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House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
AGENDA
Room EA and Zoom
January 25, 2022 - January 28, 2022
Last Updated 2/1/2022 11:39 AM
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 25, 2022
10:00 AM House Floor & Caucus
- Lunch
1:00 PM H. 466 - An act relating to surface water withdrawals and interbasin transfers
Committee Discussion and Possible Vote
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM
- H. 697 - An act relating to eligibility of reserve forestland for enrollment in the Use Value Appraisal Program
Committee Discussion and Possible Vote
Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation - ZOOM
Keith Thompson, Private Lands Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation - ZOOM
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM
- H. 411 - An act relating to the retrieval and use of covered wild animals
Committee Discussion
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM
- Adjourn
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
9:00 AM H. 606 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection
Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources - ZOOM
David Mears, Vice President and Executive Director, Audubon Vermont - ZOOM
Charlie Hancock, Consulting Forester, North Woods Forestry - ZOOM
Kent McFarland, Co-Founder, Vermont Center for Ecostudies - ZOOM
Ed Larson, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association - ZOOM
Lauren Oates, Interim Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy in Vermont - ZOOM
- Lunch
1:00 PM H. 500 - An act relating to prohibiting the sale of mercury lamps in the State
Introduction and Walk-through
Dan Reilly, Director of Public Affairs, Efficiency Vermont - ZOOM
David Westman, Director of Regulatory and State Agency Affairs, Efficiency Vermont - ZOOM
Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group - ZOOM
Brian Fadie, State Policy Associate, Appliance Standards Awareness Project - ZOOM
Michael Bender, Director, Mercury Policy Project - ZOOM
Matthew Chapman, Director, Waste Management Protection Division, Agency of Natural Resources - ZOOM
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM
3:00 PM House Floor
- Adjourn
Thursday, January 27, 2022
9:00 AM H. 492 - An act relating to the structure of the Natural Resources Board
Eleanor Spottswood, Chair, Judicial Nominating Board - ZOOM
Rob Woolmington, Attorney, Resident of North Bennington - ZOOM
Tom Little, Chair, District 4 Environmental Commission - ZOOM
Maggie Gendron, Deputy Secretary, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources - ZOOM
Billy Coster, Director of Policy and Planning, Agency of Natural Resources - ZOOM
David Mears, Vice President and Executive Director, Audubon Vermont - ZOOM
David Grayck, Attorney, Resident of Bennington - ZOOM
Christopher Roy, Attorney, Downs Rachlin Martin - ZOOM
Annette Smith, Executive Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment - ZOOM
- Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
- Adjourn
Friday, January 28, 2022
9:30 AM House Floor
10 mins after House Floor H. 115 - An act relating to household products containing hazardous substances
Introduction and Walk-through
Rep. Gabrielle Stebbins, Sponsor - ZOOM
John Leddy, Executive Director, Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District - ZOOM
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM
Josh Kelly, Solid Waste Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources - ZOOM
- Adjourn
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