House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure

 

AGENDA

 

Room 41 and Zoom

January 14, 2025 - January 17, 2025

Last Updated 1/17/2025 1:17 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

Agatha Kessler, Sergeant-At-Arms, Vermont State House

John Poleway, Chief, Capitol Police Department

Joe Tremblay, Officer, Capitol Police Department

 

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.

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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