June 10, 2019 Issue 65

Revenue Department May corporation tax revenue of $344.7 Releases May 2019 million was $47.3 million above estimate. Year-to-date corporation tax collections total Collections $4.9 billion, which is $590.6 million, or 13.6 percent, above estimate. ennsylvania collected $2.6 billion in General Fund revenue in May, which Inheritance tax revenue for the month P was $14.9 million, or 0.6 percent, less was $101.9 million, $2.8 million below than anticipated, Revenue Secretary Dan estimate, bringing the year-to-date total to Hassell reported. Fiscal year-to-date $957.2 million, which is $27 million, or 2.7 General Fund collections total $31.8 percent, below estimate. billion, which is $813.3 million, or 2.6 percent, above estimate. Realty transfer tax revenue was $46.9 million for May, $7 million below estimate, Since the start of the 2018-19 fiscal year, bringing the fiscal-year total to $480.3 overall tax revenue is $2 billion, or 6.8 million, which is $28.2 million, or 5.6 percent, more than was collected in the same percent, less than anticipated. period of the last fiscal year. Other General Fund tax revenue, Sales tax receipts totaled $944.8 million including cigarette, malt beverage, liquor for May, $46.7 million above estimate. and gaming taxes, totaled $178.2 million for Year-to-date sales tax collections total $10.1 the month, $2.5 million below estimate and billion, which is $3206 million, or 3.3 bringing the year-to-date total to $1.6 percent, more than anticipated. billion, which is $1.6 million, or 0.1 percent, below estimate. Personal income tax (PIT) revenue in May was $966 million, $42.2 million below Non-tax revenue totaled $33.9 million estimate. This brings year-to-date PIT for the month, $54.3 million below estimate, collections to $12.9 billion, which is $82.8 bringing the year-to-date total to $802.6 million, or 0.6 percent, below estimate.

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million, which is $41.7 million, or 5.5 and infrastructure improvement efforts to percent, above estimate. enhance to quality of life for the region.

In addition to the General Fund "First and foremost, Senator White collections, the Motor License Fund always made it abundantly clear to me that received $296.3 million for the month, $7.9 the constituents of the 41st District are the million above estimate. Fiscal year-to-date top priority and to make sure that their needs collections for the fund - which include the are met and that they are served by our commonly known gas and diesel taxes, as offices promptly and efficiently," said well as other license, fine and fee revenues - Senator-elect Pittman. total $2.6 billion, which is $47.9 million, or 1.8 percent, below estimate. "I am very relieved that I am able to enter Source: PA Department of Revenue Press this office with so much of the staff and Release, 6/3/2019 infrastructure in place that Senator White had during his tenure, which will really allow me to give the folks of the District a Senator-elect Pittman voice in Harrisburg right away," he Takes Oath of Office on continued. "I am ready day one to walk on the Floor of the Senate and begin working June 10 with the members of the Chamber to bring home the budget, hopefully on time, and to tate Senator-elect Joe Pittman will meet the many priorities that we have as a formally be sworn into office during a Commonwealth." Video S ceremony set for 1 p.m., Monday, https://pasen.wistia.com/medias/0psnu9ongr June 10, in the Senate Chamber of the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg. The 41st Senatorial District includes all The swearing-in ceremony will be live of Armstrong and Indiana counties; part of streamed at http://www.pasenategop.com/. Butler County (Allegheny, Buffalo, Clearfield, Clinton, Concord, Donegal, Born and raised in Indiana County, Fairview, Jefferson, Middlesex, Oakland, Senator-elect Pittman was elected in a May Parker, Summit, Venango, Washington and 21 special election to complete the Winfield townships and the boroughs of unexpired term of Senator Don White, who Bruin, Cherry Valley, Chicora, East Butler, retired on February 28 after 18 years of Eau Claire, Fairview, Karns City, Petrolia service. and Saxonburg) and part of Westmoreland county (Bell, Loyalhanna, Upper Burrell and Senator-elect Pittman served as White's Washington townships and the boroughs of Chief of Staff throughout his tenure in Avonmore, Export, Murrysville and office. In that role, he developed strong Oklahoma). working relationships with members of the General Assembly, legislative staff and Source: Senate Republican officials across a number of state agencies. Communications, 6/6/2019 He also worked closely with county and local governments and civic organizations to foster and promote economic development

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connect with the One Call system, while PUC to Livestream June out-of-state residents or businesses can call 11 Damage Prevention 1-800-242-1776.

