House Committee on Environment

 

AGENDA

 

Room EA and Zoom

January 14, 2025 - January 17, 2025

Last Updated 1/15/2025 7:13 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor & Trainings

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Act 64 Clean Water Oversight

Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources

Neil Kamman, Director, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Jason Batchelder, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

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

 

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

9:00 AM                   Biodiversity and Ecological Integrity

Gustave Goodwin, Senior Conservation Planner and Ecologist, The Nature Conservancy in Vermont

 

10:15 AM                   Act 64 Clean Water Oversight

History of the Clean Water Act, High Points of Act 64

Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

 

11:15 AM                   Legislative Counsel Introduction

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

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Introduction to Vermont Land Trust

Abby White, Vice President of Engagement, Vermont Land Trust

Pieter Vanloon, Forest Program Director, Vermont Land Trust

 

2:00 PM                   Global Warming Solutions Act (Act 153 of 2020): Review

The House Committee on Environment will be joining House Committee on Technology and Digital Infrastructure's meeting remotely. This segment will be streamed here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-energy-and-digital-infrastructure

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, January 16, 2025

9:00 AM                   Act 64 Clean Water Oversight

Status of Lake Champlain TMDL and Clean Water Fund

Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee

 

10:00 AM                   Introduction

Introduction to Serve Learn Earn

Kate Gluckman, Director, Serve Learn Earn

Breck Knauft, Executive Director, Vermont Youth Conservation Corps

 

11:00 AM                   Act 64 Clean Water Oversight

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

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

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

Nina Gage, Assistant Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

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

 

-                                   Lunch

 

2:00 PM                   Background

Act 59 Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, January 17, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Introduction

Introduction to VPIRG

Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group

Anna Seuberling, Environmental Advocate, Vermont Public Interest Research Group

 

11:15 AM                   Introduction

Introduction to VAPDA

Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission

Catherine Dimitruk, Chair, Vermont Association of Planning and Development Agencies

 

-                                   Lunch

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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