Providing for transparency and disclosure of information collected by smart technology devices; establishing the Smart Technology Disclosure Fund; and providing for powers and duties of the Office of Attorney General.
In matters affecting government units, further providing for exceptions to sovereign immunity and providing for claims for wrongful conviction and imprisonment; and establishing the Exonerated Individual Community Trust Fund.
Providing for the creation of keystone opportunity dairy zones to facilitate the economic development of Pennsylvania's dairy industry; authorizing expenditures; providing tax exemptions, tax deductions, tax abatements and tax credits; creating additional obligations of the Commonwealth and local governmental units; prescribing powers and duties of certain State and local departments, agencies and officials; and imposing penalties.
Urging the United States Environmental Protection Agency to re-examine the United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's hazardous materials regulations and make any necessary changes that would help to provide better protection to the public and the environment and urging the United States Congress to pass the Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally (DERAIL) Act to provide for the tightening of regulations for trains carrying hazardous materials.
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study to compare impact fees and severance taxes in the largest natural gas producing states and examine the competitive business climate for the industry in those states.
Urging the President of the United States to take clear action in preventing future railroad disasters by strengthening Federal oversight and adjusting regulations to increase safety.