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House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
AGENDA
Room EA and Zoom February 1, 2022 - February 4, 2022 Last Updated 2/8/2022 8:38 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, February 1, 2022 10:00 AM House Floor and Caucus
- Lunch
1:00 PM Fee Bill Memo Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM
- H. 501 - An act relating to physical contaminant standards for residual waste, digestate, and soil amendments Introduction and walk-through Rep. James McCullough, Sponsor Peter Blair, Attorney, CLF Zero Waste Program, Conservation Law Foundation, Vermont Natural Resources Council - ZOOM Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM
2:15 PM FY23 Budget Discussion Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources - ZOOM
- Adjourn
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 9:00 AM H. 411 - An act relating to the retrieval and disposal of wild animals Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM Christopher Herrick, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife Mike Covey, Executive Director, Vermont Traditions Coalition - ZOOM Barry Londeree, Former Vermont State Director, Humane Society of the United States - ZOOM Chris S. Bradley, President, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs - ZOOM Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, Vermont Wildlife Coalition - ZOOM
10:30 AM H. 606 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection Eric Sorenson, Ecologist, Resident of East Calais - ZOOM Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council, The Forest Partnership - ZOOM Zack Porter, Director, Standing Trees - ZOOM Brenda Bergman, Ph.D, Director of Science and Freshwater Programs, The Nature Conservancy in Vermont - ZOOM Robert Zaino, Ecologist, Department of Fish and Wildlife - ZOOM
- Lunch
1:00 PM H. 492 - An act relating to the structure of the Natural Resources Board Ronald Shems, Former Chair Natural Resources Board, Natural Resources Board - ZOOM Thomas Durkin, Environmental Judge - ZOOM Peg Elmer Hough, Vermont Planners Association - ZOOM
2:00 PM Fee Bill Memo Committee Discussion
3:00 PM House Floor
- Adjourn
Thursday, February 3, 2022 9:00 AM H. 492 - An act relating to the structure of the Natural Resources Board Mark-up and discussion Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM Security and Evacuation Review Matthew S. Romei, Chief of Police, Capitol Police Department
- Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:15 PM H. 492 - An act relating to the structure of the Natural Resources Board Mark-up and discussion Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM
- Adjourn
Friday, February 4, 2022 10:30 AM House Floor
- Lunch
1:00 PM H. 501 - An act relating to physical contaminant standards for residual waste, digestate, and soil amendments Natasha Duarte, Director, Composting Association of Vermont - ZOOM Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets - ZOOM Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets - ZOOM Matthew Chapman, Director, Waste Management Protection Division, Agency of Natural Resources - ZOOM Eric Roy, Assistant Professor, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, UVM - ZOOM Michael Cassella, General Manager, Casella Waste Management - ZOOM Eric Fitch, CEO, PurposeEnergy, Inc. - ZOOM Tom Gilbert, Owner/Operator, Black Dirt Farm, Stannard VT - 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
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