H.287 (Act 52)
An act relating to job creation, economic development, and buy local agriculture
Sponsors:
Rep. William Botzow, Rep. Michael Marcotte
,
Rep. Eileen "Lynn" Dickinson, Rep. Warren Kitzmiller, Rep. Michele Kupersmith, Rep. Paul Ralston, Rep. Ernest Shand, Rep. Samuel Young
Last Recorded Action: 5/6/2011 - Signed by Governor on 5/27/2011
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
2011 - 2012 Legislative Session
Committee of Conference
- Sen. Tim Ashe, Chittenden County
- Rep. Bill Botzow, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Sen. William H. Carris
- Rep. Jim Condon, House Ways & Means Committee
- Sen. Vincent Illuzzi, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
- Rep. Michael Marcotte, Sponsor, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
House Committee on Agriculture
- Marie Audet, Farmer
- Chris Bailey, Owner, Vermont Smoke and Cure
- Tom Bivins, Executive Chef, New England Culinary Institute, President, Vermont Fresh Network
- Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Jo Bradley, Director, Vermont Economic Development Authority
- Kari Bradley, General Manager, Hunger Mountain Coop
- Joe Buley, Farmer, Screamin' Ridge Farm, East Montpelier
- Stacy Burnstein, Project Manager, Castanea Foundation
- Guy Choiniere, Choiniere Family Farm
- Scott Choiniere, Vice President of Operations, Abbey Group Food Services
- Lynn Coale, Superintendent Director, Hannaford Career Center
- Andrea Cohen, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
- Peter Coleman, Owner, Vermont Salumi
- Mark Curran, CEO, Black River Produce
- Mark Curran, Owner, Black River Produce
- Carl Cushing, Owner, Vermont Livestock Slaughter and Processing
- Doug Davis, Burlington School District
- Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Northfield
- Alyson Eastman, President, Bookends Associates
- Chip Evans, Executive Director, Workforce Development Council
- Nancy Everhart, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- Greg Finch, Franklin Lamb and Pork Diversified Farmer
- John Fischer, Director, Secondary and Adult Division, Department of Education
- Paul Fonteyn, President, Green Mountain College
- Allen Freund, Co-owner, Upper Valley Produce
- Tom Gilbert, Highfields Center for Composting
- James Gordon, Co-owner, Upper Valley Produce
- Vern Grubinger, Vegetable and Berry Specialist, UVM Extension
- Alex Gyori, General Manager, Brattleboro Food Coop
- David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Jean Hamilton, Food Security and Marketing Coordinator, NOFA VT
- Tom Hark, Founding President, Vermont Youth Conservation Corp
- Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
- Jonathan Kaplan, Adjunct Professor, Lyndon State College
- Tara Kelly, Rutland Area Farm and Food Link (RAFFL)
- Molly Lambert, President, USDA Rural Development
- Royal Larocque, Owner, The Royal Butcher
- Matt Lash, Marketing and Development Director, IBEW
- Eli Lesser-Goldsmith, General Manager, Healthy Living Market
- Sara Lisniansky, Farm-To-Table Coordinator, Food Works at Two Rivers Center
- Jeff Lively, General Counsel, Department of Buildings & General Services
- Thomas Longstreth, Executive Director, ReSource
- Pixie Loomis, Learning Works
- Glenn Lower, General Manager, Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op
- Carl Mailler, Great Falls Food Hub
- Travis Marcotte, Executive Director, Intervale Center
- Melissa Mazza, Owner-Wholesale Manager, Sam Mazza's Farm Market, Bakery, Greenhouses
- Glenn McRae, former Executive Director, Intervale Center
- Lawrence Miller, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Alyssa Nathanson, Healthy Food in Health Care Initiative
- Ginger Nickerson, Center for Sustainable Agriculture, University of Vermont
- Clem Nilan, General Manager, City Market
- Steve Parise, Agriculture Resources Specialist, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Kit Perkins, Farm to Plate Coordinator, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
- Chris Poshpeck, General Manager, Deep Root Cooperative
- Randy Quenneville, Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Bob Rathbun, Chair, Agriculture Development Board
- Barbara Rochat, Owner, Vermont Quality Meat, Rutland
- David Rochat, Owner, Vermont Quality Meat, Rutland
- David Rogers, Policy Advisor, NOFA - Vermont
- Theresa Snow, Vermont Food Bank
- Janice St. Onge, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
- Bob Stannard, Vermont Natural Beef
- Tim Stevenson, Post-Oil Solutions, Brattleboro
- Paul Stone, Stonewood Farm, Orwell
- Holly Tippett, Philanthropic Advisor
- Ryan Torres, Philanthropic Advisor, Vermont Community Foundation
House Committee on Appropriations
- Rep. Bill Botzow, Chair, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- David Hall, Legislative Counsel
- Pat Moulton Powden, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture
- Rep. Paul Ralston, House Committee on Commerce
House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Alex Aldrich, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council
- Dan Barlow, Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
- Betsy Bishop, President, Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Tiffany Bluemle, Executive Director, Vermont Works for Women
- Joe Bookchin, Executive Director, Vermont Film Commission
- Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- David Bradbury, Executive Director, Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies
- Jo Bradley, Director, Vermont Economic Development Authority
- Larry Bradley, Chair, Government Relations, Vermont Association of Realtors
- Patrick Burke, Principal, South Burlington High School
- James Candido, Capital Investment Coordinator, EB5 Program, Agency of Commerce & Community Development
- Tom Candon, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration
- Josh Castonguay, Leader of Field Operations, Green Mountain Power
- Frank Cioffi, President, Greater Burlington Industrial Corp.
