House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife

AGENDA

Via Zoom

April 27, 2021 - April 30, 2021

Last Updated 4/30/2021 1:07 PM

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

10:00 AM                   House  Floor

-                                   Lunch and Caucuses

Ten Minutes After Caucuses                   Wildlife

Trophic interactions

Susan Morse, Science Director, Keeping Track, Inc.

-                                   Vermont's Universal Recycling Law

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

-                                   S. 101 - An act relating to promoting housing choice and opportunity in smart growth areas

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-                                   Adjourn

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 120 - An act relating to updates to Act 250

Board and district commissioners

Elizabeth Courtney, Retired Executive Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

-                                   H. 120 - An act relating to updates to Act 250

Rob Evans, Rivers Programs Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation

Seth Jensen, Principal Planner, Lamoille County Planning Commission

10:30 AM                   Vermont's Universal Recycling Law

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy. Please click here for the livestream.

Tom Gilbert, Owner/Operator, Black Dirt Farm, Stannard VT

Jen Duggan, Vice President/Director, Conservation Law Foundation

Deborah Neher, Professor Plant and Soil Science, UVM

Natasha Duarte, Director, Composting Association of Vermont

Lisa Ransom, Owner, Grow Compost of Vermont

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

Kim Crosby, Environmental Compliance Officer, Casella Waste Management

John Hanselman , Owner, Vanguard Renewables

-                                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   House Floor

-                                   Adjourn

Thursday, April 29, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 120 - An act relating to updates to Act 250

Criteria changes walk-through

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:15 AM                   Use Value Appraisal Programs

Rep. Amy Sheldon, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife

Rep. Seth Bongartz, House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife

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

Keith THompson , Private Lands Program Manager, Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation

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

-                                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   House Floor

-                                   Adjourn

Friday, April 30, 2021

9:30 AM                   House Floor

-                                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   Proposed Language About the Sinking of Future Ships

Rep. Alice M. Emmons, Reporter, House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

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

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

-                                   S. 101 - An act relating to promoting housing choice and opportunity in smart growth areas

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Jacob Hemmerick, Planning and Policy Manager, Department of Housing and Community Development

-                                   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