Although not sunshined on the General Assembly website as of this writing, the House Finance Committee has scheduled a meeting for Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. to consider House Bill 1950 (Ellis-R-Butler) establishing a county-imposed drilling fee, adopting the Governor's drilling environmental protection proposals and authorizing additional transfers from the Oil and Gas Fund.
The meeting will be in Room 245 Main Capitol. Click Here for more background on the proposal which was just introduced in bill form today.
Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Mifflin) serves as Majority Chair of the Committee and Rep. Phyllis Mundy (D-Luzerne) serves as Minority Chair.
