House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49 and Zoom

January 31, 2023 - February 3, 2023

Last Updated 3/21/2023 11:04 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-agriculture-food-resiliency-and-forestry.

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Caucuses and Lunch

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Current Use

Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes

Elizabeth Hunt, Current Use Program Supervisor, Department of Taxes

 

2:00 PM                   Break

 

2:30 PM                   H. 161 - An act relating to issuance of burning permits

Walk-through

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

 

2:45 PM                   H. 472 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Walk-through

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

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

9:15 AM                   H. 161 - An act relating to issuance of burning permits

Committee Vote

 

9:30 AM                   H. 472 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Walk-through

Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   Federal Delegation

Will Stevens, Staff Representative, Sen. Bernie Sanders

Ryan McLaren, Outreach Representative, Sen. Peter Welch

David Scherr, State Director, Rep. Becca Balint

 

11:45 AM                   Break

 

12:00 PM                   Caucus of the Whole

FY23 Budget Adjustment Act

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:45 PM                   Forest Economy Discussion

Sam Lincoln, Principal, Lincoln Farm Timber Harvesting

Ed Larson, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association

Christine McGowan, Forest Products Program Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Allen Thompson, Board Chair, Vermont Woodlands Association

Charlie Hancock, Consulting Forester, North Woods Forestry

Danielle Fitzko, Interim Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, February 2, 2023

9:30 AM                   Serve, Learn, and Earn Coalition

David Mears, Vice President and Executive Director, Audubon Vermont

Thomas Longstreth, Executive Director, ReSOURCE

Rhoni Basden, Executive Director, VT Works for Women

Breck Knauft, Executive Director, Vermont Youth Conservation Corps

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   Vermont Trails and Greenways Council

Introductions

Nick Bennette, Executive Director of the Vermont Mountain Bike Association, Co-Chair of the Vermont Trails and Greenways Council

Cindy Locke, Executive Director of Vermont Association of Snow Travelers, Treasurer, Vermont Trails and Greenways Council

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 472 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Walk-through

Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Marc Paquette, Section Chief Weights & Measures, Food Safety & Consumer Protection Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

1:50 PM                   Break

 

2:00 PM                   Vermont Technical College

Updates on the Agriculture Program

Pat Moulton , Executive Director of Workforce Development, Vermont State Colleges

Parwinder Grewal, President, Vermont State University

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, February 3, 2023

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

15 minutes after floor                   Committee Meeting

Housekeeping and Committee Discussion

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

-                                   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

 Alaura Rich at arich@leg.state.vt.us