Committee Meeting About the DPC

he Pennsylvania Public Utility The DPC is part of the PUC's Commission (PUC) will livestream a independent Bureau of Investigation and T meeting of the Damage Prevention Enforcement, which also includes the Committee (DPC) on Tuesday, June 11, Pipeline Safety Division. 2019, at 9 a.m. in Hearing Room 1 of the Commonwealth Keystone Building, Modeled after successful programs in Harrisburg. other states, the focus of the committee http://www.puc.pa.gov/utility_industry/trans To view the livestream, visit the PUC's portation/pipeline_safety/pa_one_call_enfor website cement.aspx is a reduction in the number of http://www.puc.pa.gov/about_puc/live_strea "hits" on underground utilities. ming_video.aspx . The agenda http://www.puc.pa.gov/transport/gassafe/pdf The DPC meets regularly to review /DPC_Agendas/2019/DPC061119.pdf also alleged violations of the Act and makes is available on the PUC's website. determinations as to the appropriate response including, but not limited to, the Digging Safety - PA One Call issuance of warning letters or administrative penalties. The committee holds public Every year, underground lines across the meetings in Hearing Room 1 of the state are struck more than 6,000 times - Commonwealth Keystone Building, which means that during the average Harrisburg, and each meeting is workday a pipeline or other vital utility livestreamed on the PUC's website system is hit every 20 minutes. While http://www.puc.pa.gov/about_puc/live_strea underground lines are often "out of sight and ming_video.aspx , and summaries of out of mind," every hit poses a risk to the actions taken at those meetings contractors and homeowners who are doing http://www.puc.pa.gov/utility_industry/trans the digging; to utility workers and portation/pa_one_call_enforcement/dpc_age emergency responders who are mobilized ndas_Actions.aspx are also posted online. when lines are struck; and to bystanders who live, work or travel near the locations of the Creation of the committee was authorized incidents. by Act 50 of 2017 http://www.puc.pa.gov/about_puc/press_rele State law requires contractors and ases.aspx?ShowPR=3918 , which enhances residents to contact PA One Call Pennsylvania's Underground Utility Line https://www.pa1call.org/PA811/Public/ at Protection Act - also known as the "One least three business days prior to excavation Call Law." - triggering alerts to all utilities within an intended digging area and prompting About the Bureau of Investigation & utilities to mark where their facilities are Enforcement located. Pennsylvanians can dial 8-1-1 to

