House Committee on Environment

 

AGENDA

 

Room EA and Zoom

February 3, 2026 - February 6, 2026

Last Updated 2/6/2026 11:14 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

11:00 AM                   Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:15 PM                   H. 778 - An act relating to dam safety

Karina Dailey, Chair, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee

 

2:00 PM                   H. 778 - An act relating to dam safety

Michael Billingsly, Emergency Management Director, Town of Plainfield

Cil Relland, Emergency Management Administrator and GIS Specialist, Town of Plainfield

 

2:45 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   H. 778 - An act relating to dam safety

Christian Meyer, Executive Director, Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission

Keith Cubbon, Planner, Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission

Eric Forand, Director, Vermont Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety

 

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

9:00 AM                   H. 204 - An act relating to the collection and recycling of waste motor vehicle tires

Sean Moore, Senior Director and Head of Government Relations, U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association

 

9:45 AM                   H. 204 - An act relating to the collection and recycling of waste motor vehicle tires

John Leddy, Executive Director, Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District

 

10:15 AM                   H. 778 - An act relating to dam safety

Ben Green, Dam Safety Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation, Dam Safety Program

Sarah Moore, Administrator, Department of Environmental Conservation, Dam Safety Program

 

11:00 AM                   H. 778 - An act relating to dam safety

Eric Forand, Director, Vermont Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   H. 723 - An act relating to posting of land

Heidi Racht, Town Clerk, Town of Huntington - Zoom

Nick Defilippis, Landowner - Zoom

Morgan Gold, Farmer, Goldshaw Farm - Zoom

Jeff Mack, Landowner

 

2:15 PM                   H. 723 - An act relating to posting of land

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Zoom

 

3:00 PM                   H. 778 - An act relating to dam safety

Jon Copans, Executive Director, Montpelier Commission on Recovery and Resilience

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, February 5, 2026

9:00 AM                   Outdoor Recreation Day

Kate Wanner, Conservation Director, VT & NH Trust for Public Land

Sarah Pelkey, Director of Economic Development at Chamber & Economic Development of the Rutland Region

Sarah Alberghini Winters, Executive Director, Vermont Parks Forever

Mariah Keagy, Sinuosity

Sandy Enman, Owner, Sleepy Hollow Trails

 

9:50 AM                   Break

 

10:00 AM                   Governor's Proposed FY2027 Budget

Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources

Steve Gomez, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Natural Resources

 

10:20 AM                   Governor's Proposed FY2027 Budget

Misty Sinsigalli, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

Neil Kamman, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

Kim Mckee, Business Office Director, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

11:20 AM                   Governor's Proposed FY2027 Budget

Jason Batchelder, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Elizabeth Stratton, Business Office Director, Department of Fish and Wildlife

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Governor's Proposed FY2027 Budget

Peter Gill, Executive Director, Land Use Review Board

Janet Hurley, Chair, Land Use Review Board

 

2:15 PM                   Break

 

2:30 PM                   Fish and Wildlife Area Licenses

Jason Batchelder, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife

 

3:15 PM                   H. 805 - An act relating to water resources of the State

Introduction

Rep. Rob North, Representative

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, February 6, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

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

CAFO Changes

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

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

 

10:55 AM                   25-0991 - An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers

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

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   H. 204 - An act relating to the collection and recycling of waste motor vehicle tires

Matt Cota, Managing Director, Vermont Vehicle and Automotive Distributors Association

Mitchell Jay, Owner, Central Vermont AutoMart

 

2:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

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 Cat Morgan at Cat.Morgan@vtleg.gov