H.926
An act relating to changes to Act 250
Sponsors:
Last Recorded Action: 9/25/2020 - Governor vetoed bill; text of Governor's veto message
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2019-2020
House Committee on Appropriations
- Greg Boulbol, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Katherine "Kari" Dolan, Reporter, House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife
- Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
- Anita Ancel, Resident, Newport
- Rep. Janet Ancel, Reporter of Amendment, House Committee on Ways and Means
- John Austin, Director, Department of Fish & Wildlife
- Charles Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
- Putnam Blodgett, President, Vermont Woodlands Association
- Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Dev. Div., Agency of Transportation
- Louis Borie, Retired Executive Director, Vermont Natural Resources Board
- Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Greg Boulbol, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board
- John Brabant, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
- Jim Bradley, President, Home Builders and Remodelers Association
- Charles Brown, Owner and President, Brown's Quarried Slate Products Company
- Rep. Nelson Brownell, Sponsor of amendment
- Enrique Bueno, Vermont Passive House Alliance
- Enrique Bueno, Treasurer, VT Passive House
- William Burke, Act 250 District Coordinator, District 1 Environmental Commission
- Jennifer Byrne, Project Manager, REJOICE Project Policy Core Master of Environmental Law and Policy, Vermont Law School
- Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
- Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Housing and Community Development
- Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, MMR
- Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, VELCO
- Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, Vermont Trails Alliance
- Rep. Charles Conquest, Reporter of Amendment, House Committee on Appropriations
- Billy Coster, Director of Planning and Policy, Agency of Natural Resources
- Matt Cota, Executive Director, VFDA
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Anthony D'Amato, Professor and Director, Forestry Program, UVM
- Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity, Agency of Administration
- Brooke Dingledine , Attorney, VDM Law
- Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- James Dumont, Environmental Attorney, Law Offices of Dumont
- Peg Elmer Hough, Retired Planner
- Peg Elmer Hough, Retired Planner, Citizen
- Peg Elmer-Hough, Community Resilience.org
- Peg Elmer-Hough, Former Director of Planning, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Erik Engstrom, ANR GIS Project Supervisor, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Jon Erickson, Blittersdorf Professor of Sustainability Science and Policy, Gund GPI Project
- Rob Evans, River Corridor and Flood Plain Manager, Watershed Management Division, Rivers Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Richard Faesy , Member, Energy Futures Group, Inc.
- Jamey Fidel, General Counsel, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Jamey Fidel, General Counsel, VNRC
- Jamey Fidel, General Counsel, VNRC (Representing Forest Partnership)
- Chris Fife, Public Affairs Manager, Weyerhaeuser Company
- Kim Gaschel, Resident, West Pawlet
- Colleen Goodridge, Owner, Goodridge Lumber
- Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Superior Court
- Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
- Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Eric Guzman, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Charlie Hancock, Consulting Forester, North Woods Forestry
- Marcy Harding, Former Chair, Environmental Board
- Rep. James Harrison, Sponsor of amendment
- John Hill, Greenstone Slate Company
- Richard Hill, Owner and CEO, Greenstone Slate Company
- Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Mark Hughes, Coordinator, Racial Justice Alliance
- Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Justice for All
- Shane Jaquith, Watershed Restoration Manager, The Nature Conservancy
- Seth Jensen, Principal Planner, Lamoille County Planning Commission
- Bill Keeton, Professor of Forest Ecology and Forestry, University of Vermont
- Mike Kline, Program Manager, Watershed Management Division, Rivers Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Ed Larson, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association
- Kimberley Lashua, Business Director, Natural Resources Board
- Rep. Paul Lefebvre, Sponsor of amendment
- Sandy Levine, Conservation Law Foundation
- Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Adam Lougee, Director, Addison County Regional Planning Commission
- Lou Magnani, Resident, Wells
- Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition
- Craig Markcrow, Owner and President, Vermont Structural Slate Company
- Deborah Markowitz, Former Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
- Charles Martin, Government Affairs Director, VT Chamber of Commerce
- Kate McCarthy, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- George McNaughton, Environmental Attorney, Lamb and McNaughton
- Evan Meenan, Associate General Counsel, Vermont Natural Resources Board
- Johanna Miller, Energy & Climate Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Barry Murphy, Department of Public Service, Energy Planning and Resources Divison
- Liam Murphy, Environmental Attorney, MSK Attorneys
- Sharon Murray, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Planners Association
- Jeff Nelson, Director of Energy & Environmental Services, VHB Engineering
- Dhyan Nirmegh, Resident, Starksboro
- Mikaela Osler, Resident, Jericho
- Bindu Panikkar, Assistant Professor, University of Vermont
- Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Rose Paul, Director of Science and Fresh Water Programs, The Nature Conservancy
- Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Kesha Ram, Former Representative, Center for Whole Communities
- Alan Robertson, Chair, Policy Committee, Vermont Woodlands Association
- Christopher Roy, Environmental Attorney, Downs Rachlin Martin
- Steve Selbo, President, SP Land Company
- Rep. Charles "Butch" Shaw, Pittsford
- Brian Shupe, Executive Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor of amendment
- Lawrence Slason, Environmental Attorney, Salmon and Nostrand
- Chris Smid, President, New England Slate Company
- Annette Smith, Executive Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
- David Snedeker, Executive Director, Northeastern Vermont Development Association
- Diane Snelling, Chair, Natural Resources Board
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Eric Sorenson, Ecologist, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Ed Stanak, former District Coordinator, District Environmental Commission
- Gerry Tarrant, Chair, Environmental Law Section, Vermont Bar Association
- Beverly Tatko, Owner and Secretary, Sheldon Slate Products Company
- Tim Taylor, Chair, District 3 Environmental Commission
- Brenda Torpy, CEO, Champlain Housing Trust
- Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
- Alex Weinhagen, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Planners Association
- Thomas Weiss, Resident, Montpelier
- Kemener Whalen, Member, Home Builders and Remodelers Association
- Mark Whitworth, President, Energize Vermont
- Andrea Wright, Environmental Program Manager, Agency of Transportation
- Kinvin Wroth, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vermont Law School
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Renee Carpenter, Resident, East Montpelier
- Billy Coster, Director of Planning and Policy, Agency of Natural Resources
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Rep. Paul Lefebvre, Sponsor, Amendment
- Molly Mahar, President, Vermont Ski Areas Association
- Pat O'Brien, SD Ireland
- Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Diane Snelling, Chair, Natural Resources Board
- Ed Stanak, former District Coordinator, District Environmental Commission
- Thomas Weiss, Resident, Montpelier
Senate Committee on Finance
- Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
- Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, Connecticut Attorneys Title Corporation
Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Sen. Joe Benning, Sponsor, Sponsor of Amendment
- Greg Boulbol, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board
- John Brabant, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
- Renee Carpenter, Resident, East Montpelier
- Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
- Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, VT Trails
- Warren Colman, VT Trails Association
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jamey Fidel, General Counsel, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Phil Huffman, Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy
- Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
- Sen. Corey Parent, Franklin County
- Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Annette Smith, Executive Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
- Diane Snelling, Chair, Natural Resources Board
- Thomas Weiss, Resident, Montpelier