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Senate Committee on Agriculture

 

AGENDA

 

Room 26

February 20, 2018 - February 23, 2018

Last Updated 2/23/2018 2:44 PM

 

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor Convenes

 

15 minutes after Floor                   Clean Water Projects

S.260 review

Ethan Allen Room

Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer (10:30 AM)

Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources (11:00 AM)

Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

Cary Giguere, Agrichemical Program Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

 

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

8:30 AM                   S. 276 - An act relating to rural economic development

Discussion and possible vote.

Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, GMP, VEC, VELCO

 

9:00 AM                   Clean Water Projects

S.260 review

This hearing will be held in the Ethan Allen Room.

Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns (9:00 AM)

Susanne Young, Secretary of Administration, Agency of Administration (10:00 AM)

Ernie Englehardt, Lake Carmi Campers Association

John Barrows, Camp owner, Lake Carmi Campers Association

Robert Houriet

Andrea Englehardt, Lake Carmi Campers Association

 

Thursday, February 22, 2018

9:00 AM                   S. 260 - An act relating to funding the cleanup of State waters

Committee discussion

Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Vermont Realtors

Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

Rebecca Weber, Conservation Law Foundation

 

Friday, February 23, 2018

9:00 AM                   S. 260 - An act relating to funding the cleanup of State waters

S. 255 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources

Ryan Patch, Senior Agriculture Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council (10:00 AM)

Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

 

11:15 AM                   Break

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor Convenes

 

If you have any questions and comments, please contact

 Linda Leehman at 802-828-2233 or lleehman@leg.state.vt.us