House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife

 

AGENDA

 

Via Zoom

February 16, 2021 - February 19, 2021

Last Updated 3/25/2021 11:03 AM

 

 

 

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

10:00 AM                   House  Floor

 

-                                  Lunch and Caucuses

 

Ten Minutes After House Floor                   H. 108 - An act relating to Vermont standards for issuing a Clean Water Act section 401 certification

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

James Dumont, Lobbyist, Vermont Natural Resources Council

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

Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources

 

3:00 PM                   Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition Day

Phil Huffman, Co-Chair, Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition

Kate McCabe, Vermont River Conservancy Board Chair, Co-Chair, Vermont River Conservancy Board

Barrett Grimm, Co-Chair, Huntington Conservation Commission

Toni Mikula, Fish and Wildlife Specialist, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Timothy Newbold, Head of School, Village School of North Bennington

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

Wayne Symonds, Highway Division Director and Chief Engineer, Agency of Transportation

Ann Gammell, Highway Division Deputy Director and Chief Engineer, Agency of Transportation

Alyssa Hill, Student, Williston Central School

Michael Noel, Government Affairs Manager, TOMRA Collectible Solutions

Rep. Michael Marcotte, Chair, Newport

Jennifer Holliday, Director of Public Policy and Communications, Chittenden Solid Waste District

Bree Dietly, Environmental Consultant, the Beverage Association of Vermont

Clare Buckley, Lobbyist, Vermont Wholesale Beverage Association

Alan McPherson, General Manager, Baker Distributing Corporation

Bob Montgomery, Owner, Hill Farmstead, Vermont Brewers Association

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   House  Floor

 

2:00 PM                   H. 175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

Committee Discussion

 

3:00 PM                   Department of Environmental Conservation

Budget

Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

Joanna Pallito, Administrative Services Director, Department of Environmental Conservation

Tracy LaFrance, Financial Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

-                                   Solid Waste

John Leddy, Executive Director, Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 18, 2021

9:00 AM                   Use Value Appraisal Programs

Tracy Zschau, Vice President for Conservation, Vermont Land Trust

Alan Calfee, Principal Forester, Calfee Woodland Management, LLC

 

10:30 AM                   Election of UVM Trustees, Sergeant at Arms and the Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard

Joint Assembly

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:15 AM                   House Floor

 

2:00 PM                   Use Value Appraisal Programs

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

Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes

Shelby Perry, Wildlands Ecology Director, Northeast Wilderness Trust

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 19, 2021

9:30 AM                   House  Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

 

 

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Amanda Horrocks at ahorrocks@leg.state.vt.us