Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

 

AGENDA

 

Room 8 and Zoom

April 29, 2025 - May 2, 2025

Last Updated 4/25/2025 12:49 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   H. 396 - An act relating to the creation of the Mollie Beattie Distinguished Service Award

Peter Anthony, Sponsor, Washington-3

 

10:15 AM                   H. 396 - An act relating to the creation of the Mollie Beattie Distinguished Service Award

Rep. Kate Logan, Sponsor, Chittenden-16

 

10:30 AM                   H. 396 - An act relating to the creation of the Mollie Beattie Distinguished Service Award

Mark up and Possible Vote

Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:00 AM                   H. 231 - An act relating to technical corrections to fish and wildlife statutes

Mike Covey, Executive Director, Vermont Traditions Coalition

 

11:15 AM                   TBD

 

11:30 AM                   H. 231 - An act relating to technical corrections to fish and wildlife statutes

Mark up  

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

 

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 319 - An act relating to miscellaneous environmental subjects

James Duffy, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

9:30 AM                   TBD

 

10:00 AM                   H. 319 - An act relating to miscellaneous environmental subjects

New draft

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

 

11:00 AM                   S. 139 - An act relating to the management of materials from packaging

Sen. Anne Watson, Bill Sponsor, Senator

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

 

11:30 AM                   S. 139 - An act relating to the management of materials from packaging

Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group

 

12:00 AM                   Ajourn

 

Thursday, May 1, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 110 - An act relating to changes to Vermont’s air pollution and renewable energy laws

Introduction and Walk through

Sen. Terry Williams, Sponsor

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   S. 138 - An act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects

Sen. Thomas Chittenden, Sponsor

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:30 AM                   TBD

 

11:00 AM                   S. 32 - An act relating to providing a free fishing license to persons with developmental disabilities

Bill Introduction and Walk through

Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor, Addison County

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

 

12:00 AM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, May 2, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 319 - An act relating to miscellaneous environmental subjects

Mark up and Possible vote

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

 

9:30 AM                   Wake Boats

Steve Sease, Citizen, Montpelier

John Widness, Professor, University of Iowa

 

10:00 AM                   Wake Boats

Updates, impacts, and history

Neil Kamman, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

Peter LaFlamme, Director, Watershed Management Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

10:45 AM                   TBD

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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