Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

 

AGENDA

 

Room 8 and Zoom

March 28, 2023 - March 31, 2023

Last Updated 3/31/2023 11:06 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-natural-resources-and-energy.

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

9:30 AM                   Senate  Floor

 

12:00 PM                   S. 100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:05 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

8:30 AM                   S. 140 - An act relating to an energy storage study committee

Sen. Anne Watson, Sponsor, Senate Government Operations Committee

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Peter Sterling, Director, Renewable Energy Vermont

Todd Olinsky-Paul, Project Director, Clean Energy Group

Anne Margolis, Deputy Planning Director, Department of Public Service

Calista  Smith, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:15 AM                   S. 140 - An act relating to an energy storage study committee

Continued

Josh Castonguay, Vice President of Chief Innovation Executive & Power Supply, Green Mountain Power

Andrea Cohen, Manager, Government Affairs and Member Relations, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Louis Porter, General Manager, Washington Electric Coop

Amber Widmayer, Regulatory Specialist, Burlington Electric Department

 

11:30 AM                   S. 100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Amendment Committee Discussion and Vote

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, March 30, 2023

8:30 AM                   Antidegradation

 Draft Walk-through

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

Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources

Peter LaFlamme, Director, Watershed Management Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Bethany Sargent, Monitoring and Assessment Program Manager, Watershed Management Division

Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee

Mason Overstreet, Staff Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation

Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   Anti Degradation Continued

Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, MMR

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

Pat Suozzi, President, Federation of Vermont Lakes and Ponds

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, March 31, 2023

9:00 AM                   S. 100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Bray Amendment

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:15 AM                   S. 100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Chittenden Amendment

Sen. Thomas Chittenden

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:30 AM                   H. 126 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection

Rep. Amy Sheldon, Bill Sponsor, House Committee on Environment and Energy

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Chris Company, Executive Director, Windham Regional  Commission

 

11:00 AM                   Adjou

 

11:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Jude Newman at jnewman@leg.state.vt.us