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As the independent investigation and mandate,” Boback explained to committee enforcement bureau of the PUC, I&E members. “House Bill 781 would amend the enforces state and federal pipeline safety and Marcellus Legacy Fund to provide counties motor carrier safety laws and regulations with the option to utilize these funds for and represents the public interest in stormwater management. Currently, these ratemaking and service matters before the funds can be used for projects such as PUC's Office of Administrative Law greenways, recreational trails and open Judge. I&E has the authority to bring spaces.” enforcement action, seek emergency orders from the Commission or take other steps to The committee heard from Jay Wilkes, ensure public safety. supervisor chairman in Jackson Township, Luzerne County, who told them the Source: PUC Press Release, 6/7/2019 township is part of a 32-municipality regional effort to share the costs of compliance with the EPA mandate. As part Boback’s Bill Would of his testimony, Wilkes provided a Bring Relief to dramatic example of the mandate’s local impact, telling members that their volunteer Stormwater Ratepayers - fire department owes $10,000 annually but doesn’t have the money. House Bill 781 focus of committee meeting “The Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors supports House Bill bill sponsored by Rep. Karen 781 as a reasonable expansion of the use of Boback (R- these funds, which will help in our challenge Luzerne/Lackawanna/Wyoming) of MS4 compliance,” said Wilkes. A that would provide Pennsylvania counties with funding for stormwater management “Our farmers, our churches, our schools, and bring relief to ratepayers was the focus our grocery stores, our small businesses, our of an informational meeting conducted by fire departments, every one of these the House Environmental Resources and wonderful places that we patronize and Energy Committee at the state Capitol support are being lambasted with this fee,” today. said Boback. “So, there’s got to be another way to pay for this. Hopefully, the feds will House Bill 781 come through and provide the funding for https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billInfo/ this mandate. But in the meantime, this is billInfo.cfm?sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H another option that we can give our &type=B&bn=781 would give county counties.” governments the option of using impact fee funds derived from the Marcellus Shale To view a video of Boback’s comments industry under Act 13 for stormwater visit here management as mandated by the federal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onmjriq Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 9HHg&feature=youtu.be.

“For months now, I have been working to find solutions to the federal stormwater

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The committee also heard from Felicia  Statutory and regulatory timelines for Dell, York County Planning Commission review and action on a CWA Section director. 401 certification;  The appropriate scope of CWA Section House Bill 781 is currently under 401 certification conditions; and consideration by the House Environmental  Information within the scope of a state Resources and Energy Committee. or authorized tribe's CWA Section 401 review. Source: Rep. Karen Boback Press Release, 6/5/2019 EPA's new guidance, which replaces EPA's prior interim guidance from 2010, EPA Issues Guidance on also provides additional recommendations to federal agencies, states and authorized tribes Clean Water Act Water to promote early collaboration and coordination through the 401 certification Quality Certification process. Executive Order 13868 also directed EPA to propose new rules s directed by President Trump, the modernizing the agency's CWA Section 401 U.S. Environmental Protection implementing regulations by August 8, A Agency (EPA) released guidance on 2019. The agency intends to propose Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) regulations that may help further clarify and that provides recommendations to clarify streamline CWA Section 401 certifications. and streamline the 401 certification process Since the Executive Order was issued on and to promote greater investment in and April 10, 2019, the agency has initiated certainty for national infrastructure projects formal consultations with its state, local, and while continuing to protect local water tribal partners, as well as outreach with its quality. federal partners on this rulemaking effort and invited written pre-proposal Under Executive Order 13868, recommendations through a public docket. "Promoting Energy Infrastructure and The agency is carefully reviewing the input Economic Growth," received through these engagements and the https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/ docket prior to issuing a proposed rule. 2019/04/15/2019-07656/promoting-energy- infrastructure-and-economic-growth EPA Background was directed to issue guidance for federal permitting agencies and state and authorized Section 401 of the CWA provides states tribal authorities to modernize previous and authorized tribes with an important tool guidance and clarify existing CWA Section to help protect water quality within their 401 requirements. borders in collaboration with federal agencies. The rules governing this authority EPA's "Clean Water Act Section 401 have not been updated in nearly 50 years. In Certification Guidance for Federal addition, evolving case law and EPA's Agencies, States, and Authorized Tribes" outdated guidance have caused some provides clarification and recommendations confusion and resulted in delays in certain on CWA Section 401 certifications in infrastructure projects with potentially the following specific areas: significant national benefits.

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To read the guidance and to learn about No small farmer, who could install much the CWA Section 401 water quality cheaper Best Management Practices in terms certification process, please visit of cost per pound of pollution reduced https://www.epa.gov/cwa-401 . through the installation of proven green infrastructure, would bother to participate in Source: EPA Press Release, 6/7/2019 bidding with all that upfront expense and paperwork.

