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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

 

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

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring four 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 or comments, please contact

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