House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife

 

AGENDA

 

Ethan Allen Room

January 14, 2020 - January 17, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 10:57 AM

 

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Act 250

Administration Proposals

Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources

Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

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

Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources

Billy Coster, Director of Planning and Policy, Agency of Natural Resources

Greg Boulbol, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board

 

3:00 PM                   Act 250

Annette Smith, Executive Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment

 

3:45 PM                   Act 250

Slate Quarries, Mapping

Diane Snelling, Chair, Natural Resources Board

Ryan Knox, GIS Professional, Agency of Natural Resources

Chris Smid, New England Slate Company

Craig Markcrow, Owner and President, Vermont Structural Slate Company

Jon Hill, Owner, Green Stone Slate

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

9:00 AM                   Cannabis Regulation

Emily Boedecker, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

Shayne Lynn, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Dispensary, Inc.

Tom Hirschfeld, Director of Production, Champlain Valley Dispensary, Inc.

 

10:00 AM                   Cannabis Regulation

Graham Unangst-Rufehacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont

Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Vermont Information Crime Center (VCIC)

Jessilyn Dolan, Nurse, Vermont Cannabis Nurses Association

Matt Leonetti, Farm Inspector, Clean Green

Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Wetlands

Update

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

 

5:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, January 16, 2020

9:00 AM                   PFAS

Water Systems, Act 21 Plans

Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources

 

10:00 AM                   Act 250

Transportation Projects

Andrea Wright, Environmental Program Manager, Agency of Transportation

Robert White, Right of Way Chief, Agency of Transportation

Joe Segale, Policy, Planning and Research Bureau Director, Agency of Transportation

 

11:00 AM                   S. 54 - An act relating to the regulation of cannabis

Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Stephanie Smith, Chief Policy Enforcement Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Committee Discussion

Side by Side of Committee Bill and Administration/VNRC Proposal

 

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Billy Coster, Director of Planning and Policy, Agency of Natural Resources

Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources

Jamey Fidel, General Counsel, Vermont Natural Resources Council

Greg Boulbol, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board

Diane Snelling, Chair, Natural Resources Board

John Brabant, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Vermonters for a Clean Environment

Ed Stanak, Former District Coordinator, District Environmental Commission

 

3:00 PM                   Committee Discussion

 

5:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, January 17, 2020

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10 min After Floor                   S. 54 - An act relating to the regulation of cannabis

Proposed Changes

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

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

11:00 AM                   Lunch

 

12:00 PM                   S. 54 - An act relating to the regulation of cannabis

Proposed Changes

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

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Marc Grimes at 802-828-2261 or mgrimes@leg.state.vt.us