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House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
AGENDA
Ethan Allen Room
February 4, 2020 - February 7, 2020
Last Updated 2/7/2020 12:30 PM
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
10:00 AM House Floor
After Floor Caucuses
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM 19-0040 - An act relating to changes to Act 250
Racial Equity
Mark Hughes, Coordinator, Racial Justice Alliance - Phone
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity, Agency of Administration
2:00 PM Act 250
Ronald Shems, Former Chair, Natural Resources Board
Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Evan Meenan, Associate General Counsel, Vermont Natural Resources Board
Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
3:00 PM 19-0040 - An act relating to changes to Act 250
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Billy Coster, Director of Planning and Policy, Agency of Natural Resources
Evan Meenan, Associate General Counsel, Vermont Natural Resources Board
Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Brian Shupe, Executive Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Thomas Weiss, Resident, Montpelier
John Brabant, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
4:30 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
9:30 AM Act 250
Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
Jeff Nelson, Strategic Advisor, VHB - Phone
10:30 AM Act 250
District Commissions
Gerry Tarrant, Chair, Environmental Law Section, Vermont Bar Association
11:00 AM Act 250
Jurisdiction Opinions, On the Record vs De Novo
William Burke, Act 250 District Coordinator, District 1 Environmental Commission
11:30 AM 19-0040 - An act relating to changes to Act 250
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
10 Min After Floor 19-0040 - An act relating to changes to Act 250
Trails and the Impact of Act 250 Changes
Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, Vermont Trails Alliance
Jamey Fidel, General Counsel, VNRC (Representing Forest Partnership)
4:00 PM Act 250
Proposed Road Rule-Attorney Certification Concerning Title to Real Estate
Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, Vermont Attorneys Title Corporation
4:15 PM 19-0040 - An act relating to changes to Act 250
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
4:30 PM Adjourn
Thursday, February 6, 2020
8:30 AM Act 250
Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, Pomerleau Real Estate
9:00 AM Act 250
Downtown Exemption
Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition
Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
Evan Meenan, Associate General Counsel, Vermont Natural Resources Board
Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Housing and Community Development
10:00 AM Act 250
Permitting Presumptions, Master Plan Permitting, Major/Minors, Jurisdictional Opinions, and Capability and Development Plans
Evan Meenan, Associate General Counsel, Vermont Natural Resources Board
Billy Coster, Director of Planning and Policy, Agency of Natural Resources
Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
11:40 AM 19-0040 - An act relating to changes to Act 250
Development Affecting Public Investments
Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
10 Min After Floor Act 250
Bob Stevens, President, Stevens & Associates, P.C.
Evan Meenan, Associate General Counsel, Vermont Natural Resources Board
2:30 PM 19-0040 - An act relating to changes to Act 250
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Evan Meenan, Associate General Counsel, Vermont Natural Resources Board
Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
Peg Elmer Hough, Retired Planner, Citizen
5:00 PM Adjourn
Friday, February 7, 2020
8:30 AM 19-0040 - An act relating to changes to Act 250
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
Greg Boulbol, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board
Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
Thomas Weiss, Resident, Montpelier
9:30 AM House Floor
10 Min After Floor 19-0040 - An act relating to changes to Act 250
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
Greg Boulbol, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board
Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
10:30 AM 19-0040 - An act relating to changes to Act 250
On the Record vs. De Novo
Brooke Dingledine, Attorney, VDM Law
11:15 AM 19-0040 - An act relating to changes to Act 250
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
Greg Boulbol, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board
Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
Jamey Fidel, General Counsel, VNRC
Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, MMR
Thomas Weiss, Resident, Montpelier
Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
12:30 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