H.697 (Act 146)
An act relating to eligibility of reserve forestland for enrollment in the Use Value Appraisal Program
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Last Recorded Action: 5/12/2022 - House message: Governor approved bill on May 27, 2022
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2021-2022
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Rep. Seth Bongartz, Co-Sponsor of the bill, House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife
- Rep. Seth Bongartz, Reporter, House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife
- Bill Sayre, Co-owner, A. Johnson Lumber Co., Inc
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Keith Thompson, Private Lands Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Keith Thompson, Private Lands Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Rep. Seth Bongartz, Reporter, House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife
- Rep. Seth Bongartz, Reporter of the Bill, House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
- Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation
- Keith Thompson, Private Lands Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Senate Committee on Finance
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Rep. Seth Bongartz, Co-Sponsor of the bill, House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife
- Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council, The Forest Partnership
- Charlie Hancock, Consulting Forester, North Woods Forestry
- Ed Larson, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Bill Sayre, Economist and Co-owner, A. Johnson Lumber Co., Inc
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Keith Thompson, Private Lands Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Jonathan Wood, Consulting Forester, CF Private Consulting