Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

 

AGENDA

 

Room 8

April 16, 2019 - April 19, 2019

Last Updated 4/19/2019 9:25 AM

 

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

11:00 AM                   19-1067 - An act relating to allowing vegetation removal in a lake shoreland for purposes of removing existing structures

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

 

11:30 AM                   H. 63 - An act relating to the time frame for return of unclaimed beverage container deposits

Douglas Farnham, Director of Policy and Tax Department Economist, Department of Taxes

 

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

9:00 AM                   Weatherization

Richard Giddings, Deputy Commissioner, Department for Children and Families - Invited

Karen Vastine, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

Geoff Wilcox, Weatherization Program Administrator, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families

 

10:00 AM                   Possible Amendment to H. 133

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission

 

Thursday, April 18, 2019

 

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

 

 

Dan Quinlan, Chair, VT Climate and Health Alliance

Jared Ulmer, Vermont Department  of Health

 

10:00 AM                   S. 171 - An act relating to addressing climate change, increasing weatherization, and rating the energy performance of buildings

Riley Allen, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Service

 

Friday, April 19, 2019

9:00 AM                   S. 49 - An act relating to the regulation of polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking and surface waters

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

Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation

Ned Beecher, Executive  Director, Northeast Biosolids and Residuals Association

Justin Rabidoux, Director, Public Works South Burlington

Daniel Hecht, Executive  Director, Green Mountain Water Environment Association

 

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

Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Richard Faesy, Principal, Energy Futures Group, Inc.

 

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