Costly Taxpayer Funded If the only people who can bid in these Chesapeake Bay complicated processes are companies with the more expensive options, this process will Nutrient Reduction guarantee it presents agencies with the choice of only picking more expensive Procurement Bill to be options. Considered June 10 in Last September, Matt Johnston of the Senate Appropriations University of Maryland Chesapeake Bay Program and Dr. Emily Trentacoste of the n June 10, the Senate Appropriations U.S. Geological Survey presented the PA Committee is scheduled to consider Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning O the costly Senate Bill 575 (Yaw-R- Steering Committee with the list of the top Lycoming) 11 most cost effective practices https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/ http://www.paenvironmentdigest.com/newsl billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sInd=0&body=S etter/default.asp?NewsletterArticleID=4106 &type=B&bn=575 would establish a 7 to reduce nitrogen going to the taxpayer funded procurement program for Chesapeake Bay based on all this experience nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment and data in the Chesapeake Bay Program reductions needed to comply with the (page 73 of his presentation Chesapeake Bay Watershed pollution http://files.dep.state.pa.us/Water/Chesapeake reduction goals. BayOffice/WIPIII/PA%20PhaseIIIWIP%20 SC%209_27_2017%20Draftpdf ). The bill was introduced May 31 and reported The practices include alternative crops on http://paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/201 farmland at $1/pound of nitrogen reduced to 9/06/senate-environmental-committee- exclusion fencing with grass buffers at reports.html . $6/pound.

As written, the bill would guarantee only In between are -- less expensive to more - large companies with access to lots of - were water quality conservation plans, resources could take part in the complicated grass buffers on row crops, barnyard runoff bidding process established in the control, water control structures, wetland bill. These companies typically promote restoration, forest buffers on row crops higher cost bricks and mortar treatment ($2/pound), narrow buffers on row crops, solutions to deliver thousands of pounds of narrow forest buffers on row crops and pollution reduction. nutrient management on the land.

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None of the top 11 most cost effective monetization of a commonsense severance practices included bricks and mortar tax. Restore Pennsylvania would inject $4.5 treatment solutions. billion over the next four years in infrastructure projects across the An existing, competitive Nutrient Commonwealth. Credit Auction Program https://www.pennvest.pa.gov/Services/nutrie "I am proud to stand with Governor Tom nt-credit-trading/Pages/default.aspx run by Wolf, Senator Killion, Representative the PA Infrastructure Investment Authority Wheatley and Representative Murt in resulted in nitrogen credit sales of $2.25 per support of Restore PA, a bipartisan proposal pound last September. The trouble is that that imposes a responsible severance tax on the more expensive pollution reduction natural gas that can fund much needed technology cannot compete in this program public infrastructure projects in every because their costs are too high. Pennsylvania County," said Senator . "Passing Restore PA will create a The meeting will be held in the Rules 21st century infrastructure system that Room and announced Off the Floor at one of enhances our roads, our flood and storm the Senate session breaks. water management systems as well as expanding access to essential broadband Sen. (R-Lehigh) serves as internet services that improve public safety, Majority Chair of the committee and can be health care access, and economic contacted at 717-787-1349 or send email to: development opportunities for underserved [email protected]. Sen. communities throughout Pennsylvania." (D-Philadelphia) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted at 717-787-7112 or "I am pleased to introduce this important send email to: legislation along with Senator Yudichak," [email protected]. said Senator Killion. "Well-working infrastructure is critical to our economy and Source: PA Environmental Digest Blog, job growth. Pennsylvania is the only major 6/7/2019 gas-producing state that doesn't tax that finite natural resource. Restore Pennsylvania will revolutionize how critical infrastructure Senator Yudichak and projects are funded, and I am proud to work Senator Killion with the Governor and my colleagues in the legislature to get this done for our Introduce Restore communities and working families."

