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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Legislative Journal MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015 SESSION OF 2015 199TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 19 SENATE Commonwealth, which were read as follows and referred to the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations: MONDAY, April 13, 2015 The Senate met at 1 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time. MEMBER OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMMISSION The PRESIDENT (Lieutenant Governor Mike Stack) in the Chair. April 10, 2015 PRAYER To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: The Chaplain, Reverend JAMES FOX, Supervising Elder of Valley's United Methodist Parish, Spring Run, offered the fol- In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover- nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated lowing prayer: December 15, 2014, for the appointment of Bryan Troop (Voting Mem- ber), 155 Foxchase Drive, Elizabethtown 17022, Lancaster County, Our Heavenly Father, we thank You for these our Senators Thirty-sixth Senatorial District, as a member of the Appalachian States and Representatives who have met the challenge of discerning Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor, vice The Honorable E. Christopher Aburzzo [sic], Her- what will bring progress, hope, justice, and great change as we shey, resigned. grow as a State, the State of Pennsylvania. Bless them in their I respectfully request the return to me of the official message of efforts. Eternal God, in whose appointment our life stands and nomination on the premises. who committed us to the work that we share this day and every TOM WOLF day, we commit ourselves to You. We thank You that we are Governor Your children and that You have assured us that while we are intent upon Your will, You will heed our wants. Fill us with the SECRETARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION compassion for other struggles which comes from forgetfulness of our own, with charity of those who know their own unworthi- April 10, 2015 ness, and with the glad hope of the children of eternity, and to You, the beginning and the end, the Lord of the living, the refuge To the Honorable, the Senate of the dying, be thanks and praise forever more. of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In a world of change, You placed eternity in our hearts and gave us the power to discern good and evil. So, grant us sincer- In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover- nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated ity, grant these our Leaders with sincerity that they may be per- December 15, 2014, for the appointment of Bryan Troop, 155 Foxchase sistent in seeking the things that endure, refusing those which Drive, Elizabethtown 17022, Lancaster County, Thirty-sixth Senatorial perish, and that amid things vanishing and deceptive, we may see District, as Secretary of Environmental Protection, to serve until the the truth steadily, follow the light faithfully, and grow ever richer third Tuesday of January 2015, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice The Honorable E. Christopher Aburzzo [sic], Hershey, in love, which is the life of all people. Bless those who congre- resigned. gate here this day. We pray in Your name. Amen. I respectfully request the return to me of the official message of nomination on the premises. The PRESIDENT. The Chair thanks Reverend Fox, who is TOM WOLF the guest today of Senator Alloway and Senator Eichelberger. Governor PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, (The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by those assembled.) YORK COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE GOVERNOR April 10, 2015 RECALL COMMUNICATIONS To the Honorable, the Senate REFERRED TO COMMITTEE of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following com- In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover- munications in writing from His Excellency, the Governor of the nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated 288 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL — SENATE APRIL 13, December 15, 2014, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es- MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif- OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, York County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Hon- orable Sheryl Ann Dorney, resigned. April 10, 2015 I respectfully request the return to me of the official message of nomination on the premises. To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: TOM WOLF Governor In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover- nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated JUDGE, PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL COURT December 15, 2014, for the appointment of Jon Anzur, 71 Kelly Drive, Carlisle 17015, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as April 10, 2015 a member of the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, to serve until October 15, 2016, or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but To the Honorable, the Senate not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Maria DeMario, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Media, resigned. I respectfully request the return to me of the official message of In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover- nomination on the premises. nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated December 15, 2014, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es- TOM WOLF quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif- Governor teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Philadelphia Municipal Court, to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable Jo- MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF PODIATRY seph C. Waters, Jr., resigned. I respectfully request the return to me of the official message of nomination on the premises. April 10, 2015 TOM WOLF To the Honorable, the Senate Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover- nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated December 15, 2014, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore (Public April 10, 2015 Member), 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Senatorial District, as a member of the State Board of To the Honorable, the Senate Podiatry, to serve for a term of four years or until her successor is ap- of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: pointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that pe- riod, vice Barbara Wiggin, Mechanicsburg, whose term expired. In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover- I respectfully request the return to me of the official message of nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated nomination on the premises. February 5, 2015, for the appointment of Kenneth G. Gormley, 228 Glasgow Road, Pittsburgh 15221, Allegheny County, Forty-third Sena- TOM WOLF torial District, as Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, to serve until Governor January 4, 2016, vice The Honorable Seamus P. McCaffery, resigned. I respectfully request the return to me of the official message of MEMBER OF STATE REGISTRATION BOARD nomination on the premises. FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND TOM WOLF SURVEYORS AND GEOLOGISTS Governor April 10, 2015 MEMBER OF THE MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS' EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMISSION To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: April 10, 2015 In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover- nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated To the Honorable, the Senate December 15, 2014, for the appointment of Jon Anzur (Public Mem- of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: ber), 71 Kelly Drive, Carlisle 17015, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the State Registration Board for In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover- Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists, to serve until nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 31, 2015, or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but December 15, 2014, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Or- not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Joseph Mackey, chard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Senato- Mount Bethel, resigned. rial District, as a member of the Municipal Police Officers' Education I respectfully request the return to me of the official message of and Training Commission, to serve until October 16, 2015, and until her nomination on the premises. successor is appointed and qualified, vice Barbara Butcher, Wellsboro, resigned. TOM WOLF I respectfully request the return to me of the official message of Governor nomination on the premises. TOM WOLF Governor 2015 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL — SENATE 289 MEMBER OF STATE REGISTRATION BOARD MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND OF WHITE HAVEN CENTER SURVEYORS AND GEOLOGISTS April 10, 2015 April 10, 2015 To the Honorable, the Senate To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover- In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover- nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated December 15, 2014, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Or- December 2, 2014, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore (Public chard Road, Millerstown 17036 [sic], Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Member), 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of White Thirty-fourth Senatorial District, as a member of the State Registration Haven Center, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2015, and Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, to until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice Donald Karpowich, serve until March 31, 2015, or until her successor is appointed and Drums, resigned.