State Representative Jim Struzzi says this will be “as key week in Harrisburg”, with several important items on the agenda.
On Wednesday, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission will hold a public hearing and vote on the DEP’s Environmental Quality Board recommendation to allow Governor Tom Wolf to enroll Pennsylvania in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. The governor wants to implement RGGI in January, but the Independent Regulatory Review Commission has recommended a one-year moratorium and questioned whether Wolf or the Environmental Quality Board have the authority to join the state to the compact. Struzzi will testify against RGGI at Wednesday’s hearing.
The House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee will then vote on Thursday on a concurrent resolution disapproving of enrolling the state in RGGI.
Also this week, the House Majority Policy Committee will hold a public hearing on property tax reform on Monday. And on Wednesday, the House Labor & Industry Committee will hold a public hearing on unemployment compensation.
