PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 679 PRINTER'S NO. 1497
No. 28 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY LUCYK, GEORGE, WOZNIAK, STISH, BLACK, BURD, DALEY,
DeWEESE, KASUNIC AND ARGALL, FEBRUARY 15, 1989
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON RULES, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
AS AMENDED, APRIL 24, 1989
A RESOLUTION
1 Directing the Conservation Committee to conduct a study of
2 regulations relating to the anthracite coal industry.
3 WHEREAS, The anthracite coal industry has always played an
4 important role in the economy of this Commonwealth; and
5 WHEREAS, The anthracite coal industry is in a state of
6 decline; and
7 WHEREAS, The economy of this Commonwealth will be
8 substantially benefited by a resurgence in our anthracite coal
9 industry through increased production and employment; therefore
10 be it
11 RESOLVED, That the Conservation Committee of the House of
12 Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania be directed
13 to establish a special select committee and study the State and
14 Federal regulations that currently affect the anthracite coal
15 industry for the purpose of making the following determinations:
16 (1) Do the Commonwealth regulations exceed the
17 requirements of the Federal regulations?
1 (2) If the Commonwealth regulations exceed the
2 requirements of the Federal regulations, are the Commonwealth
3 regulations needed?
4 (3) Is it possible to reduce the regulation burden that
5 has been imposed upon the anthracite coal industry?
6 and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That the committee have the power to hire legal <--
8 staff or consultants to assist in the conduct of the study and
9 to reimburse such legal staff or consultants from the budget of
10 the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives in an amount not
11 to exceed $10,000; and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That all expenditures from the $10,000 be
13 authorized by a majority vote of the committee and that the
14 chairman of the committee make a monthly report of such
15 expenditures to the Chief Clerk; and be it further
16 RESOLVED, That the committee report its findings to the House
17 of Representatives as soon as possible.
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