S.276 (Act 194)
An act relating to rural economic development
Sponsors:
Sen. Robert Starr
,
Sen. Carolyn Branagan, Sen. Francis Brooks, Sen. Brian Collamore
Last Recorded Action: 5/12/2018 - Signed by Governor on May 30, 2018
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
2017-2018 Legislative Session
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Aaron Adler, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Riley Allen, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Service
- Phil Benedict, Former Administrator, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Ansley Bloomer, Assistant Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
- Emily Boedecker, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Greg Boulbol, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board
- Andy Boutin, General Manager, Pellergy, LLC
- Ted Brady, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Rep. Cynthia Browning, House Ways & Means Committee
- Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee
- Reg Chaput, Chaput Family Farms
- Eric Clifford, , Clifford Farm
- Jane Clifford, Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition
- Andrea Cohen, Manager, Government Affairs and Member Relations, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Chris Cole, Commissioner, Buildings and General Services
- David Conant, Riverside Farm
- Ellen Czajkowski, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
- Michael Desrochers, Executive Director of Fire Management, Department of Public Safety
- Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Robert Dostis, Vice President of Stakeholder Relations, Green Mountain Power
- Tom Eaton, Agricultural Consulting Services
- Rebecca Ellis, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Douglas Farnham, Director of Policy and Tax Department Economist, Department of Taxes
- Rep. Martha Feltus, House Committee on Appropriations
- Jamey Fidel, General Counsel, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Shayne Lynn, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Dispensary, Inc.
- Michael O'Grady, Office of Legislative Council
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
- Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, Vermont Cannabis Trade Association
- Randy Richardson, Chair, Vermont Trails and Greenways Council
- Sen. John Rodgers
- Rep. Laura Sibilia, , House Committee on Energy and Technology
- Michael Smith, Director of Operations, Department of Motor Vehicles
- Diane Snelling, Chair, Natural Resources Board
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Andrea Stander, Consultant, Rural Vermont
- Rebekah Weber, Lake Champlain Lakekeeper, Conservation Law Foundation
- Lorenzo Whitcomb, Dairy farmer, North Williston Cattle Company
- Abby White, Director of Marketing, Communications and External Affairs, Efficiency Vermont
- Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Reporter, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
House Committee on Government Operations
House Committee on Judiciary
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Aaron Adler, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Andy Boutin, General Manager, Pellergy, LLC
- Olivia Campbell Andersen, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
- Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, VELCO
- Ellen Czajkowski, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
- Michael Desrochers, Executive Director of Fire Management, Department of Public Safety
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Andrew Perchlik, CEDF Director, Public Service Department
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Senate Committee on Agriculture
- Aaron Adler, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Riley Allen, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Service
- Scott Anderson, Manager of Rate Setting, Green Mountain Power
- Olivia Anderson Campbell, Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
- Jennifer Botzojorns, Superintendent, Caledonia North Supervisory Union
- Greg Boulbol, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board
- Andy Boutin, General Manager, Pellergy, LLC
- Ted Brady, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Katie Buckley, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Andrea Cohen, Manager, Government Affairs and Member Relations, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Chris Cole, Commissioner, Buildings and General Services
- Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, GMP, VEC, VELCO
- Peter Condaxis, Regulatory Forester, Ryegate Power Station
- Brian Cotterill, Department of Public Service
- Michael Desrochers, Executive Director of Fire Management, Department of Public Safety
- Robert Dostis, Vice President of Stakeholder Relations, Green Mountain Power
- Mark Driscoll, Plant Manager, Ryegate Power Station
- Rebecca Ellis, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Jamey Fidel, General Counsel, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Chris Fife, Resource Supervisor, Weyerhaeuser Company
- Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Jesse Freedman, School Energy Management Program Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Cary Giguere, Agrichemical Program Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Charlie Hancock, Consulting Forester, North Woods Forestry
- Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Tourism & Marketing
- Ed Larson, Executive Director, Vermont Traditions Coalition
- Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Tom Martin, Cersosimo Lumber, Brattleboro
- Ed McNamara, Director of Planning and Energy Resources Division, Department of Public Service
- Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Ryan Patch, Senior Agriculture Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Andrew Perchlik, CEDF Director, Public Service Department
- Jill Remick, Director, Department of Taxes
- Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, Vermont Cannabis Trade Association
- David Sherr, Attorney General's Office
- Stephanie Smith, Chief Policy Enforcement Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Tim Smith, Executive Director, Franklin County industrial Development Corporation
- Diane Snelling, Chair, Natural Resources Board
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Kirsten Sultan, District 7 Coordinator, Act 250
- Tim Tierney, Director of Special Projects & Intergovernmental Affairs, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
- Craig Whipple, Director of State Parks, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Abby White, Director of Marketing, Communications and External Affairs, Efficiency Vermont
Senate Committee on Finance
- Olivia Anderson Campbell, Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
- Sen. Christopher Bray, Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee
- Michael Descrochers, Director, Division of Fire Safety, DPS
- Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Douglas Farnham, Director and Tax Research Economist, Department of Taxes
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Aaron Adler, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Greg Boulbol, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board
- Jamey Fidel, General Counsel, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Charlie Hancock, Consulting Forester, North Woods Forestry
- Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- Neil Kamman, Senior Policy Advisor, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Thomas Kennedy, Executive Director, Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission
- Ed Larson, Executive Director, Vermont Traditions Coalition
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Rebecca Ryan, Senior Director, Health Promotion and Public Policy, American Lung Association of the Northeast
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Michael Synder, Commissioner, Forests. Parks and Recreation