House Committee on Environment

 

AGENDA

 

Room EA and Zoom

January 12, 2026 - January 16, 2026

Last Updated 1/15/2026 2:34 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Followed by Mandatory Training

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Progress Update on Permit Modernization

Lindsay Kurrle, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Josiah Raiche, Director, Artificial Intelligence Division, Agency of Digital Services

Stacy Andre, Administrative Services Director, Agency of Transportation

 

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

9:00 AM                   Security Briefing

This will not be livestreamed due to sensitive content

 

10:00 AM                   H. 632 - An act relating to miscellaneous environmental amendments

Matt Chapman, Director, Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

10:30 AM                   Solid Waste Topics

Bottle Bill Report, Upper Valley Regional Landfill, Status Report on Household Hazardous Waste Program, Brownfields Report, Tire EPR

Matt Chapman, Director, Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

11:00 AM                   H. 632 - An act relating to miscellaneous environmental amendments

Flood Safety Act and Executive Order 06-25

Lauren Oates, Director of External Affairs, The Nature Conservancy

 

11:30 AM                   Executive Order 06-25

Laura Hill-Eubanks, Attorney, Northfield - Zoom

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   H. 632 - An act relating to miscellaneous environmental amendments

Flood Safety Act

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

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

Followed by Caucus of the Whole

 

Thursday, January 15, 2026

9:00 AM                   H. 632 - An act relating to miscellaneous environmental amendments

CAFO Program Progress Update

Abbi Pajak, Program Manager, Watershed Management Division

Catherine Gjessing, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources

 

9:50 AM                   Break

 

10:00 AM                   Executive Order 06-25

George Springston, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Norwich University

 

10:30 AM                   Executive Order 06-25

Kevin Burke, Director, Department of Environmental Conservation, Watershed Management Division

Laura Lapierre, Wetland Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation, Watershed Management Division

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Dam Removal and Restoration Permit

Karina Dailey, Restoration Ecologist, Vermont Natural Resources Council

 

2:20 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, January 16, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   H. 632 - An act relating to miscellaneous environmental amendments

Stream Alteration and Jurisdictional Thresholds

Rob Evans, Rivers Programs Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation, Watershed Management Division

Jaron Borg, Supervising River Management Engineer, Department of Environmental Conservation, Watershed Management Division

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Cat Morgan at Cat.Morgan@vtleg.gov