House Committee on Environment

 

AGENDA

 

Room EA and Zoom

April 15, 2025 - April 18, 2025

Last Updated 4/16/2025 8:11 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-environment.

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

10:00 AM                   House  Floor & Caucuses

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   H. 230 - An act relating to the management of fish and wildlife

Jim Andrews, Coordinator, The Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas - Zoom

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

 

1:50 PM                   H. 86 - An act relating to establishing the Chloride Contamination Reduction Program at the Agency of Natural Resources

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

 

2:20 PM                   Break

 

2:30 PM                   Emergency Rule Amendments

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

 

2:50 PM                   Federal Update

President Trump's Executive Order on Protecting American Energy from State Overreach

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

 

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

9:00 AM                   25-0991 - An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers

Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group

 

10:00 AM                   Beaver Management at State Owned Dams

Ben Green, Dam Safety Engineer, Department of Environmental Conservation

Paul Hamelin, Land and Habitat Program Manager, Department of Fish and Wildlife - Zoom

Alex Smith, Concerned Citizen - Zoom

 

11:00 AM                   H. 230 - An act relating to the management of fish and wildlife

Andrea Shortsleeve, Interim Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Dr. Rosalind Renfrew, Wildlife Diversity Program Manager, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Katherina Gieder, Biometrician and Research Manager, Department of Fish and Wildlife

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         H. 230 - An act relating to the management of fish and wildlife

Discussion and vote

 

Thursday, April 17, 2025

9:00 AM                   Agricultural Water Quality

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

 

10:00 AM                   25-0991 - An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers

Matt Chapman, Director of Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Sam Tracy, Director of Legislative Affairs & Business Development, CLYNK - Zoom

 

11:00 AM                   Reintroduction of Cougars Feasibility Study

Mark Elbroch, Puma Program Director, Panthera - Zoom

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, April 18, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Vermont's Natural Communities

Ryan Rebozo, Director of Conservation Science, Vermont Center for Ecostudies

Amber Jones, Staff Biologist, Vermont Center for Ecostudies

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   TBD

 

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 Anika Adams at aeadams@leg.state.vt.us