House Committee on Environment and Energy

AGENDA

Ethan Allen Room and Zoom

April 4, 2023 - April 7, 2023

Last Updated 4/6/2023 12:57 PM

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

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

10:00 AM                   House Floor

-                                   Lunch & Caucuses

1:00 PM                   S. 5 - An act relating to affordably meeting the mandated greenhouse gas reductions for the thermal sector through efficiency, weatherization measures, electrification, and decarbonization

Brian Gray, General Manager, Energy Co-op of Vermont

1:30 PM                   S. 5 - An act relating to affordably meeting the mandated greenhouse gas reductions for the thermal sector through efficiency, weatherization measures, electrification, and decarbonization

Dan Fingas, Vermont Movement Politics Director, Rights and Democracy Vermont

Stuart Blood, Resident, Thetford Center

Meyers Mermel, President, Ethan Allen Institute

Perry Parker, Northeast Craftsman

Annette Smith, Executive Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment

Laura Haight, Director, Partnership for Policy Integrity

Doug Dagan, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Renewable Energy, Suburban Propane

Mark Stephenson, Contractor, Vermont Energy Contracting

Scott Gardner, Building Energy

-                                   Adjourn

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

9:00 AM                   S. 5 - An act relating to affordably meeting the mandated greenhouse gas reductions for the thermal sector through efficiency, weatherization measures, electrification, and decarbonization

Charity Clark, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

Richard Cowart, Member, Vermont Climate Council

David Westman, Director of Regulatory and State Agency Affairs, Efficiency Vermont

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-                                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

10 Mins After the Floor                   S. 5 - An act relating to affordably meeting the mandated greenhouse gas reductions for the thermal sector through efficiency, weatherization measures, electrification, and decarbonization

Walk-through

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-                                   Biofuels

Jeremy Martin, Director of Fuels Policy, Senior Scientist, Clean Transportation Program, Union of Concerned Scientists

-                                   Adjourn

Thursday, April 6, 2023

9:00 AM                   S. 5 - An act relating to affordably meeting the mandated greenhouse gas reductions for the thermal sector through efficiency, weatherization measures, electrification, and decarbonization

Sue Minter, Executive Director, Capstone Community Action

Paul Zabriskie, Director of Weatherization and Climate Impact, Capstone Community Action

Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

Kathy Beyer, Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development, Evernorth

Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes

Kyle Landis-Marinello, General Counsel, Public Utility Commission

Thomas Knauer, Policy Director, Public Utility Commission

Cory-Ann Wind, Oregon Clean Fuels Program Manager, Oregon Clean Fuels Program

-                                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

2:00 PM                   S. 5 - An act relating to affordably meeting the mandated greenhouse gas reductions for the thermal sector through efficiency, weatherization measures, electrification, and decarbonization

Timeline

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-                                   S. 5 - An act relating to affordably meeting the mandated greenhouse gas reductions for the thermal sector through efficiency, weatherization measures, electrification, and decarbonization

Alison Despathy, Citizen, Danville

Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont

Ben Edgerly Walsh, Climate & Energy Program Director, VPIRG

Anthony Iarrapino, Senior Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation

Johanna Miller, Energy & Climate Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

Lauren Hierl, Executive Director, Vermont Conservation Voters

-                                   Adjourn

Friday, April 7, 2023

9:30 AM                   House Floor

15 Mins After Floor                   S. 5 - An act relating to affordably meeting the mandated greenhouse gas reductions for the thermal sector through efficiency, weatherization measures, electrification, and decarbonization

Committee Discussion

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-                                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   Trapping Rule

Christopher Herrick, M.Ed., Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Kim Royar, Furbearer Biologist, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Brenna Galdenzi, Executive Director, Protect Our Wildlife - Invited

David Kelley, Board Member, Vermont Wild Life Coalition

-                                   Adjourn

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 Cate DePonte at cdeponte@leg.state.vt.us