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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
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