Pennsylvania Legislation "We have a real opportunity to make impactful infrastructure investments in enator John Yudichak (D - Pennsylvania. Restore Pennsylvania is the Luzerne/Carbon) and Senator Tom only plan presented that can actually address S Killion (R - Chester/Delaware) have the needs in every community," said Gov. introduced the bipartisan Restore Wolf. "We have an opportunity to provide Pennsylvania legislation as Senate Bill 725. all of our students’ internet access, an opportunity to help our municipalities truly Restore Pennsylvania is a major new address the crippling effects of blight, an infrastructure initiative funded by the

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opportunity to help families devastated by style tour of the Commonwealth, promising flooding when the federal government turns communities a laundry list of new its back on them, and so much more. We infrastructure projects conditioned on the need to seize this opportunity for all General Assembly enacting his long sought- Pennsylvanians." after severance tax. To top it off, the governor recently suggested that the Senate Bill 725 severance tax could also help reduce https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/ Pennsylvania's Corporate Net Income Tax billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S (CNIT). That's a lot of promises to keep &type=B&BN=0725 has 25 cosponsors. with a finite and unpredictable source of tax Representatives Jake Wheatley (D - revenue. Allegheny) and Thomas Murt (R - Montgomery/Philadelphia County) have This week, nearly five months after the introduced the legislation in the House as governor announced Restore PA, and just a House Bill 1585 few weeks before the General Assembly https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/ must pass a budget for next year, the billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H governor plans to finally introduce his &type=B&BN=1585. legislation. Unsurprisingly, almost all the legislative support is among House or Source: Senator Yudichak Press Release, Senate Democrats, further demonstrating 6/6/2019 their party's desire to recklessly borrow money and to tax employers in order to repay it. Speaker Turzai Issues Statement on Restore PA Let me be clear; infrastructure investment is critical to the ongoing success of n June 6, 2019, Speaker of the Pennsylvania's economy. The House House of Representatives Mike Republican Caucus supports investments in O Turzai (R-Allegheny) issued a transportation infrastructure, rural comprehensive statement on Restore PA, broadband, stormwater management, Gov. Tom Wolf's plan that proposes to place brownfield clean-up and other worthy a severance tax on the natural gas industry. infrastructure needs. No one disagrees with the value of these projects. House The statement appears in full below. Republicans do, however, have serious issues with the governor's irresponsible, Gov. Wolf's Restore PA Plan Would More anticompetitive, and likely insufficient Likely Destroy PA proposal to pay for them.

In January 2019, Gov. Wolf first outlined Debt That Would Cripple the his Restore PA proposal: a $4.5 billion, Commonwealth debt-financed slush fund to be allocated at the whim of a new government board and We must be clear about what Restore PA paid for by yet another job-killing tax on the really is: $6.5 billion of new debt to burden natural gas production industry. the next generation of Pennsylvanians. That Since his initial proposal, Gov. Wolf has is a low estimate of the full cost, with embarked on a very public and campaign- financing, of Gov. Wolf's planned $4.5

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billion bond issue. And the true cost could Energize PA would help unlock our state's be even higher, if interest rates rise, if full industrial potential, stimulating severance tax revenue falters, or if potentially tens of billions of dollars in Pennsylvania's credit is downgraded. additional economic activity, and providing thousands of family-sustaining jobs in the As Speaker of the House, I have led the construction and trades industries. effort to reduce the burden that the Commonwealth's debt places on We recognize that our natural gas Pennsylvania taxpayers. Over the past 10 industry already pays its fair share of taxes years, we have increased annual state and has provided an economic lifeline to contributions to the School Employee many struggling families, towns and Retirement System by over $2 billion. We counties in our state. The natural gas impact have lowered the state's RACP debt ceiling fee has already generated $1.7 billion in by $1 billion. And we have reformed the revenue since 2012, far more than is public pension system to limit the risk that generated by traditional severance taxes in future Pennsylvanians will suffer under an our neighboring states of Ohio and West unmanageable pension debt. Virginia. Natural gas producers and landowners have also paid an additional $5 Still, as the current economic expansion billion in income tax since the Marcellus becomes the longest in American history shale boom began. No other industry is this month, we have a great deal of work to singled out with a specific tax on their do to ensure that Pennsylvania's finances are activity. Where the banking and insurance as healthy as the taxpayers of this state industries have industry-specific taxes, they deserve. This is not the time to go even do not pay business income taxes. Why deeper into debt, or to further mortgage the would we attack the natural gas industry so future of the Commonwealth to provide directly? Gov. Wolf with a slush fund to ride out his term. Unlocking the Potential of Natural Gas

