House Bill 1705
2007-2008 Regular Session
An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact; providing for the form of the compact; imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Environmental Quality Board and the Compact; and imposing penalties.
Prime Sponsor
Representative Patrick Harkins
D House District 1
Co-Sponsors
Rep. Florindo Fabrizio
D House District 2
Rep. Michael O'Brien
D House District 175
Rep. Don Walko
D House District 20
Rep. Mark Cohen
D House District 202
Rep. Richard Grucela
D House District 137
Rep. Nick Kotik
D House District 45
Rep. Babette Josephs
D House District 182
Rep. John Galloway
D House District 140
Rep. Deberah Kula
D House District 52
Rep. Anthony Melio
D House District 141
Rep. Camille George
D House District 74
Rep. Rosita Youngblood
D House District 198
Rep. Joseph Brennan
D House District 133
Rep. Thomas Tangretti
D House District 57
Rep. Fred McIlhattan
R House District 63
Rep. Thomas Murt
R House District 152
Rep. Thomas Petrone
D House District 27
Rep. John Evans
R House District 5
Rep. Mike Carroll
D House District 118
Rep. John Hornaman
D House District 3
Rep. Scott Conklin
D House District 77
Rep. Chris King
D House District 142
Rep. Robert Freeman
D House District 136
Rep. Mark Longietti
D House District 7
Rep. Duane Milne
R House District 167
Rep. William Kortz
D House District 38
Rep. Dan Frankel
D House District 23
Rep. Tim Hennessey
R House District 26
Rep. Barbara McIlvaine Smith
D House District 156
Rep. John Siptroth
D House District 189
Rep. Curtis Sonney
R House District 4
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Act No. 43 of 2008, July 4, 2008
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| 2255 | Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs, July 6, 2007 |
| Reported with request to re-refer to Environmental Resources & Energy, Nov. 19, 2007 | |
| Re-referred to Environmental Resources & Energy, Nov. 19, 2007 | |
| Reported as committed, Dec. 12, 2007 | |
| First consideration, Dec. 12, 2007 | |
| Laid on the table, Dec. 12, 2007 | |
| Removed from table, Dec. 13, 2007 | |
| Re-committed to Appropriations, Dec. 13, 2007 | |
| Re-reported as committed, Jan. 14, 2008 | |
| 3108 | Second consideration, with amendments, Jan. 17, 2008 |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 118),, Jan. 17, 2008 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Jan. 28, 2008 (190-0) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 128),, Jan. 28, 2008 | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to Environmental Resources & Energy, Feb. 4, 2008 | |
| Reported as committed, June 10, 2008 | |
| First consideration, June 10, 2008 | |
| Re-referred to Appropriations, June 16, 2008 | |
| Re-reported as committed, July 2, 2008 | |
| Second consideration, July 2, 2008 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, July 3, 2008 (50-0) | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 2393), July 3, 2008 | |
| Signed in House, July 3, 2008 | |
| Signed in Senate, July 3, 2008 | |
| Presented to the Governor, July 4, 2008 | |
| Approved by the Governor, July 4, 2008 | |
| Act No. 43 of 2008, July 4, 2008 |
Printers Numbers
Amendments
House Amendments to Printers Number 2255
Votes
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - Senate ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES & ENERGY Committee Vote
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Monday, January 28, 2008 - House Floor Vote
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Thursday, January 17, 2008 - House Floor Vote
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Monday, January 14, 2008 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - House ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES & ENERGY Committee Vote
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - House INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
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Statute References
Statute References are currently not available for bills in 2007-2008 Regular Session.
House Bill 1705
2007-2008 Regular Session
Sponsors
HARKINS, FABRIZIO, M. O'BRIEN, WALKO, COHEN, GRUCELA, KOTIK, JOSEPHS, GALLOWAY, KULA, MELIO, GEORGE, YOUNGBLOOD, BRENNAN, TANGRETTI, McILHATTAN, MURT, PETRONE, J. EVANS, CARROLL, HORNAMAN, CONKLIN, KING, FREEMAN, LONGIETTI, MILNE, KORTZ, FRANKEL, HENNESSEY, McILVAINE SMITH, SIPTROTH, SONNEY
Short Title
An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact; providing for the form of the compact; imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Environmental Quality Board and the Compact; and imposing penalties.
Actions
| 2255 | Referred to INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, July 6, 2007 |
| Reported with request to re-refer to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, Nov. 19, 2007 | |
| Re-referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, Nov. 19, 2007 | |
| Reported as committed, Dec. 12, 2007 | |
| First consideration, Dec. 12, 2007 | |
| Laid on the table, Dec. 12, 2007 | |
| Removed from table, Dec. 13, 2007 | |
| Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Dec. 13, 2007 | |
| Re-reported as committed, Jan. 14, 2008 | |
| 3108 | Second consideration, with amendments, Jan. 17, 2008 |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 118),, Jan. 17, 2008 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Jan. 28, 2008 (190-0) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 128),, Jan. 28, 2008 | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, Feb. 4, 2008 | |
| Reported as committed, June 10, 2008 | |
| First consideration, June 10, 2008 | |
| Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 16, 2008 | |
| Re-reported as committed, July 2, 2008 | |
| Second consideration, July 2, 2008 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, July 3, 2008 (50-0) | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 2393), July 3, 2008 | |
| Signed in House, July 3, 2008 | |
| Signed in Senate, July 3, 2008 | |
| Presented to the Governor, July 4, 2008 | |
| Approved by the Governor, July 4, 2008 | |
| Act No. 43 of 2008, July 4, 2008 |
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