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STATE OF VERMONT
House of Representatives
  • Rep. Amy Sheldon, Chair
  • Rep. James McCullough, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Harvey Smith, Ranking Member
  • Rep. Seth Bongartz
  • Rep. Nelson Brownell
  • Rep. Katherine "Kari" Dolan, Clerk
  • Rep. Paul Lefebvre
  • Rep. Leland Morgan
  • Rep. Kristi Morris
  • Rep. Larry Satcowitz
  • Rep. Thomas Terenzini

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

 

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