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Senate Majority Policy Committee Public Hearing on Marcellus Shale

Tuesday November 18, 2008
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Kennedy Room, Banks Student Life Center
Misericordia University
Dallas, PA

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- Part 1 - (running time 57 minutes)
 - Part 2 - (running time 1 hour, 4 minutes)
 - Part 3 - (running time 54 minutes)
 - Part 4 - (running time 46 minutes)
- Part 5 - (running time 25 minutes)

Opening Comments
Senator Corman and Senator Baker
 

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

 

Will Brackett
Managing Editor of the weekly Powell Barnett Shale Newsletter

2:20PM - 2:35 PM

 

 Teri Ooms, Executive Director
Joint Urban Studies Center at Wilkes University

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2:35PM - 2:55 PM

John Hanger, Acting Secretary
PA Department of Environmental Protection

 
2:55 PM - 3:15 PM

River Basin Panel

  • Tom Beauduy, Deputy Executive Director
    Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC)
  • William Muszynski, Water Resources Manager
    Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC)

3:15 PM - 3:35 PM

 

Industry Panel

  • Ray Walker, VP of Appalachian Shale
    Range Resources and Co-Chair of POGAM-IOGA Joint Marcellus Committee
  • Wendy Straatman, President
    EXCO-North Coast Energy, Inc.
  • Scott Rotruck, VP for Corporate Development
    Chesapeake Energy
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM

Local Government Panel
3:55 PM – 4:15 PM

School Panel

  • Mr. Dan Fisher, Superintendent
    Bald Eagle Area School District, Wingate, PA
  • Timothy M. Allwein, Assistant Executive Director
    Governmental and Member Relations, PA School  Boards Association

4:15 PM – 4:35 PM

 

Ms. Kathryn Z. Klaber, Executive Director
PA Economy League SWPA and
Exec. VP Competitiveness, Allegheny Conference on Community Development

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4:35 PM – 4:55 PM

 

John S. Baen, Ph.D., Professor of Real Estate
University of North Texas

 

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