House Committee on Environment

 

AGENDA

 

Room EA and Zoom

February 3, 2026 - February 6, 2026

Last Updated 1/30/2026 2:28 PM

 

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

 

2:30 PM                   H. 778 - An act relating to dam safety

Christian Meyer, Executive Director, Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission - Invited

 

3:30 PM                   H. 632 - An act relating to miscellaneous environmental amendments

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

 

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

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

Chris Rice, Lobbyist, MMR

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

 

9:30 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 - Invited

 

10:00 AM                   H. 778 - An act relating to dam safety

Neil Kamman, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation - Invited

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

 

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

Morgan Gold, Farmer, Goldshaw Farm - Invited

 

1:30 PM                   H. 723 - An act relating to posting of land

Heidi Racht, Town Clerk, Town of Huntington - Invited

 

1:45 PM                   H. 723 - An act relating to posting of land

Defilippis Nick, Landowner

 

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

Jeff Mack, Landowner

 

2:45 PM                   H. 723 - An act relating to posting of land

Teegan Dykeman-Brown, Landowner - Invited

 

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

Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Founder, Maidstone Public Relations

 

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

 

2:30 PM                   Fish and Wildlife Access Licenses

Jason Batchelder, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife - Invited

 

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

 

11:30 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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Governor's Proposed FY2027 Budget

Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee

 

1:45 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

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

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 Cat Morgan at Cat.Morgan@vtleg.gov