- Larry Cirina, President, Westminster Cracker
- Lynn Coale, Superintendent Director, Hannaford Career Center
- Andrea Cohen, Executive Director, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
- Andrea Cohen, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
- Rep. Jim Condon, Member, House Ways & Means Committee
- Cairn Cross, Co-Founder, Fresh Tracks Capital
- Jon Crystal, Executive Director, Vermont Employee Ownership Center
- Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers Association
- Ty Danco, Champlain North Foundation
- Charlie Davenport, Topsham Telephone
- Catherine Z. Davis, Director of Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce
- Julie Davis, Vice-President, Vermont HITEC
- Beth Demers, Vermont Training Program
- Tim Donovan, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges
- Brad Dousevicz, Developer
- William Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
- Chris Dutton, President and CEO, Vermont Electric Power Company, Inc.
- Chip Evans, Executive Director, Workforce Development Council
- Dr. John Evans, Special Advisor to the President, University of Vermont
- Phil Fagan, Director, Vermont Training Program
- Kathleen Finck, Director, Center for Technology in Essex
- John Fischer, Director, Integrated Support for Learning, Secondary and Adult Division, Department of Education
- Glen Foster, Plant Manager, Columbia Forest Products
- Dawn Francis, Director of Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce
- Dawn Francis, Director of Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Robert Gensburg, Attorney, St. Johnsbury
- Gerry Ghazi, President, Vermont HITEC
- Dr. Domenico Grasso, Vice-President for Research and Dean of the Graduate College, University of Vermont
- Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
- David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Dave Hallquist, CEO, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Melissa Hersh, Director, Workforce Development Center and Strategic Growth, Champlain College
- Doug Hoffer, Executive Director, Independent Burlington-based Policy Analyst
- Jennifer Hollar, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Economic, Housing & Community Development
- Karen Horn, Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Rep. Ronald E. Hubert, House Government Operations Committee
- Amanda Ibey, Government Relations, Vermont Home Builders & Remodelers Association
- Eileen Illuzzi, President, Vermont Adult Technical Education Assoc.
- David Japiske, Founder and CEO, Concepts NREC
- Kerrick Johnson, Vice President of External Affairs, VELCO
- Helen Labun Jordan, Ag Development Coordinator, Vermont Council on Rural Development
- Joyce Judy, President, Community College of Vermont
- Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
- Jonathan Kaplan, Adjunct Professor, Lyndon State College
- Brian Keefe, Vice President, Central Vermont Public Service
- Jay Kenlan, Attorney, Rutland
- Fred Kenney, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council
- Rep. Bob Krebs, Member, House Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources Committee
- Beth Kuhn, Workforce Development Division, Department of Labor
- Matt Lash, Marketing and Development Director, IBEW
- Nathan Lavery, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Matt Levin, Outreach and Development Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
- Jeff Lewis, Executive Director, Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation
- Carl Lisman, Attorney, Burlington
- Gil Livingston, President, Vermont Land Trust
- Thomas Longstreth, Executive Director, ReSource
- Pixie Loomis, Learning Works
- Noelle MacKay, Commissioner, Department of Economic, Housing & Community Development
- Erhard Mahnke, Executive Director, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition
- Rep. Ann Manwaring, Member, House Appropriations Committee
- Karen Marshall, Chief, Connect VT
- Rep. Jim Masland, Member, Norwich
- Lawrence Miller, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Jeff Monder, Chief Information Officer, Central Vermont Public Service (CVPS)
- Michael Munson, Vermont Planners Association
- Roger Nishi, Vice President for Industry Relations, Waitsfield & Champlain Valley Telecom
- Anne Noonan, Commissioner, Department of Labor
- John O'Kane, International Business Machines
- Brian Otley, Director, Technology Operations, Green Mountain Power (GMP)
- Nancy Owen, Housing Vermont
- Avram Patt, General Manager, Washington Electric Coop
- Pat Moulton Powden, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- John Ramsay, Vermont Land Trust
- Parker Riehle, Executive Director, Vermont Ski Areas Association
- Robin Scheu, Director, Addison County Economic Development Corp.
