Key Votes
SB 367 - Authorizes Natural Resource Development - Key Vote
Pennsylvania Key Votes
Marcia Hahn voted Yea (Concurrence Vote) on this legislation.
Read recent statements Marcia Hahn made in this general time period.
Stages
- Oct. 8, 2012 Executive Signed
- Sept. 25, 2012 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- June 30, 2012 Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- June 26, 2012 House Bill Passed
- Oct. 26, 2011 Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 1, 2011 Introduced
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - Oct. 8, 2012
Title: Authorizes Natural Resource Development
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) (136-62) - Sept. 25, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Natural Resource Development
Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that authorizes natural resource development on state-owned lands.
- Authorizes the Department of General Services of the Commonwealth to contract or lease state-owned and state system lands in order to mine and remove valuable resources including coal, oil, natural gas, coal bed methane and limestone from the land (Sec. 3).
- Defines “state-owned land” as land owned by the Commonwealth excluding the following (Sec. 2):
- Land administered by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources;
- Land administered by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission;
- Land administered by the Pennsylvania Game Commission; and
- State system land.
- Defines “state system land” as land owned or controlled by the State System of Higher Education (Sec. 2).
- Appropriates royalties from leases or contracts on state-owned land to the following (Sec. 5):
- 60 percent of royalties to be deposited in the Oil and Gas Lease Fund;
- 25 percent of royalties to be paid to the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority; and
- 15 percent of royalties to be returned to the agency whose land the resources were found on.
- Appropriates royalties from leases or contracts on state system land to the following (Sec. 5):
- 50 percent of royalties are given to the university where the resources were found;
- 35 percent of royalties to be allocated to state universities whose land has no contracts or leases; and
- 15 percent of royalties to be given to all 14 state universities for the waiving of tuition and other related costs.
- Requires all contracts exceeding $1000 to meet both of the following requirements (Secs. 3 & 5):
- To be advertised once a week for 3 weeks in local newspapers before the contract or lease is granted; and
- To be advertised for 3 weeks on the system’s publicly accessible internet website.
- Prohibits the state from leasing or contracting state system university land without the written permission of the university president (Sec. 4).
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) (46-3) - June 30, 2012
Project Vote Smart staff and volunteers are working hard to produce a clear and accurate summary of the contents of the bill. At this time, we have posted the voting record for SB 367 so you can see how the office holder representing you has voted on this piece of legislation. We will have a detailed summary available as soon as possible.
For further status information, call the Voter's Research Hotline at 1-888-VOTE-SMART (1-888-868-3762).
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (131-68) - June 26, 2012
Project Vote Smart staff and volunteers are working hard to produce a clear and accurate summary of the contents of the bill. At this time, we have posted the voting record for SB 367 so you can see how the office holder representing you has voted on this piece of legislation. We will have a detailed summary available as soon as possible.
For further status information, call the Voter's Research Hotline at 1-888-VOTE-SMART (1-888-868-3762).
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (47-2) - Oct. 26, 2011
Project Vote Smart staff and volunteers are working hard to produce a clear and accurate summary of the contents of the bill. At this time, we have posted the voting record for SB 367 so you can see how the office holder representing you has voted on this piece of legislation. We will have a detailed summary available as soon as possible.
For further status information, call the Voter's Research Hotline at 1-888-VOTE-SMART (1-888-868-3762).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Feb. 1, 2011
Title: Authorizes Natural Resource Development
Co-sponsors
- Patrick M. 'Pat' Browne (PA - R)
- Jane M. Earll (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stewart J. Greenleaf (PA - R)
- Joseph B. 'Joe' Scarnati III (PA - R)
- Robert M. 'Tommy' Tomlinson (PA - R)
- Michael L. 'Mike' Waugh (PA - R)
- Mary Jo White (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Donald C. 'Don' White (PA - R)
- John N. Wozniak (PA - D)
