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STATE OF VERMONT
House of Representatives
  • Rep. Amy Sheldon, Chair
  • Rep. James McCullough, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Harvey Smith, Ranking Member
  • Rep. Seth Bongartz
  • Rep. Nelson Brownell
  • Rep. Katherine "Kari" Dolan, Clerk
  • Rep. Paul Lefebvre
  • Rep. Leland Morgan
  • Rep. Kristi Morris
  • Rep. Larry Satcowitz
  • Rep. Thomas Terenzini

House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife

 

AGENDA

 

Via Zoom

March 16, 2021 - March 19, 2021

Last Updated 3/25/2021 10:57 AM

 

 

 

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.

 

 

 

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

10:00 AM                   House  Floor

 

-                                   Lunch and Caucuses

 

Ten Minutes After Caucuses                   Bill Walk-throughs

 

-                                   H. 167 - An act relating to establishment of the Environmental Stewardship Board

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

 

-                                   21-0956 - An act relating to miscellaneous natural resources and development subjects

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

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 167 - An act relating to establishment of the Environmental Stewardship Board

David Mears, Vice President and Executive Director, Audubon Vermont

 

-                                   Impact of Pesticides on Wildlife

Nat Shambaugh , Retired Chemist, Pesticides Expert

Margaret Fowle, Conservation Biologist, Audubon Vermont

 

-                                   H. 434 - An act relating to establishing the Agricultural Innovation Board

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

Kanika Gandhi, Agrichemical Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources

Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, March 18, 2021

9:00 AM                   Clean Water Fund

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

 

-                                   21-0956 - An act relating to miscellaneous natural resources and development subjects

Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources

Greg Boulbol, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board

 

-                                   Committee Discussion

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   House  Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, March 19, 2021

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   21-0956 - An act relating to miscellaneous natural resources and development subjects

Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Mark Scott, Wildlife Director, Department of Fish & Wildlife

 

-                                   Fish and Wildlife

Allan Strong, Chair, Endangered Species Committee

Tim Biebel, Chair, Fish and Wildlife Board - Invited

 

-                                   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