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  • Sen. Jane Kitchel, Clerk
  • Sen. Andrew Perchlik
  • Sen. James McNeil

Senate Committee on Transportation

 

AGENDA

 

Room 3

March 19, 2019 - March 22, 2019

Last Updated 3/22/2019 8:57 AM

 

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

10:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

11:30 AM                   19-0462 - An act relating to the Public Utility Commission’s jurisdiction over electric vehicle charging stations and electric vehicle charging tariffs

Committee Discussion

Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

9:00 AM                   Confirmation of Governor's Appointment

Joe Flynn, Secretary of Transportation, Agency of Transportation

 

9:30 AM                   Committee  Discussion

Act 250

Greg Boulbol, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board

Diane Snelling, Chair, Natural Resources Board

 

10:30 AM                   19-0462 - An act relating to the Public Utility Commission’s jurisdiction over electric vehicle charging stations and electric vehicle charging tariffs

Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Marc Paquette, Section Chief Weights & Measures, Food Safety & Consumer Protection Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

John Cotter, Staff Attorney, Public Utility Commission

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

Thursday, March 21, 2019

9:00 AM                   Vermont Railway

Mary Anne Michaels, Chief Financial Officer, Vermont Railway

 

9:30 AM                   H. 529 - An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation

Committee Review of Electric Vehicle Incentives and VW Settlement Fund Proposals

Daniel Dutcher, Environmental Policy Manager, Agency of Transportation

Dan Potter, Energy Policy and Program Analyst, Department of Public Service

Emily Boedecker, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Housing and Community Development

 

11:15 AM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, March 22, 2019

9:00 AM                   Lamoille Valley Rail Trail

Cindy Locke, Executive  Director, VAST

Ken Brown, Project Manager, Lamoille Valley Rail Trail

Sue Scribner, Municipal Assistance Bureau, Director, Agency of Transportation

Joel Perrigo, Project Manager, Municipal Assistance Bureau, Highway Division, Agency of Transportation

 

10:00 AM                   19-0462 - An act relating to the Public Utility Commission’s jurisdiction over electric vehicle charging stations and electric vehicle charging tariffs

Committee Discussion

Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Olivia Campbell Andersen, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Vermont

Nicole Lepre, Energy Policy Analyst, Renewable Energy Vermont

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 6 hard copies. Please write your name, organization, date and title on each document. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s webpage.

 

If you have any questions and comments, please contact

 Kirsten Seibert at 802-828-2254 or kseibert@leg.state.vt.us