- Robin Scheu, Executive Director, Addison County Economic Development Corp.
- Dorothy Schnure, Manager, Corporate Communications, Green Mountain Power
- Patricia Sears, Newport City Renaissance Corporation
- Tim Shea, Vice-President, Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce
- Rob Squire, Aprexis Health Solutions
- Janice St. Onge, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
- Bill Stenger, President, Jay Peak Resort, Jay, VT
- Tom Torti, Executive Director, Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce
- David Tucker, President, Vermont Association of Realtors
- Rich Tulikangas, Executive Director, Linking Learning to Life
- Cindy Turcotte, Chief Operating Officer, Gardener's Supply
- Lisa Ventriss, President, Vermont Business Roundtable
- Donald Vickers, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Armando Vilaseca, Commissioner, Department of Education
- Cathy Voyer, Director, Associated General Contractors
- Ruth Wallman, Executive Director, Lake Champlain Islands Chamber of Commerce
- Adam Wilson, Bread and Butter Farm
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Rep. Bill Botzow, Chair, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Doug Hoffer, Independent Burlington-based Policy Analyst
- Nathan Lavery, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Noelle MacKay, Commissioner, Department of Economic, Housing & Community Development
- Susan Mesner, Economist, Department of Taxes
- Lawrence Miller, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Pat Moulton Powden, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Senate Committee on Agriculture
- Rep. John L. Bartholomew
- Darby Bradley, Special Assistant, Vermont Land Trust
- Rep. Chip Conquest
- Mark Doty, Plum Creek
- Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Bill Johnson, Director, Property Valuation & Review
- Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
- Matt Langlais, Essex County Forester
- Ed Larson, Executive Director, Vermont Forest Products Association
- John Meyer, Consulting Forester, Current Use Tax Coalition
- Chris Recchia, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Forest, Parks and Recreation
- Rep. Tess Taylor
- Richard Westman, Former Tax Commissioner
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Roger Allbee, Former Secretary, Agency of Agriculture
- Molly Bachman, General Counsel, Department of Taxes
- Matt Barewicz, Economic & Labor Market Information Chief, Vermont Department of Labor
- Dan Barlow, Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
- Bill Berg, SVP, Aerospace and Defense, Vermont Composites
- Leon Berthiaume, General Manager, St. Albans Cooperative Creamery
- Betsy Bishop, Executive Director, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Bob Blagden, Selectperson, Town of Wiscasset, Maine
- Joe Bookchin, Executive Director, Vermont Film Commission
- Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Rep. Bill Botzow, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Rep. Bill Botzow, Chair, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Andy Boutin, Pellergy, Barre
- Ted Brady, Honorary Chair, VAAA
- Eric Broderson, Vice President and General Manager, K&E Plastics, Inc.
- Chris Brooks, Owner, Vermont Wood Pellet Co.
- Sara Byers, Leonardo's Pizza
- Tom Candon, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration
- John Canning, President, VT. Software Developer's Alliance
- Chip Castle, Executive Director, Barre Housing Authority
- Eric Chase, President, Mansfield Heliflight
- Rick Cochran, President and CEO, Mobile Medical International Corporation
- Andrea Cohen, Executive Director, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
- Steve Cook, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Tourism & Marketing
- Jon Crystal, Executive Director, Vermont Employee Ownership Center
- Andrea Culnus, Policy Director, Biomass Energy Resource Center
- Clarence Davis, Director of State Relations, University of Vermont
- Ann DeMarle, Director, Emergent Media Center, Champlain College
- Dante DiBattista, Rutland Plant Leader, GE Aviation Rutland
- Catherine Dimitruk, Executive Director, Northwest Regional Planning Commission
- Greg Donahue, General Manager, Aviatron
- Tim Donovan, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges
- Bruce Douglas, Hydro Geologist, Stone Environmental, Inc.
