House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure

 

AGENDA

 

Room 32 and Zoom

May 20, 2025 - May 23, 2025

Last Updated 5/22/2025 8:56 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-energy-and-digital-infrastructure.

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

15 Minutes After Floor                   Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Testimony on proposed Ryegate Amendment to miscellaneous environmental legislation currently under Senate consideration

Elizabeth Karter, President, MZ Ryegate LLC

Oliver Pierson, State Forester and Director of the Forests Division, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Daniel St Onge, Wood Operator

Heath Bunnell, Owner, HB Logging - Zoom

Gwynn Zakov, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association

Dana Doran, Executive Director, Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast - Zoom

 

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

9:00 AM                   Committee Tour of Statehouse

 

10:30 AM                   Federal Artificial Intelligence Policy

Proposed moratorium on State Legislation

Barrie Tabin, Legislative Director of State-Federal Affairs, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

 

11:30 AM                   Testimony on proposed Ryegate Amendment to miscellaneous environmental legislation currently under Senate consideration

Brett Long, Interim Commissioner, Department of Economic Development

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, May 22, 2025

10:00 AM                   Testimony on proposed Ryegate Amendment to miscellaneous environmental legislation currently under Senate consideration

TJ Poor, Director Regulated Utility Planning, Department of Public Service

 

11:00 AM                   Federal Digital Equity Grant

Federal Cancellation of Broadband Funding

Christine Hallquist, Executive Director, Vermont Community Broadband Board

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, May 23, 2025

8:30 AM                   Testimony on proposed Ryegate Amendment to miscellaneous environmental legislation currently under Senate consideration

Senate amendment on Ryegate biomass: Discussion and straw poll

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Jack Locker at jlocker@leg.state.vt.us