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House of Representatives
  • Rep. Amy Sheldon, Chair
  • Rep. Paul Lefebvre, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Trevor Squirrell, Ranking Member
  • Rep. Christopher Bates
  • Rep. Katherine "Kari" Dolan
  • Rep. Matthew Hill
  • Rep. James McCullough
  • Rep. Leland Morgan
  • Rep. Carol Ode
  • Rep. Harvey Smith
  • Rep. Thomas Terenzini

House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife

 

AGENDA

 

Room 47

January 15, 2019 - January 18, 2019

Last Updated 1/18/2019 7:56 AM

 

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Introduction of Key Staff

Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources

Emily Boedecker, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Mark Scott, Wildlife Director, Department of Fish & Wildlife

Kim Royar, Furbearer Biologist, Department of Fish and Wildlife

 

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

9:00 AM                   Overview of Act 250

Diane Snelling, Chair, Natural Resources Board

Greg Boulbol, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board

 

10:30 AM                   DEC Division Overview

Waste Management Protection Division (WMPD)

Chuck Schwer, Director, Waste Management Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

11:00 AM                   DEC Reports

Biennial Solid Waste Report

2019 Universal Recycling Status Report

Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation

Josh Kelley, Section Chief, WMPD, Solid Waste Program, Materials Management Section, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

10 min. after floor                   DEC Reports

Battery Stewardship Report

Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation

Mia Roethlein, Environmental Analyst, Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

3:00 PM                   DEC Reports

River Corridor, Floodplain Protection and Lake Shoreland Management Report

Mike Kline, Program Manager, Watershed Management Division, Rivers Program, Department of Environmental Conservation

Perry Thomas, Program Manager, Watershed Management Division, Lakes and Ponds Program, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, January 17, 2019

9:00 AM                   DEC Division Overview

Watershed Management Division (WSMD)

Peter LaFlamme, Director, Watershed Management Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

9:30 AM                   DEC Reports

Clean Water Investment Report

Emily Bird, Assistant Program Manager, Nonpoint Source Coordinator, Vermont Clean Water Initiative Program, WSMD, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

10:45 AM                   DEC Reports

Tactical Basin Planning Report

Ethan Swift, Monitoring, Assessment and Planning Program Manager, WSMD, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Decorum Training

Immediately following adjournment of House Floor

 

10 min. after floor                   DEC Division Overview

Air Quality and Climate Division (AQCD)

Dr. Heidi Hales, Director, Air Quality & Climate Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

3:00 PM                   DEC Division Overview

Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division (DWGWPD)

Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Ellen ParrDoering, Assistant Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

Friday, January 18, 2019

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10 min. after floor                   Overview of the Health of Vermont Ecosystems and Relevant Science

The Nature Conservancy

Phil Huffman, Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy

Rose Paul, Director of Science and Fresh Water Programs, The Nature Conservancy

Jim Shallow, Director of Strategic Conservation Initiatives, The Nature Conservancy

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Vermont Legislative Research Service

Introductions

Anthony Gierzynski, Director, Vermont Legislative Research Service

 

1:30 PM                   iPad Training

Brandon Dyer, User Support Specialist, Office of Legislative Council

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 1 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

 Laura Bozarth at 802-828-2266 or lbozarth@leg.state.vt.us