LEGISLATIVE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
PRESENTATIONS

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Aging and Lottery

Presentation

Report
April  16, 2013 - Presentation to the Committee by Philip Durgin, Executive Director Impact of Slots Gaming on the Pennsylvania State Lottery
November  14, 2012 - Presentation to the Committee by Patricia Berger, Senior Counsel 2012 Pennsylvania Recreational Water Trails Economic Impact Study
May  23, 2012 - Presentation to the Committee by Philip Durgin, Executive Director Impact of Slots Gaming on the Pennsylvania State Lottery
February  15, 2012 - Presentation to the Committee by Patricia Berger, Senior Counsel/Project Manager Pennsylvania Lottery Funding of Programs and Services for Older Pennsylvanians
April  6, 2011 - Presentation to the Committee by Philip Durgin, Executive Director Impact of Slots Gaming on the Pennsylvania State Lottery
March  24, 2010 - Presentation to the Committee by Philip Durgin, Executive Director The Impact of Slots Gaming on the Pennsylvania Lottery
April  1, 2009 - Presentation to the Committee by John Rowe, Project Manager An Assessment of the Impact of Slots Gaming on Pennsylvania Lottery Sales (2009 Update)

Business and Insurance
 
Report
July  9, 2009 - Presentation to the Committee by Elizabeth Voras, Project Manager Preliminary Report on Pennsylvania's Research and Development Tax Credit Program

Community and Economic Development
 
Report
November  14, 2012 - Presentation to the Committee by Elizabeth Voras, Project Manager Museum Funding in Pennsylvania
September  28, 2010 - Presentation to the Committee by Elizabeth Voras, Project Manager Pennsylvania’s Tax Credit Programs
September  28, 2010 - Written Comments from Dept. of Community and Economic Development Pennsylvania’s Tax Credit Programs
September  28, 2010 - Opening Statement to the Committee by Robert Freedenberg, Dept. of Revenue, Deputy Secretary for Taxation Pennsylvania’s Tax Credit Programs
March  24, 2010 - Presentation to the Committee by Philip Durgin, Executive Director Feasibility of Establishing a Statewide Blighted Property Registry
July  9, 2009 - Presentation to the Committee by John Rowe, Project Manager An Evaluation of the Keystone Opportunity Zone (KOZ) Program
June  17, 2009 - Presentation to the Committee by Cheryl Baxter and Wes LeBlanc of Economics Reserach Associates Pennsylvania's Film Production Tax Credit and Industry Analysis
June  17, 2009 - Presentation Prepared for the Committee by Mickey Rowley, Deputy Secretary for Tourism, Economic Development Marketing and Film Office, DCED Pennsylvania's Film Production Tax Credit and Industry Analysis
June  17, 2009 - Presentation Prepared for the Committee by Jane Saul, Director of the PA Film Office in DCED Pennsylvania's Film Production Tax Credit and Industry Analysis

Conservation and Environmental Protection
 
Report
January  22, 2013 - Presentation to the Committee by Philip Durgin, Executive Director A Cost Effective Alternative Approach to Meeting Pennsylvania's Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Targets
November  14, 2012 - Presentation to the Committee by Philip Durgin, Executive Director The Costs and Benefits of FSC Certification of DCNR Forests
March  24, 2010 - Presentation to the Committee by Philip Durgin, Executive Director Review of the Commonwealth's Growing Greener II Initiative

Education
 
Report
April  16, 2013 - Presentation to the Committee by Dr. Maryann Nardone, Project Manager Pennsylvania's Continuing Education Program for Professional Educators
November  14, 2012 - Presentation to the Committee by Dr. Maryann Nardone, Project Manager Interim Report on Pennsylvania's Continuing Professional Education Program
May  23, 2012 - Presentation to the Committee by Philip Durgin, Executive Director Summary of the Financial and Academic Status of the Duquesne City School District
December  14, 2011 - Presentation to the Committee by Dr. Maryann Nardone, Project Manager The Need for Public Community College Programs in Rural Pennsylvania
June  28, 2011 - Presentation to the Committee by Philip Durgin, Executive Director Summary of the Financial and Academic Status of the Duquesne City School District
February  9, 2011 - Presentation to the Committee by Elizabeth Voras, Project Manager Cost and Funding Models of a State-led Virtual Learning Program
July  9, 2009 - Presentation to the Committee by Philip Durgin, Executive Director Afterschool Programs in Pennsylvania
July  9, 2009 - Presentation to the Committee by Elizabeth Voras, Project Manager Preliminary Report on Pennsylvania's Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program
April  1, 2009 - Presentation Prepared for the Committee by Philip Durgin, Executive Director Summary of the Financial and Academic Status of the Duquesne City School District
January  30, 2008 - Presentation Prepared for the Committee by Philip Durgin, Executive Director Summary of the Financial and Academic Status of the Duquesne City School District

