House Committee on Environment and Energy

 

AGENDA

 

Room EA and Zoom

May 6, 2024 - May 10, 2024

Last Updated 5/10/2024 6:26 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-environment-and-energy.

 

Monday, May 6, 2024

10:00 AM                   Ways & Means Amendment

S.305: An act relating to miscellaneous changes related to the Public Utility Commission

Rep. Carol Ode, Reporter, House Ways & Means Committee

 

10:10 AM                   H. 687 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection through land use

Walk-through of Senate Proposal of Amendment

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

 

11:30 AM                   Break

 

11:40 AM                   H. 687 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection through land use

Walk-through of Senate Proposal of Amendment

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

 

12:45 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

2:30 PM                   H. 687 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection through land use

Walk-through of Amendments

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Brian Shupe, Executive Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

9:30 AM                   H. 687 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection through land use

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   S. 254 - An act relating to including rechargeable batteries and battery-containing products under the State battery stewardship program

Arrison Amendment

Rep. John Arrison, Sponsor

Matthew Chapman, Director, Waste Management Protection Division, Agency of Natural Resources

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:40 PM                   H. 687 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection through land use

Bongartz Sheldon Amendment

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council, The Forest Partnership

Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

Kati Gallagher, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

 

1:45 PM                   House Floor

 

3:00 PM                   Break

 

3:15 PM                   H. 687 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection through land use

Bongartz Sheldon Amendment

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:30 PM                   Break

 

3:40 PM                   H. 687 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection through land use

Bongartz Sheldon Amendment

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

9:00 AM                   Act 59

Trey Martin, Director of Conservation and Rural Community Development, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board - Invited

Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources - Invited

Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:20 PM                   H. 687 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection through land use

House to Senate Proposal of Amendment

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Brian Shupe, Executive Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

Kati Gallagher, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

 

2:00 PM                   House Floor

 

2:40 PM                   H. 687 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection through land use

House to Senate Proposal of Amendment

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, May 9, 2024

9:00 AM                   Act 59

Agricultural lands and aquatic systems

Ryan Patch, Agriculture Climate and Land Use Policy Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Mike Kline, River Ecologist, resident of Middlesex, VT

Lauren Oates, Director of External Affairs, The Nature Conservancy

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

12:15 PM                   House Floor

 

2:45 PM                   H. 657 - An act relating to the modernization of Vermont’s communications taxes and fees

Senate Proposal of Amendment

Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:50 PM                   H. 657 - An act relating to the modernization of Vermont’s communications taxes and fees

Senate Proposal of Amendment

Sen. Thomas Chittenden, Reporter, Senate Committee on Finance

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, May 10, 2024

9:15 AM                   Act 59

Conservation categories and state lands

Gustave Goodwin, Senior Conservation Planner, The Nature Conservancy in Vermont

Trey Martin, Director of Conservation and Rural Community Development, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Zack Porter, Director, Standing Trees

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

4:20 PM                   H. 687 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection through land use

Further Senate Proposal of Amendment

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

5:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

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 Will Marlier at wmarlier@leg.state.vt.us