House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49 and Zoom

January 18, 2022 - January 21, 2022

Last Updated 1/20/2022 9:57 AM

 

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

10:00 AM                   House  Floor

 

-                                   Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Governor's FY2023 Budget Address

Joint Assembly

 

15 Minutes After Joint Assembly Adjourns                   H. 566 - An act relating to the establishment of the Vermont Forest Future Program

Walk-through of bill

Rep. Katherine Sims, Sponsor

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

 

-                                   H. 566 - An act relating to the establishment of the Vermont Forest Future Program

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

Colleen Goodridge, Owner, Goodridge Lumber

Chris Brooks, Owner, Vermont Wood Pellet Company

Mike Rainville, Maple Landmark Woodcraft

 

3:50 PM                   Committee Adjourns

 

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

9:00 AM                   Center for Agriculture and Entrepreneurship (CAFE)

Pat Moulton, President, Vermont Technical College

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   NOFA-Vermont

Update

Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT

 

12:00 PM                   Committee Adjourns

 

1:00 PM                   H. 566 - An act relating to the establishment of the Vermont Forest Future Program

Ed Larson, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association

 

1:45 PM                   Dairy Proposal

Maine Milk Commission

Julie-Marie Bickford, Executive Director, Maine Milk Commission

Tade Sullivan, Executive Director, Maine Dairy Industry Association

 

2:45 PM                   Committee Adjourns

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, January 20, 2022

9:00 AM                   Current Use

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

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

Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   New England Feeding New England

Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

 

12:00 PM                   Committee Adjourns

 

1:00 PM                   H. 566 - An act relating to the establishment of the Vermont Forest Future Program

Jack Bell, Long View Forest

Charlie Hancock, Consulting Forester, North Woods Forestry

Sam Lincoln, Principal, Lincoln Farm Timber Harvesting

Christine McGowan, Forest Products Program Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

 

2:45 PM                   Committee Adjourns

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, January 21, 2022

9:30 AM                   House  Floor

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Kira Ecay at kecay@leg.state.vt.us