Transportation Committee Endorses Highway Worker Protection Bill
The Senate Transportation Committee unanimously approved legislation today that would better protect highway workers and emergency personnel in work zones, according to one of the bill’s sponsors, Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46). [Read More]
Senate Panel Approves Bartolotta Bill to Promote Beneficial Use of Treated Mine Water
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee approved legislation today that would reduce the use of fresh water in natural gas drilling operations by promoting the use of treated mine water, according to the bill’s sponsor, Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46). [Read More]
Bartolotta Responds to CONSOL Energy’s Termination of Retiree Healthcare Benefits
Senator Bartolotta issued the following statement today in reaction to CONSOL Energy Inc.’s recent announcement regarding the pending discontinuation of healthcare benefits for retirees. [Read More]
Local Counties, Municipalities to Receive Impact Fee Revenue
Counties and municipalities that make up the 46th Senatorial District will receive a total of more than $29.5 million in funding as a result of the impact fee levied on unconventional natural gas wells in 2014, according to Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46). [Read More]
Bartolotta, Costa Introduce Bipartisan Highway Worker Protection Bill
Senate Bill 887 would discourage irresponsible driving in work zones by enacting stiff penalties, including fines and long-term license suspensions, for drivers who endanger or kill a highway worker in a construction zone due to distracted or aggressive driving. [Read More]
Issues Directly Affecting Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Industry
Senator Bartolotta participates in a Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee hearing on issues facing the anthracite coal industry in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Senator Bartolotta to Host Telephone Town Hall Event June 10
Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46) is encouraging community residents to share their perspectives on state and local issues during a live telephone town hall event on June 10 from 6-7 p.m. [Read More]
Bartolotta Introduces Bill to Reduce Use of Fresh Water in Natural Gas Drilling
Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46) introduced legislation today that would help reduce the use of fresh water in natural gas drilling operations by promoting the use of treated mine water. [Read More]
Bartolotta Correspondence: Clarifying Background Check Requirements of Volunteer Firefighters
In recent weeks, I’ve heard from a number of volunteer firefighters sharing their concerns regarding legislation approved last year by the General Assembly intended to provide additional protections for Pennsylvania’s children against various forms of abuse and neglect. [Read More]
Senator Bartolotta Comments on Gov. Wolf’s Visit, Severance Tax Plan
Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46), Vice Chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, issued the following statement today in response to Governor Wolf’s visit to Trinity East Elementary School in Washington County and his latest publicity stunt urging support for a proposal which calls for a severance tax on natural gas extraction. [Read More]
Legislation to Protect Construction Zone Workers Detailed
After a recent series of accidents in construction zones, a bipartisan group of senators and state officials detailed legislation today that’s designed to protect workers in the zones [Read More]
Bartolotta Appointed to Children’s Trust Fund Board
Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46) has been appointed to serve as a member of the Pennsylvania Children’s Trust Fund Board of Directors. [Read More]