House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife

 

AGENDA

 

Room EA and Zoom

January 18, 2022 - January 21, 2022

Last Updated 1/20/2022 4:06 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 18, 2022

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucus

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Governor's FY2023 Budget Address

Joint Assembly

 

2:15 PM                   H. 492 - An act relating to the structure of the Natural Resources Board

Ed Stanak, former Chair of District Environmental Commission, concerned Barre City citizen - ZOOM

Brian Shupe, Executive Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council - ZOOM

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

Chris Campany, Executive Director, Windham Regional Commission - ZOOM

Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission - ZOOM

Tim Taylor, Chair, District 3 Environmental Commission - ZOOM

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM

 

-                                   H. 509 - An act relating to Act 250 jurisdiction in one-acre towns

Ed Stanak, former Chair of District Environmental Commission, concerned Barre City citizen - ZOOM

Tim Taylor, Chair, District 3 Environmental Commission - ZOOM

Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council - ZOOM

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

9:00 AM                   H. 466 - An act relating to surface water withdrawals and interbasin transfers

Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation - ZOOM

Ryan Patch, Agriculture Climate and Land Use Policy Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets - ZOOM

David Deen, President, Trout Unlimited, Connecticut River Valley Chapter - ZOOM

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

 

10:30 AM                   H. 411 - An act relating to the retrieval and disposal of wild animals

Christopher Herrick, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Kim Royar, Furbearer Biologist, Department of Fish and Wildlife - ZOOM

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Use Value Appraisal Programs

Rich Holschuh, Executive Director, Atowi Project - ZOOM

Emily Ruff, Director, Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary - ZOOM

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

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

Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes - ZOOM

David Brynn, Executive Director, Vermont Family Forests - ZOOM

Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, JFO - ZOOM

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

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, January 20, 2022

9:00 AM                   Global Deal for Nature

Jamison Ervin, Manager, Nature for Development Global Program - ZOOM

 

-                                   H. 606 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection

Discussion and Walk-through

Gustave Goodwin, Senior Conservation Planner, The Nature Conservancy in Vermont - ZOOM

Eric Sorenson, Ecologist, Resident of East Calais - ZOOM

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 549 - An act relating to Vermont Housing Regulation Modernization

Introduction

Rep. Lisa Hango, Sponsor

 

1:05 PM                   H. 511 - An act relating to promoting housing in Vermont’s centers

Introduction

Rep. Seth Bongartz, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 549 - An act relating to Vermont Housing Regulation Modernization

Walk-through

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM

 

-                                   H. 524 - An act relating to preventing sprawl through municipal zoning

Walk-through

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM

 

-                                   H. 511 - An act relating to promoting housing in Vermont’s centers

Walk-through

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, January 21, 2022

9:30 AM                   House Floor

Floor session will be followed by training for House members

 

-                                   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