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2007-2008 Testimonies and Comments

Subject Date To By
Testimony regarding Agricultural Conservation Funding and the PA Fair Share Plan for Clean Water Aug. 20 House Agriculture And Rural Affairs Committee Joel Rotz, Director
State Governmental Relations
Testimony at Hearing on House Bills 55, 644 and 867 (Reduction in Size of General Assembly) Aug. 19

House State Government Committee

John Bell, PFB Government Affairs Counsel
Testimony Regarding Pennsylvania Farmland and Forestland Assessment Act
(Clean and Green Act)
July 15 House Agriculture And Rural Affairs Committee John Bell, PFB Government Affairs Counsel
Statement Regarding Chesapeake Bay Provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill July 14

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Listening Session

Jennifer Harry,
PFB Natural Resources Director

Testimony Regarding Wildlife June
23

State Wildlife Committee

Henry Karki, State Wildlife Chairman
Testimony Regarding Health Care Reform April 30

PA Senate Republican Policy Committee
Public Hearing

Gary Swan, PFB Gov't. Affairs & Comm. Director
Testimony Regarding Recreational Use of Land and Water Act proposed in House Bill 1908 April 30 House Tourism and Recreational Dev. Comm. John Bell, PFB Legal Counsel
Letter (pdf) from PFB President Shaffer as a supplement to his original testimony regarding the Clean Water Act. April 28 Chairman Oberstar of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Carl Shaffer, PFB President
Testimony Regarding Shooting Wildlife for Crop & Property Protection April 21 PA Game Commission Henry Karki, State Wildlife Chairman
Testimony Regarding the Clean Water Restoration Act April 16 US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Carl Shaffer, PFB President
Testimony Regarding Long-term commitment to organic agriculture April 10 House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Comm. Joel Rotz

Testimony Regarding Clean-Up of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

March 25 House Republican Policy Committee John Bell
Comments on Proposed rulemaking of Diesel Vehicle Idling and Auxiliary Power Systems   Environmental Quality board Jennifer Harry
Testimony regarding Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategy and Nutrient Trading Feb. 21

Senate Republican Policy Committee

John Bell

Regarding Agricultural Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008-2009

Feb. 19

House Appropriations Committee

Brian Dietrich
Feral Swine Population Control Jan 28 Pennsylvania Game Commission Ken Bechtel
Special Regulations in the East Jan 27 Pennsylvania Game Commission Henry Karki
State Wildlife Chairman
Comments to EPA's and US Army Corps of Engineers' guidance regarding federal regulatory jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act after the US Supreme Court's decision in Rapanos v. United States Jan 20 Environmental Protection Agency Kristina Watson
Comments to EPA's proposed cancellation of registration of M-44 sodium cyanide capsules and sodium fluoroacetate for use as predator controls 2008
Jan 15
Environmental Protection Agency Jeff Grove

Rockview Prison Land Conveyance

Oct. 25

PA House State Government Committee

Gary Swan

Agriculture Workforce Availability

Oct. 23

PA Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee
PA Senate Labor & Industry Committee

Gary Swan
Proposed Rulemaking for Facility Odor Management Oct. 11 PA State Conservation Commission Joe Musser
Seasons and Bag Limits Oct. 1 PA State Conservation Commission Jeff Grove
Ag Biosecurity Trespass Bill Sept. 11 PA House Ag & Rural Affairs Committee Joel Rotz
Ag Education Aug. 15

PA House Ag & Rural Affairs Committee
PA House Education Committee

Gary Swan
Deer Management June 25 PA State Game Commission Jeff Grove
Coal Bed Methane May 22 PA Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee Joel Rotz
Legislature Downsizing May 11 Speaker's Commission on Legislative Reform Joel Rotz
Seasons and Bag Limits April 17 PA State Game Commission
Board of Commissioners
Jeff Grove
Listening Session - various April 5 PA Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee Joel Rotz
Health Insurance Reform March 27 PA House Insurance Committee - Public Hearing Gary Swan
Dog Law Regs March 6 House Ag and Rural Affairs Committe Kristina Watson
Sunday Hunting Jan. 21 PA Game Commission Henry Karki
Sunday Hunting Jan. 21 PA Game Commission Jeff Grove
       

2006 Testimonies and Comments

 

 

 






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