Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

AGENDA

Room 8 and Zoom

January 9, 2024 - January 12, 2024

Last Updated 1/10/2024 7:49 AM

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-natural-resources-and-energy.

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

10:00 AM                   S. 213 - An act relating to the regulation of wetlands, river corridor development, and dam safety

Mike Kline, River Ecologist, resident of Middlesex, VT

Lauren Oates, Director of External  Affairs, The Nature Conservancy

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

9:00 AM                   Climate Change Review: Data, Progress and Plans

Please note meeting will take place in the Pavilion room 267

Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources

Jane Lazorchak, Director of the Office of Climate Action, Agency of Natural Resources

Brian Woods, Environmental Analyst, Air Quality & Climate Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

9:30 AM                   Climate Review: Data, Progress and Plans

Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Ryan Patch, Agriculture Climate and Land Use Policy Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

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

10:05 AM                   Climate Change Review: Data, Progress and Plans

Joe Flynn, Secretary of Transportation, Agency of Transportation

Andrea Wright, Manager, Environmental Policy and Sustainability, Agency of Transportation

10:15 AM                   Break

10:30 AM                   Climate Review: Data, Progress and Plans

Jared Duval, Member, VT Climate Council

David Hill, Managing Consultant, Energy Futures Group

11:30 AM                   Climate Change: Data, Progress and Plans

Panel Review and Committee Discussion

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 11, 2024

9:00 AM                   S. 213 - An act relating to the regulation of wetlands, river corridor development, and dam safety

Rob Evans, Rivers Programs Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation

Rebecca Pfeiffer, State Floodplain Manager & VT NFIP Coordinator, Agency of Natural Resources

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, January 12, 2024

9:00 AM                   S. 213 - An act relating to the regulation of wetlands, river corridor development, and dam safety

Laura Lapierre, Wetlands Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources

Will Duane, Land Acquisition Coordinator, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Ben Green, Dam Safety Section Chief, Department of Environmental Conservation

11:30 AM                   Senate  Floor

ATTENTION WITNESSES

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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