EQB Membership List
Powers and Duties
The Environmental Quality Board (EQB) was established by Act 275 of 1970, Section 1920-A of the Administrative Code of April 9, 1929, as amended, to do the following:
- Develop a Master Environmental Plan for the commonwealth.
- Formulate, adopt and promulgate rules and regulations as necessary to accomplish the Department of Environmental Protection's work.
- Have power to subpoena witnesses and records.
- Review reports and advise the department on matters of policy.
Board Composition (20 members)
11 Members
Chairperson, Secretary of Environmental Protection
Secretary of Health
Secretary of Community and Economic Development
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Labor & Industry
Executive Director of Fish and Boat Commission
Executive Director of Game Commission
Chairperson of Public Utility Commission
Executive Director of Historical & Museum Commission
Executive Director of the State Planning Board
5 Members - Citizens Advisory Council
(Elected annually by members of Citizens Advisory Council)
4 Members - General Assembly - one to be appointed by each of the following:
President Pro Tempore of Senate
Senate Minority Leader
Speaker of House of Representatives
House Minority Leader
Term
State Agency Members - consistent with term of agency appointment;
House and Senate Members - at the pleasure of the legislative leaders;
Citizens Advisory Council Members - elected annually by members of the Citizens Advisory Council.
Voting
All Board Members may designate alternates with voting privileges in accordance with Sections 213 and 471 of the Administrative Code. Eight members of the Board constitute a quorum.
Meetings
Meetings are held the second Tuesday of every month in the Rachel Carson State Office Building (RCSOB), 400 Market St., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Special meetings and hearings are held at the discretion of the EQB. Meetings are open to the public; however, public statements are not permitted at the EQB meetings. EQB public hearings may be scheduled to solicit public comments on proposed regulations.
Chairperson
Honorable Richard Negrin, Acting Secretary of Environmental Protection
16th Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
rnegrin@pa.gov
Board Members and Alternates:
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Department of Health |
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Member |
Alternate |
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Department of Community and Economic Development |
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Member |
Alternate |
| Forthcoming | Forthcoming |
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Department of Transportation |
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Member |
Alternate |
| Forthcoming | Forthcoming |
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Department of Agriculture |
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Member |
Alternate |
| Forthcoming | Forthcoming |
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Department of Labor and Industry |
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Member |
Alternate |
| Forthcoming | Forthcoming |
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Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission |
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Member |
Alternate |
Honorable Tim Schaeffer
Executive Director
PA Fish & Boat Commission
1601 Elmerton Avenue
P.O. Box 67000
Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000
tischaeffe@pa.gov | Heather Smiles
Chief, Division of Enviro. Services
PA Fish & Boat Commission
595 E Rolling Ridge Dr
Bellefonte, PA 16823
hsmiles@pa.gov |
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Pennsylvania Game Commission |
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Member |
Alternate |
Honorable Bryan Burhans
Executive Director
PA Game Commission
2001 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797
bburhans@pa.gov | Michael R. DiMatteo, Chief
Division of Environmental Planning & Habitat Protection
PA Game Commission
2001 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797
mdimatteo@pa.gov |
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Public Utility Commission |
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Member |
Alternate |
Honorable Gladys Brown Dutrieuille
Chairman
Public Utility Commission
Keystone Building, 3rd Floor
400 North Street
Harrisburg, PA 17105
gmb@pa.gov | Regi Sam
UEC Analyst
Public Utility Commission
Keystone Building
400 North Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
rsam@pa.gov |
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Historical and Museum Commission |
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Member |
Alternate |
Honorable Andrea Bakewell Lowery
Executive Director
Historical and Museum Commission
Room 501, William Penn Memorial
Museum Building, 330 North Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
anlowery@pa.gov | Joseph Lauver
Chief, Division of Architecture and Preservation
Historical and Museum Commission
Keystone Building
400 North Street, 2nd Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17120
jlauver@pa.gov |
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Governor's Office of Policy and Planning
The Director of the Governor's Policy Office serves as Executive Director of the State Planning Board, which holds a seat on the EQB. |
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Member |
Alternate |
| Forthcoming | Forthcoming |
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Citizens Advisory Council |
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Member |
Alternate |
Robert J. Barkanic, P.E.
2139 Rolling Meadow Drive
Macungie, PA 18062
rjbarkanic@outlook.com | John St. Clair
617 Hiner Road
Homer City, PA 15748
jstclair18@gmail.com |
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Cynthia Carrow
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
800 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
ccarrow@paconserve.org | James Welty
Marcellus Shale Coalition
300 N. Second Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
jwelty@marcelluscoalition.org |
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Trisha Salvia
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
1426 North 3rd Street, Suite 220
Harrisburg, PA 17102
tsalvia@cbf.org | |
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James Schmid
1201 Cedar Grove Road
Media, PA 19063
schmidjamesa@gmail.com |
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John Walliser, VP
PA Environmental Council
2124 Penn Avenue
2nd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
jwalliser@pecpa.org | |
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General Assembly |
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Member |
Alternate |
| Forthcoming | Forthcoming |
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| Forthcoming | Forthcoming |
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| Forthcoming | Forthcoming |
DEP Staff
Robert "Bo" Reiley, Bureau of Regulatory Counsel
Brian Chalfant, Acting Director, Policy Office
Board Contact Information
Environmental Quality Board
16th Floor, RCSOB
P.O. Box 8477
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8477
(717) 783-8727