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For Immediate Release
January 18, 2006
Senator White To Chair Committee Hearing on
Mine Safety
Harrisburg – State Senator Mary
Jo White today announced that the Senate Environmental
Resources and Energy Committee will conduct a public hearing
on mine safety. The hearing will be held on Tuesday,
January 31, 2006 beginning at 9:00 AM in Room 8 E-A East
Wing in the Capitol.
Scheduled to testify at the hearing are
Secretary of Environmental Protection Kathleen A. McGinty,
former Secretary of Environmental Protection Dave Hess, as
well as representatives of the United Mine Workers of
America and the Pennsylvania Coal Association.
Senator Richard Kasunic has introduced
Senate Bill 949, which would amend the Pennsylvania
Bituminous Coal Mine Act. The legislation was drafted in
response to the
Quecreek Mining Accident.
A hearing agenda, witness testimony and
transcript will be posted on Senator White's website at
www.senatormjwhite.com/environmental.html as it becomes
available. | 