A Better Solution Pennsylvania has already benefited immensely from the boom in natural gas House Republicans believe that our extraction, and House Republicans are infrastructure needs can be funded under dedicated to building on those gains rather existing programs and by the private sector, than endangering them. if only we can remove governmental barriers to those capital and infrastructure Residential natural gas customer costs investments. That is why I joined several of have fallen over the past 10 years, for a my House Republican colleagues to propose $1,200 annual savings per household. Along the Energize PA program, a package of with reduced electricity costs, Pennsylvania legislation designed to stimulate billions of families have saved a cumulative $16.2 dollars in private sector infrastructure billion on their utility bills since 2008, investment and other capital projects largely thanks to increased natural gas throughout the Commonwealth. Energize production. PA would require minimal public expenditure, rather than several billion Tens of thousands of well-paying, dollars in debt spending. Most importantly, family-sustaining jobs have been provided

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by the shale boom, with billions of dollars in gas in the Commonwealth, nor is his industrial investment to capitalize on the proposal to impose an additional, industry- lower cost of energy and the manufacturing specific tax on natural gas producers. potential of natural gas. The Shell cracker plant in Beaver County is a prime example, Source: Speaker Turzai Press Release, but the benefits spread throughout the 6/6/2019 Commonwealth.

Natural gas has allowed our state to excel Senator Costa to in reducing its carbon dioxide emissions, Introduce Cap and with a 30% reduction between 2005 and 2015, while increasing our electric grid Invest bill for diversity and reliability. Pennsylvania The list goes on. n June 6, 2019, Senate Democratic All of these achievements were Leader , Jr. circulated a accomplished without the need for taxpayers O memo asking for cosponsors for a to underwrite a redundant government bill to create a "Cap and Invest" program for program. And they were all private sector the state's electric power sector. driven. "The federal government has abdicated In short, the imposition of a redundant responsibility on climate change- states, severance tax on natural gas producers local governments, private companies and would undermine the enormous economic citizens must take the lead in enacting and environmental contributions of natural equitable policies to mitigate the growing gas. It would deter additional infrastructure impacts of climate change," said Senator and capital investments, and it would kill Costa. jobs. It is an age old and long-established maxim that, if you tax something, you will The legislation will instruct the get less of it. And yet, perhaps that is Environmental Quality Board to reduce precisely what our Democratic governor and carbon pollution emissions from the electric his allies in the House Democratic Caucus power sector - the largest source of intend with his proposed severance tax: to emissions in Pennsylvania - by at least 90% make natural gas more expensive to by 2040 relative to baseline emissions. The produce, to deter fracking and to chase it out Board can develop a market-based carbon of Pennsylvania, as New York has done. pollution limit, which ensures a technology neutral, flexible approach that incentivizes The governor has stated that he supports the most cost-effective emission reductions the natural gas industry in Pennsylvania, yet and generates revenue for investments in he also agreed with his fellow Democratic economic development, workforce training, governors of New Jersey, New York and energy efficiency, renewable energy and Delaware to impose a moratorium on energy affordability. drilling in the Delaware River Basin. That is certainly not illustrative of a governor who The legislation also enables the Board to supports the ongoing production of natural adopt mechanisms that facilitate deployment of zero-emissions technologies, measures

