House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife

AGENDA

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January 11, 2022 - January 14, 2022

Last Updated 1/14/2022 1:37 PM

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-natural-resources-fish-and-wildlife.

Please note that closed captions/transcripts may not be completely error-free.

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucus

-                                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   UVM Gund Institute Research Overview

Stephen Posner, Director of Policy, Gund Institute for Environment

2:00 PM                   Climate Action Plan

Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources

Jane Lazorchak, Director of Global Warming Solutions Act, Agency of Natural Resources

Chris Campany, Member, Steering Committee and Just Transitions Subcommittee, Vermont Climate Council

Elizabeth Miller, Member, Steering Committee, Vermont Climate Council

Lauren Oates, Member, Agriculture and Ecosystems Subcommittee, Vermont Climate Council

Abbie Corse, Member, Agriculture and Ecosystems Subcommittee, Vermont Climate Council

Iris Hsiang, Youth Member, Agriculture and Ecosystems Subcommittee, Vermont Climate Council

-                                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

9:00 AM                   H. 492 - An act relating to the structure of the Natural Resources Board

Sabina Haskell, Chair, Natural Resources Board

Alison Stone, Associate General Counsel, Natural Resources Board

Ronald Shems, Former Chair Natural Resources Board

James Dumont, Citizen

10:15 AM                   H. 509 - An act relating to Act 250 jurisdiction in one-acre towns

Walk-through

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

James Dumont, Citizen

-                                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   Department of Fish and Wildlife

Commissioner Introduction

Christopher Herrick, M.Ed., Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife

1:30 PM                   H. 411 - An act relating to the retrieval and disposal of wild animals

Walk-through

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

-                                   Use Value Appraisal Programs

Committee Discussion

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

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

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

3:00 PM                   House Floor

-                                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 13, 2022

9:00 AM                   H. 492 - An act relating to the structure of the Natural Resources Board

Diane Snelling, Former Chair Natural Resources Board

10:00 AM                   H. 466 - An act relating to surface water withdrawals and interbasin transfers

Surface Water Diversion and Transfer Study Report Presentation

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

Jeff Crocker, Streamflow Protection Coordinator, Department of Environmental Conservation

Jordan Gonda, Esq., Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation

-                                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   H. 466 - An act relating to surface water withdrawals and interbasin transfers

Walk-through and Committee discussion

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

3:00 PM                   House Floor

-                                   Adjourn

Friday, January 14, 2022

9:30 AM                   House Floor

Floor session will be followed by training for House members

-                                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   House Floor

-                                   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

 Lizzy Carroll at lcarroll@leg.state.vt.us