House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife

AGENDA

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January 12, 2021 - January 15, 2021

Last Updated 1/15/2021 11:13 AM

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

10:00 AM                   House  Floor

-                                   Lunch and Caucuses

2:00 PM                   Election of the Clerk

-                                   Legislative Counsel

Briefing with Legislative Counsel

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Kelley McGill, Legislative Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:00 PM                   Agency of Natural Resources

Educational overview of the agency including budget and mission

Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources

Emily Byrne, Director, Agency of Natural Resources

Amy Gendron, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources

-                                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

9:00 AM                   Agency of Natural Resources

Department overview

Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Mark Scott, Wildlife Director, Department of Fish & Wildlife

Eric Palmer, Director of Fisheries, Department of Fish & Wildlife

Colonel Jason Batchelder, Director of Law Enforcement, Department of Fish & Wildlife

Steve Gomez, Financial Manager, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Catherine Gjessing, General Counsel, Department of Fish & Wildlife

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

-                                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   House  Floor

Following the Floor                   Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

2:30 PM                   Legal Framework for Wetlands Protection

Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources

-                                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 14, 2021

9:00 AM                   Agency of Natural Resources

Department overview

Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

Peter LaFlamme, Director, Watershed Management Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Adam Miller, Director, Environmental Compliance Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Joanna Pallito, Administrative Services Director, Department of Environmental Conservation

Heidi Hales, Director, Air Quality & Climate Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

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

Jon Kim, Acting Director, Vermont Geological Survey Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Chuck Schwer, Director, Waste Management Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Neil Kamman, Director, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Eric Blatt, Director of Engineering, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

-                                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   House  Floor

2:00 PM                   Department of Environmental Conservation

Clean water service providers update

Neil Kamman, Director, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

-                                   Adjourn

Friday, January 15, 2021

9:30 AM                   House  Floor

10:15 AM                   Wetlands Regulation in the State

Program review

Laura Lapierre, Wetlands Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources

Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

-                                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   Wetlands Regulation in the State

Jeff Nelson, Strategic Advisor, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.

Karina Dailey, Ecological Restoration Coordinator, Vermont Natural Resources Council

-                                   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