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that provide for ongoing assessment of Cheryl Walker Davis on May 30 at the emission sources in the electric power sector Public Utility Law Conference in that adversely affect disadvantaged Harrisburg. Walker Davis retired from her communities and for reductions in harmful post as director of Office of Special air pollution affecting the communities, Assistants, Pennsylvania Public Utility protect against emissions leakage, and join Commission (PUC) in 2018 after more than one or more multijurisdictional programs for 30 years of service. the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The Christianson Award is named in "Pennsylvania has already made honor of Robert A. Christianson, a former important strides towards reducing chief administrative law judge for the PUC, greenhouse gases, and mayors from and recognizes an individual who has made Pennsylvania's two largest cities have an outstanding contribution to the already committed to reducing carbon development, improvement and emissions," said Senator Costa. "But more advancement of the profession of public work is needed to achieve the emission utility law. reductions and to make sure Pennsylvania isn't left behind in the burgeoning growth of Walker Davis has devoted the majority of clean energy technologies and jobs." her career to the regulation of electric, gas, telephone, water and transportation Further, the bill provides that revenue companies. After starting out as an attorney generated from the program be directed at the South Carolina Public Service towards programs that promote clean air, Commission, she joined the Pennsylvania mitigate utility bill impacts and protect low- PUC in 1983, where she directed the legal income consumers, increase energy and technical staff responsible for advising efficiency, and assist workers and the commission on all aspects of utility communities impacted by the closure of regulation, including the establishment and power plants or mines. restructuring of competitive markets for electric, natural gas, transportation and Senator Costa is circulating this memo to telephone companies; energy efficiency and garner more cosponsors before formally conservation; rates and ratemaking; rate of introducing the bill. return; service practices; tariff changes; affiliated interest agreements; securities Source: Senator Costa Press Release, filings; mergers and acquisitions; billing 6/6/2019 disputes; and administrative and regulatory process.

PBA Honors Retired Pa. In addition to her many years of Public Utility leadership, Walker Davis has made a lasting impact on the commission through the Commission Director analysis of thousands of cases and advisement of dozens of commissioners and Cheryl Walker Davis their staffs during her tenure. She was involved in the preparation oversight of he Pennsylvania Bar Association many landmark cases, such as the Natural (PBA) Public Utility Law Section Gas Choice and Competition Act of 1999, T presented its Christianson Award to 11 Berks County Water and Sewer Association, Government Relations Update

the impact of the shale gas industry on Walker Davis received a B.A. from regulated public utilities, the Tax Act of Gettysburg College and a J.D. from the 1986, the divestiture of the Bell Operating University of South Carolina School of Law. Companies, and the unbundling and pricing of Verizon's network elements, just to name Founded in 1895, the Pennsylvania Bar a few. Association strives to promote justice, professional excellence and respect for the Walker Davis has lectured both law; improve public understanding of the nationally and internationally on public legal system; facilitate access of legal utility issues. She has traveled to more than services; and serve the lawyer members of 40 states and has served as a member of the state's largest organized bar association. delegations to Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. For more than 20 years, Source: PA Bar Association Press Release, Walker Davis has been instrumental in 6/6/2019 organizing annual educational conferences for regulatory attorneys. Taking an active # # # # # # # role in various regulatory organizations, she is president of the Harrisburg chapter of the This newsletter provides general American Association of Blacks in Energy, information, not legal advice as to any which she co-founded in 2017. Walker specific matter. It should not be used as a Davis has served two terms as president of substitute for appropriate legal advice. the National Conference of Regulatory Attorneys and three terms as chair of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Staff Subcommittee on Law and as a former liaison to its Staff Subcommittee on International Relations. She is also a member of the National Regulatory Research Institute's Research Advisory Committee.

Throughout her career, Walker Davis has hosted and mentored college students through job shadowing opportunities in legal and technical areas of public utility regulation. She has previously held various offices with the St. Stephen's School board of directors; has served on numerous Gettysburg College boards, task forces and commissions; has held various offices with the local chapters of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated; and has received numerous awards for service.

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