H.687 (Act 181)
An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection through land use
Sponsors:
Rep. Amy Sheldon, Rep. Seth Bongartz
Last Recorded Action: 6/17/2024 - Delivered to Secretary of State on June 25, 2024
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2023-2024
House Committee on Appropriations
- Rep. Seth Bongartz, House Committee on Environment and Energy
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rachel Lomonaco, Business Director, Natural Resources Board
- Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
House Committee on Environment and Energy
- John Adams, Director, Center for Geographic Information, Agency of Digital Services
- John Austin, Wildlife Division Director, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
- Amy Bell, Bureau Director, Policy, Planning and Research, Agency of Transportation
- Rep. Seth Bongartz, Sponsor, House Committee on Environment and Energy
- Ted Brady, Executive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Farley Brown, Chair, Craftsbury Planning Commission
- Rep. Tesha Buss, Sponsor
- Chris Campany, Executive Director, Windham Regional Planning Commission
- Renée Carpenter, Resident, East Montpelier
- Marcey Carver, Chair, Bradford Planning Commission
- Chris Clow, Transportation Engineer, Agency of Transportation
- Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning Revitalization, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Billy Coster, Director of Policy and Planning, Agency of Natural Resources
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Carl Demrow, Reporter, House Committee on Ways and Means
- Catherine Dimitruk, Chair, Vermont Association of Planning & Development Agencies
- Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
- Rep. Caleb Elder, Sponsor
- Peg Elmer Hough, Former Downtown Board "Smart Growth" Appointee, Vermont Planners Association
- Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing & Community Development
- Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council, The Forest Partnership
- Kati Gallagher, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Peter Gill, Executive Director, Natural Resources Board
- Shaun Gilpin, Housing Division Director, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Rep. Edye Graning, Sponsor
- David Grayck, Attorney, Resident of Bennington
- Jay Greene, Racial Equity Policy & Research Analyst, Office of Racial Equity
- Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
- Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Zak Hale, Partner, Hale Resources LLC
- Mark Hall, Director, Paul Frank & Collins P.C.
- Charlie Hancock, Chairman, Montgomery Selectboard
- Sabina Haskell, Chair, Natural Resources Board
- Jacob Hemmerick, Community Planning & Policy Manager, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Janet Hurley, Assistant Director and Planning Program Manager, BCRC
- Rep. Noah Hyman, Sponsor
- Tom Kennedy, Director of Community Development, Mount Ascutney Regional Commission
- Cathyann LaRose, Director of Planning & Zoning, Colchester
- Tom Little, Chair, District 4 Environmental Commission
- Molly Mahar, President, Vermont Ski Areas Association
- Mike Miller, Director of Planning & Community Development, City of Montpelier
- Andrea Morgante, Former Selectboard Member, Hinesburg
- Randall Morin, Research Forester, United States Forest Service
- Lauren Oates, Director of External Affairs, The Nature Conservancy
- Karla Raimundi, Director of Environmental Justice and Civil Rights, Agency of Natural Resources
- Brent Rakowski, Vice President, Otter Creek Engineering
- Ryan Rebozo, Director of Conservation Science, Vermont Center for Ecostudies
- Ari Rockland-Miller, Senior Agricultural Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Jenny Ronis, Associate General Counsel, Natural Resources Board
- Christopher Roy, Director, Litigation Group & Complex Land Use and Development, Downs Rachlin Martin
- Pat Sagui, Chair, Westfield Planning Commission
- Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- Rep. Amy Sheldon, Sponsor, House Committee on Environment and Energy
- Ronald Shems, Former Chair, Natural Resources Board
- Brian Shupe, Executive Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Rep. Katherine Sims, Sponsor
- Annette Smith, Executive Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
- David Snedeker, Executive Director, Northeastern Vermont Development Association
- Eric Sorenson, Ecologist, Vermont Conservation Design
- Rep. Trevor Squirrell, Reporter, House Committee on Appropriations
- Alison Stone, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board
- Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Tim Taylor, Former Chair, District 3 Environmental Commission
- Todd Thomas, Planning Director & Zoning Administrator, Morrisville
- Liz Thompson, Ecologist, Wildlands, Woodlands, Farmlands & Communities
- Thomas Weiss, Resident, City of Montpelier
- Rob Woolmington, Attorney, Resident of North Bennington
- Robert Zaino, Ecologist, Department of Fish and Wildlife
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
- Rep. Seth Bongartz, Reporter, House Committee on Environment and Energy
- Caitlin Corkins, Tax Credit and Grants Coordinator, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Edye Graning, Sponsor of the Amendment, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Jessica Hartleben, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council
- Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Chad Simmons, Housing Policy and Engagement Specialist, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
- Rep. Trevor Squirrell, Reporter, House Committee on Appropriations
- Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Sen. Christopher Bray, Reporter, Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Reporter, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
- Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Rep. Seth Bongartz
- Tayt Brooks, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Brittney Wilson, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Governor Phil Scott
Senate Committee on Finance
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
- Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
- Peter Gill, Executive Director, Natural Resources Board
- Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Sabina Haskell, Chair, Natural Resources Board
- Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors
Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Jill Arace, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
- Charles Baker, Secretary/Treasurer, Vermont Association of Planning and Development
- Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rep. Seth Bongartz, Sponsor, House Committee on Environment and Energy
- Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Agency of Transportation
- Ted Brady, Executive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Jennifer Byrne, District Manager, White River Natural Resources Conservation District
- Sen. Thomas Chittenden, Sponsor, Senate Committee on Finance
- Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning Revitalization, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Billy Coster, Director of Policy and Planning, Agency of Natural Resources
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Catherine Dimitruk, Chair, Vermont Association of Planning & Development Agencies
- Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council, The Forest Partnership
- Kati Gallagher, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Peter Gill, Executive Director, Natural Resources Board
- Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
- Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Sen. Wendy Harrison, Sponsor, Senate
- Sen. Nader Hashim, Sponsor
- Sabina Haskell, Chair, Natural Resources Board
- Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Kirby Keeton, Tax Policy Analyst, Vermont Department of Taxes
- Rep. Emilie Krasnow, Lead Sponsor, Chittenden-9
- Lindsay Kurrie, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Herb Olson, Citizen, Starksboro
- Brian Shupe, Executive Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Patrick Titterton, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors
- Thomas Weiss, Resident, City of Montpelier