House Committee on Environment

 

AGENDA

 

Room EA and Zoom

February 10, 2026 - February 13, 2026

Last Updated 2/6/2026 3:33 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

 

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 - Invited

 

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

Witness TBA - Invited

 

3:00 PM                   25-0991 - An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers

Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee

 

3:30 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

 

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, Chair, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

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

Bob Finucane, Utility District Comissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation - Invited

 

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

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:30 AM                   Fish and Wildlife Technical Changes

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

 

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 and Mark Up

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

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, February 13, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Vermont Conservation Districts

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Cat Morgan at Cat.Morgan@vtleg.gov