remiss if I did not express frustration with the monthsof inaction on these important bills," Sen. Yudichak said. "Many families and businesses
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throughout my district suffered massive property and financial losses in September's flooding. Wecannot continue to drag our feet in Harrisburg while these families and our local economiescontinue to struggle in their recovery efforts."

House Bill 1916 would authorize $150 million in borrowing in the form of bonds for therehabilitation of areas affected by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee in September 2011. The

bill would allocate 75 percent of the funds for Pennsylvania's share of projects funded by thefederal government; the remaining 25 percent would be allocated for projects with either aninsufficient federal share or are ineligible for federal funding.

House Bill 1913 would allow a county assessment office to decrease, credit or refund up to$30,000 in real estate taxes due to a decrease in property value caused by Hurricane Irene orTropical Storm Lee. The bill would also create a real estate tax exemption on the assessed value ofhouses affected by the storms to encourage communities to reconstruct and rebuild flood damagedproperties.

Sen. Yudichak also commended state Sens. Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne), John Blake (D-Lackawanna), John Gordner (R-Columbia), and Gene Yaw (R-Bradford) for their work on theflood relief legislation.

NewsClips:Over $100 Million In SBA Flood Disaster Loans Approved In PAFlash Flood Victims Won tGet State, Federal HelpLittle Concern Over Flood Inundated FarmsWest Pittston Residents Working To Rebuild After Flooding

Sen. Vogel, Rep. Christiana Introduce Ethane Tax Credit Bill

Sen. Elder Vogel (R-Beaver) announced Wednesday he has introduced legislation-- Senate Bill1563-- designed to attract investment into the growing ethane supply market in Pennsylvania. Thelegislation is written as a way to encourage Shell and other ethylene producers and downstreammanufacturers to locate their operations in Pennsylvania while at the same time protectingtaxpayers.

Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver) introduced a similar companion bill in the House-- HouseBill 2478 (not yet online).

"This legislation will show Shell and other manufacturers that Pennsylvania is open forbusiness. The tax credit will be performance based and up for annual review by the legislature.This will balance the need to attract investment with a strong protection for taxpayers," Sen. Vogelsaid.

The legislation is designed to attract natural gas ethane feedstock to stay in Pennsylvania,while encouraging manufacturers who use that feedstock to make everyday products to locate theiroperations in Pennsylvania. Tax credits differ from direct payments by allowing companies toreduce or eliminate their tax burden rather than using direct money from the taxpayers.

Rather than offering a set amount of available tax credits for a long period of time, Sen.Vogel's legislation would require that the amount of the tax credit shall be determined annually bythe General Assembly, beginning in 2017.

"We owe it to the taxpayers to ask, is $66 million a year the right amount for this taxcredit? Maybe so." Sen. Vogel said. "But let's make that determination. Let's make sure Shell isgoing to come, and let's make sure we protect the taxpayers. This is a once in a life-timeopportunity for job creation, so let's make sure the cracker plant gets built, and also ensureaccountability measures are in place."
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"Anyone that thinks that this legislation is targeted only at Shell is thinking too small. Iforesee the cracker facility as an anchor tenant that spurs investment throughout theCommonwealth. And that means more jobs and economic growth than western Pennsylvania hasseen in generations. We should help put the people of Pennsylvania back to work," Sen. Vogeladded.

Rep. Christianas bill would create the Pennsylvania Resource Manufacturing (PRM) taxcredit, which would be offered to any manufacturer purchasing natural gas containing ethane asraw material for production.

The nonrefundable PRM tax credit would be five cents per gallon of ethane purchased andwould be limited to 20 percent of the companys qualifying Pennsylvania tax liabilities incurred inthe taxable year for which the credit was approved.Under House Bill 2478, PRM tax credits couldbe sold or assigned to other natural gas suppliers or Pennsylvania manufacturers buying or usingan ethane derivative.

Within one year after the credit is approved, a corporation would be able to apply to theDepartment of Community and Economic Development for approval to assign the credits to aneligible taxpayer. The buyer of the credit would be permitted to use the purchased credit to offset

up to 50 percent of its Pennsylvania Tax liability.PRM tax credits approved for sale or assignment may be used only once and must be usedwithin the tax year approved for assignment.

These tax credits are crucial to locking in Beaver County as the location for the crackerplant and securing tens of thousands of jobs that will be created for Pennsylvania citizens by anindustry of this magnitude, said Rep. Christiana. If we allow this company to choose anotherstate to set up shop, we will lose a historic opportunity to cultivate Pennsylvanias economicfuture.

This is a meaningful step, not just for Beaver County, but the entire Commonwealth; theseincentives have the ability to draw other ethane-processing companies to Pennsylvania,encouraging further development and job creation, said Rep. Christiana. Attracting chemical andmanufacturing industries here will be an important economic investment with long-term benefitsfor our residents and communities.

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