Game and Fisheries
 
Report
February  15, 2012 - Presentation to the Committee by Philip Durgin, Executive Director Pennsylvania Game Commission Compliance With Its Strategic Plan
October  19, 2011 - Presentation to the Committee by Philip Durgin, Executive Director Economic Contributions of Sunday Hunting Alternatives in Pennsylvania: 2010 Update
September  22, 2010 - Presentation to the Committee by Patricia Berger, Project Manager A Performance Audit of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
September  22, 2010 - Opening Statement to the Committee by John Arway, Executive Director, PFBC A Performance Audit of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
February  16, 2010 - Presentation to the the Committee by Dr. Marc McDill and Dr. Terry Engelder of Penn State University Examination of Current and Future Costs and Revenues From Forest Products and Oil, Gas, and Mineral Extraction on Pennsylvania Game Commission Lands
February  16, 2010 - Presentation to the Committee by Scot Williamson of Wildlife Management Institute, Inc. The Deer Management Program of the Pennsylvania Game Commission
April  1, 2009 - Presentation to the Committee by John Rowe, Project Manager PA Game Commission Compliance With Its Strategic Plan
March  12, 2008 - Presentation to the Committee by John Rowe, Project Manager A Performance Audit of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

Health and Welfare
 
Report
April  16, 2013 - Presentation to the Committee by Philip Durgin, Executive Director Financial and Compensation Information Concerning Nonprofit and For-profit Human Service Providers
January  22, 2013 - Update Presentation to the Committee by Rick Jones, Counsel Feasibility of Using Biometric Smart Cards or Photo ID Cards to Dispense Public Assistance Benefits
November  14, 2012 - Presentation to the Committee by Rick Jones, Counsel Feasibility of Using Biometric Smart Cards or Photo ID Cards to Dispense Public Assistance Benefits
June  26, 2012 - Presentation to the Committee by Dr. Maryann Nardone, Project Manager The Administration of Pennsylvania's LIHEAP Heating Grant and Crisis Program
February  9, 2011 - Presentation to the Committee by Patricia Berger, Project Manager A Performance Audit of Pennsylvania's Medical Assistance Transportation Program for Methadone Maintenance
May  14, 2008 - Presentation Prepared for the Committee by Philip Durgin, Executive Director Feasibility of Requiring Shared-ride Services During Evenings and Weekends and for Intercounty Travel

Law Enforcement and Judiciary
 
Report
May  24, 2011 - Presentation to the Committee by Patricia Berger, Project Manager A Performance Audit of Pennsylvania's Access to Justice Act
May  24, 2011 - Presentation to the Committee by Philip Durgin, Executive Director The Adequacy of Fees Charged in Pennsylvania's Instant Check System for Firearms Purchases
February  16, 2010 - Presentation to the Committee by Patricia Berger, Project Manager Statewide Complement Levels of Probation and Parole Officers

Liquor Control
 
Report
January  22, 2013 - Presentation to the Committee by Patricia Berger, Project Manager Study of the Economic Impact of the Brewery Industry in the Commonwealth

State and Local Government
 
Report
October  19, 2011 - Presentation to the Committee by Rick Jones, Counsel An Inventory of State-owned Real Property and Subsurface Mineral Rights
October  19, 2011 - Presentation to the Committee by Philip Durgin, Executive Director Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Program
June  28, 2011 - Presentation to the Committee by Maryann Nardone, Project Manager Pennsylvania's Current Real Property Tax Collection System
September  28, 2010 - Presentation to the Committee by Maryann Nardone, Project Manager Fiscal Impact of Preferential Assessment of Farm and Forest Land (Clean and Green Program)
September  22, 2010 - Presentation to the Committee by Maryann Nardone, Project Manager Pennsylvania's System for Property Valuation and Reassessment
May  6, 2009 - Presentation Prepared for the Committee by David Ross, PA Association of Nonprofit Organizations Tax-Exempt Property and Municipal Fiscal Status
May  6, 2009 - Presentation Prepared for the Committee by Ronald Barth, President and CEO, PANPHA Tax-Exempt Property and Municipal Fiscal Status
May  6, 2009 - Presentation to the Committee by Paul Supozitz, University of Pittsburgh Tax-Exempt Property and Municipal Fiscal Status
May  6, 2009 - Presentation to the Committee by the Honorable Rick Vilello, Mayor, City of Lock Haven, for PLCM Tax-Exempt Property and Municipal Fiscal Status
May  6, 2009 - Presentation to the Committee by James Redmond, Senior Vice President, HAP Tax-Exempt Property and Municipal Fiscal Status
May  6, 2009 - Presentation to the Committee by Maryann Nardone, Project Manager Tax-Exempt Property and Municipal Fiscal Status
May  14, 2008 - Presentation Prepared for the Committee by Philip Durgin, Executive Director Feasibility of Limiting Polling Places to Handicap Accessible Schools and Government Buildings
May  14, 2008 - Presentation to the Committee by Robert Frymoyer, Project Manager A Review of the Commonwealth's Strategic Sourcing Initiative in Procuring Goods and Services

Transportation
 
Report
June  25, 2008 - Presentation to the Committee by John Rowe, Project Manager A Report on Motorcyclist Injuries and Fatalities Since the 2003 Repeal of the Mandatory Helmet Law

Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness
 
Report
May  23, 2012 - Presentation to the Committee by Elizabeth Voras, Project Manager Pennsylvania's 911 Emergency Telephone System: Funding, Expenditures, and Future Challenges and Opportunities
May  23, 2012 - Remarks to the Committee by Glenn Cannon, Esq., Director of PEMA Pennsylvania's 911 Emergency Telephone System: Funding, Expenditures, and Future Challenges and Opportunities