Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

 

AGENDA

 

Room 8

March 26, 2019 - March 29, 2019

Last Updated 3/29/2019 7:12 AM

 

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

 

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

9:00 AM                   S. 171 - An act relating to addressing climate change, increasing weatherization, and rating the energy performance of buildings

Committee Discussion

 

9:30 AM                   S. 168 - An act relating to household products containing hazardous substances

Bill  Introduction

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

 

10:00 AM                   S. 159 - An act relating to the collection of mandated recyclables and food waste

Bill Introduction

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

 

10:30 AM                   Retention of Superior Court Judges and Magistrates

Joint Assembly

 

12:00 AM                   Adjourn

 

 

Thursday, March 28, 2019

9:00 AM                   S. 171 - An act relating to addressing climate change, increasing weatherization, and rating the energy performance of buildings

Brian Gray, VT Energy Corporation

Laurie Fielder, VSECU

Maureen Hebert, Associate Dean of Workforce Education, VTC

Kathy Barwin, VTC

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   S. 171 - An act relating to addressing climate change, increasing weatherization, and rating the energy performance of buildings

Dwight DeCoster, Weatherization Program Director, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)

James Ryan, Executive Director, NETO

Sarah Phillips, Director, Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity

Karen Lafayette, Lobbyist, Community Action Partnership, Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council

 

12:00 AM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, March 29, 2019

9:00 AM                   Community Scale Energy

Ben Walsh, Climate & Energy Program Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group

 

9:30 AM                   S. 171 - An act relating to addressing climate change, increasing weatherization, and rating the energy performance of buildings

Abby White, Director of Communications, Efficiency Vermont

Jim Bradley, President, Home Builders and Remodelers Association

Malcolm Gray, Member - Energy Service Providers Subcommittee, Thermal Efficiency Task Force

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   Proposed Floor Amendment to S. 96

Committee Discussion

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

 

11:30 AM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 7 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

 Jude Newman at 828-2296 or jnewman@leg.state.vt.us