- Brian Dubie, Chair, VAAA
- Chris Dutton, CEO, VELCO
- Warren Earle, Owner, Lamoille Valley Auction Service
- Christiane Egger, Deputy Manager, O.O. Energy Conservation Assoc., Linz Austria
- Dominic Elti, City Councilor, City of Barre
- Tom Emero, Co-Founder, Beaver Wood Energy
- Chip Evans, Executive Director, Workforce Development Council
- Glen Foster, Owner, Columbia Forest Products
- Clay Francis, Clean Energy Advocate, VPIRG
- David Frank, Founder, SunWood Biomass Systems
- Steve Gold, Consultant, JFO
- Jean Gosselin, Owner, Gusto's Bar & Restaurant
- Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
- David Hall, Legislative Counsel
- David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Chris Hill, President, Heritage Flight
- Doug Hoffer, Independent Policy Analyst
- Jennifer Hollar, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Economic, Housing & Community Development
- Karen Horn, Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Kerrick Johnson, Vice President of External Affairs, VELCO
- Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
- Martin Kemple, Co-Founder, Food Works & The Two Rivers Center
- Thomas Kennedy, Executive Director, Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission
- Fred Kenney, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council
- Woody Keppel, Actor, Town of Charlotte
- Marge Kilkelly , Former Chair & State Senator, Citizens Study Panel on Decommissioning Maine Yankee
- John Kimball, New Business Development, Vermont Composites
- Jolinda LaClair, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Molly Lambert, State Director VT/NH, USDA Rural Development
- George Lamphere, President, Liquid Measurement Systems
- Thom Lauzon, Mayor, City of Barre
- Karen Lawson, Housing Coordinator, Department of Corrections
- Jolinda LeClair, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Peter Letzelter-Smith, Freelance Motion Picture Technician, West Glover
- Tina Lindberg, Financial Manager, Mansfield Heliflight
- Patrick Lucey, President, Aqua-Tex Scientific Consulting, Ltd. (Victoria, BC, Canada)
- Reg Lussier, Auctioneer, Kirby
- Steven Mackenzie, City Manager, City of Barre
- Alan McBride, Manager, Area Transmission Planning, ISO -New England
- Kevin McCarthy, Screenwriter & Professor, Dartmouth College
- Gary McQuesten, Attorney, Valsangiacomo, Detora, & McQuesten, PC
- Jim Merriam, Director, Efficiency Vermont
- Susan Mesner, Economist, Department of Taxes
- Lawrence Miller, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Sandy Miller, City Manager, City of South Burlington
- Sandy Miller, City Manager, So. Burlington
- Greg Morgan, Foundation & Corporate Relations Director, Champlain College
- Pat Moulton-Powden, Deputy Secretary and Director of Economic Development, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Kimberly Murray, Director, Community & Economic Development, Colchester
- Anne Noonan, Commissioner, Department of Labor
- John O'Kane, Chair, VT. Workforce Development Council
- Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture
- Eileen Peltier, Executive Director, Central Vermont Community Land Trust
- Amy Perez, Program Coordinator, Central Vermont Community Action Council
- TJ Poor, Energy Efficiency Specialist, Department of Public Service
- Susan Reid, Member, VEOC Board of Directors & King Arthur Flour
- Brenan Riehl, President and CEO, GW Plastics
- Barrie Rosalinda, Local Agriculture Community Exchange (LACE)
- Chuck Ross, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Stephen Rourke, Vice President for Systems Planning, ISO -New England
- Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel
- Robert Rusten, Assistant City Manager, So. Burlington
- Anastasia Satterthwaite, Purchasing Manager, Plasan Carbon Composites
- Rhonda Shippee, Community Programs Director, USDA Rural Development
- Megan Smith, Commissioner, Department of Tourism & Marketing and Vermont Life
- Michael Smith, City Councilor, City of Barre
- Rep. Will Stevens, House Committee on Agriculture
- Richard Sylvester, Director and Founder, Burlington Technical Center
- Andy Thibault , Investigator, Department of Liquor Control
- James Tischler, City Planner, St. Albans City
- David Tucker, Deputy Director, Central Vermont Community Action Council
- George Twigg, Deputy Policy Director, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
- John Valsangiacomo, Attorney, Barre
- Carrie Violete, Economic Development, Milton
- Albin Voegele, Town Manager, Colchester
- Al Vogele, Town Manager, Town of Colchester
- Nick Warner, Special Project Manager, CEDO, Burlington Tech Center
- Brian Werneke, Professional Manufacturing Advisor, VT. Manufacturing Extension Center (VMEC)
- Kevin Wiberg, Development Director, Central Vermont Community Action Council
- Eric Wilkinson, External Affairs, ISO -New England
- Enid Wonnacott, Director, NOFA VT
- Barbara Woodard, Waterbury Center
- Richard Woodard, Owner, Sir Richards Enterprises
- Kim Woolaver, Executive Director, Good Samaritan Haven
- Ron Wright, Owner, Wright Auctions
- Tony Wurmel, Vice President and General Manager, Goodrich
- Ariel Zevon, Founder, Local Agriculture Community Exchange (LACE)
- Bob Zider, Director, VT. Manufacturing Extension Center (VMEC)
Senate Committee on Finance
- Tom Candon, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration
- David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Michael Hogan, Commissioner, Department of Liquor Control
- Noelle MacKay, Commissioner, Department of Economic, Housing & Community Development
- Susan Mesner, Economist, Department of Taxes
- Lawrence Miller, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Sara Teachout, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Stephen Wisloski, Deputy, Office of the Vermont Treasurer