House Committee on Environment

 

AGENDA

 

Room EA and Zoom

February 10, 2026 - February 13, 2026

Last Updated 2/19/2026 1:26 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

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

Committee discussion and mark-up

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

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

 

2:00 PM                   25-0991 - An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers

Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group

 

2:30 PM                   25-0991 - An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers

Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee

 

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

Chief Drew Hazelton, Rescue Inc.

 

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

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

Walk-through

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

Bill Smith, Lobbyist, Fire Extinguisher Association

 

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

Neil Kamman, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

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

Karina Dailey, Science and Restoration Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

2:00 PM                   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

 

2:30 PM                   H. 632 - An act relating to miscellaneous environmental amendments

Fire Extinguisher Program

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

 

3:00 PM                   H. 632 - An act relating to miscellaneous environmental amendments

Vehicle Emissions Repair Program

Wade Cochran, Director of Enforcement and Safety, Department of Motor Vehicles

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, February 12, 2026

9:00 AM                   H. 723 - An act relating to posting of land

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   Fish and Wildlife Technical Changes

26-0783 - An act relating to technical corrections to fish and wildlife statutes

Jason Batchelder, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Hannah Smith, General Counsel, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Andrea Shortsleeve, Chief of Operations, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Colonel Justin Stedman, Chief Warden of the Warden Service Division, Department of Fish and Wildlife

 

10:30 AM                   Fish and Wildlife Technical Changes

26-0783 - An act relating to technical corrections to fish and wildlife statutes

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:15 AM                   H. 778 - An act relating to dam safety

Jonny Findon Henry, Chief Dam Safety Engineer, Green Mountain Power

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

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

Walk-through

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

 

1:30 PM                   H. 778 - An act relating to dam safety

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

 

2:30 PM                   25-0991 - An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers

Michael Noel, Government Affairs Manager, Tomra Collectible Solutions

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, February 13, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Vermont Conservation Districts

Clare Ireland, Director of Operations, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts

Sam Mayne, District Director, Essex County Conservation District

John Dasaro, Village Manager, Village of Enosburg Falls

Lauren Weston, District Manager, Franklin County Natural Resources Conservation District

Cory Ross, District Manager, Windham County Natural Resources Conservation District

 

11:15 AM                   Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition

VHCC Legislative Day

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

Chair Hannah Reiger, Chair, Bull Creek Common Lands

Jon Binhammer, Real Estate Transaction Director, The Nature Conservancy

Cindy Reid, Director of Real Estate Development, Cathedral Square - Invited

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

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 Cat Morgan at Cat.Morgan@vtleg.gov