House Committee on Environment and Energy

 

AGENDA

 

Ethan Allen Room and Zoom

January 31, 2023 - February 3, 2023

Last Updated 2/3/2023 11:00 AM

 

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

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:15 PM                   H. 67 - An act relating to household products containing hazardous substances

Nicholas Georges, Senior Vice President, Household & Consumer Products Association

Scott Cassel, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Product Stewardship Institute

Suna Bayrakal, Director of Policy and Programs, Product Stewardship Institute

Kelly Gleason, Environmental Analyst, Casella Waste Management

 

3:15 PM                   Communications Union Districts (CUDs) Status

F.X. Flinn, Chair, ECFiber

Ellie de Villiers, Chair, VCUDA

Christa Shute, Executive  Director, NEK Broadband

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

9:00 AM                   H. 110 - An act relating to extending the sunset under 30 V.S.A. § 248a

Gregg Faber, Legislative Liaison, Public Utility Commission

Jim Porter, Director for Public Advocacy, Department of Public Service

Rob Vietzke, Director, VCUDA

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

Owen Smith, Regional President,External Affairs, AT&T Vermont

Stephanie Lee, Executive Director - State Government Affairs New England, Verizon

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   H. 126 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection

Walk-through

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:00 PM                   H. 126 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection

Hal Ellms, Pinnacle Outdoor Group

Drew Simmons, Founder/ President, Pale Morning Media

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, February 2, 2023

9:00 AM                   H. 126 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection

Matthew Breton, Backcountry Hunting and Anglers

Ryan Rebozo, Vermont Center for Ecostudies

Liz Thompson, Ecologist

Charlie Hancock, Consulting Forester, North Woods Forestry

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   H. 126 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection

Chris Campany, Executive Director, Windham Regional Commission

Trey Martin, Director of Planning and Program Development, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council, The Forest Partnership

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, February 3, 2023

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

15 Mins After Floor                   Committee Meeting

 

11:00 AM                   H. 67 - An act relating to household products containing hazardous substances

Committee Questions

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

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   H. 67 - An act relating to household products containing hazardous substances

Brennan Georgianni, Senior Director, State Government Affairs, American Cleaning Institute

Martin Wolf, Director, Product Sustainability & Authenticity, Seventh Generation

Josh Kelly, Solid Waste Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources

Matthew Chapman, Director, Waste Management Protection Division, Agency of Natural Resources

Jennifer Holliday, Director of Public Policy and Communications, Chittenden Solid Waste District

 

-                                   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

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