House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure

AGENDA

Room 41 and Zoom

January 14, 2025 - January 17, 2025

Last Updated 2/26/2025 2:42 PM

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

10:30 AM                   Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

All members: House Chamber

After Training                      Party Caucuses

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   Committee - Discussion and Planning

2:00 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

9:00 AM                   Climate Action Office

Jane Lazorchak, Program Manager of the Office of Climate Action, Agency of Natural Resources

10:30 AM                   Agency of Natural Resources

Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources

Charles Martin, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Natural Resources

Billy Coster, Director of Policy and Planning, Agency of Natural Resources

Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Jason Batchelder, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

Andrea Shortsleeve, Interim Commissioner, Fish and Wildlife

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   Security Briefing

This meeting will not be live streamed due to the sensitive content

Joe Tremblay, Officer, Capitol Police Department

John Poleway, Chief of Capitol Police, Capitol Police Department

Agatha Kessler, Sergeant at Arms, Vermont General Assembly

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

The House Committee on Environment will be joining the testimony remotely

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:00 PM                   House Floor

Thursday, January 16, 2025

9:00 AM                   Act 18 Review

Joint hearing with Senate Natural Resources and Energy

Hearing will be held in the Pavilion Building, Room 267 and will be livestreamed on the Senate Natural Resources and Energy YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpAxisSP5q5VadHDrMdMcyg/featured

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:45 AM                   Clean Heat Report

Ed McNamara, Chair, Public Utility Commission

10:15 AM                   Break

10:30 AM                   Clean Heat Standard Equity Report

Mia Watson, Special Programs Manager, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

11:10 AM                   Technical Advisory Group

Rick Weston, Principal and Director of Policy, The Regulatory Assistance Project

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

1:00 PM                   Energy Action Network: Vermont Energy Overview

Jared Duval, Executive Director, Energy Action Network

3:00 PM                   House Floor

Friday, January 17, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

10:15 AM                   Committee Business

House Rules and Committee Procedure Review

BetsyAnn Wrask, Clerk of the House, Vermont House of Representatives

11:00 AM                   Vermont’s Public Records Act: Overview

Tucker Anderson, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   Budget Adjustment Act

Fiscal Year 2025 Discussion

Rep. James Harrison, House Committee on Appropriations

2:00 PM                   Adjourn

ATTENTION WITNESSES

Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.

Should you require accessibility services, please click here and note that requests should be made 48 hours in advance of testimony.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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