Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

 

AGENDA

 

Via Zoom

March 9, 2021 - March 12, 2021

Last Updated 3/12/2021 12:50 PM

 

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

 

 

 

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

After the Floor                     Vermonters' Enhanced Energy Savings Act

Margaret Cheney, Commissioner, Public Utility Commission

Thomas Knauer, Policy Director, Vermont Public Utility Commission - Invited

TJ Poor, Director of Efficiency and Energy Resources, Department of Public Service

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:15 AM                   S. 102 - An act relating to the regulation of agricultural inputs for farming

Bill Introduction

Sen. Christopher A. Pearson, Sponsor

Sen. Anthony Pollina, Sponsor

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

 

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

8:30 AM                   Utilities Implementation To-the-Meter Billing for Weatherization

Tammy Agard, CEO, E-Etility

Marshall Cherry , COO, Roanoke Electric Cooperative

 

9:15 AM                   Energy Savings and Weatherization Programs, Budget Reviews

Rebecca Foster, Director, Efficiency Vermont

Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

Sarah Phillips, Director, Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity

Sue Minter, Executive Director, Capstone Community Action

Ludy Biddle, Executive Director, NeighborWorks of Western Vermont

 

9:45 AM                   Break

 

10:00 AM                   Municipal Wastewater System and Potable Water

S. 101 Sections 10& 11

Sen. Becca Balint, Sponsor

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

Kate Mcarthy, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

 

10:15 AM                   PUC 2021 Housekeeping Language, Walk-through

Margaret Cheney, Commissioner, Public Utility Commission

Kyle Landis-Marinello, General Counsel, Public Utility Commission

 

10:30 AM                   Committee Discussion and Bill Mark-Up

-Workforce Development Effort and Report

-Counseling and Development Effort and Report

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:30 AM                   S. 102 - An act relating to the regulation of agricultural inputs for farming

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

Steven La Rosa, Team Leader, Weston and Sampson

 

Thursday, March 11, 2021

9:00 AM                   S. 109 - An act relating to the Vermonters’ Enhanced Energy Savings Act

Bill Mark-up and Possible Vote

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   Municipal Wastewater System and Potable Water

Sec. 10 & 11 of S. 101

Thomas Weiss, Resident, Montpelier

Amy Polaczyk, Wastewater Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources

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

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

Jeff Wennberg, Commissioner of Public Works, City of Rutland

Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

Friday, March 12, 2021

9:00 AM                   Committee Bill: PUC 2021 Housekeeping Language

Discussion and Possible Vote

Warren Coleman, Resident

Kyle Landis-Marinello, General Counsel, Public Utility Commission

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:45 AM                   S. 102 - An act relating to the regulation of agricultural inputs for farming

Committee Discussion and Vote

Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

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

 

1:00 PM                   S. 102 - An act relating to the regulation of agricultural inputs for farming

Continued Committee Discussion

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Jude Newman at jnewman@leg.state.vt.us