House Committee on Environment

 

AGENDA

 

Room EA and Zoom

February 17, 2026 - February 20, 2026

Last Updated 2/20/2026 8:39 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

11:00 AM                   Lunch and Caucuses

 

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

Fire Extinguisher Program

Bill Smith, Lobbyist, Fire Extinguisher Association

Jeff Terrey, Principal, Rasky Partners

Steve Duke, VT Fire Extinguisher

Theron Sleeper, Solid Waste District Managers Association

 

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

Carol Dawes, Treasurer, City of Barre

 

2:00 PM                   FY27 Budget

Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee

 

2:30 PM                   Committee Budget Discussion

 

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

Walk-through and Discussion

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

 

3:30 PM                   Serve Learn Earn

Kate Gluckman, Director, Serve Learn Earn

Breck Knauft, Executive Director, Vermont Youth Conservation Corps

Jamey Fidel, Vice President, Vermont, National Audubon Society/Audubon Vermont

 

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

9:00 AM                   25-0991 - An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers

Bree Dietly, Principal, Breezeway Consulting, Beverage Association of Vermont

 

9:45 AM                   25-0991 - An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers

Walk-through and Discussion

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

 

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

Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

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

 

11:00 AM                   H. 723 - An act relating to posting of land

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

Jason Batchelder, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Hannah Smith, General Counsel, Department of Fish and Wildlife

 

11:30 AM                   Town Energy and Climate Action Committees

Johanna Miller, Energy & Climate Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

Mike Roy, Middlebury Energy Committee

Duncan McDougall, Waterbury Local Energy Action Partnership

Linda Gray, Committee Member, Norwich Energy Committee

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

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

Vote

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

 

1:30 PM                   H. 652 - An act relating to wastewater discharges from landfills

Introduction and Walk-through

Rep. Woodman Page, Bill Sponsor, House Committee on Ways and Means

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

 

1:45 PM                   H. 652 - An act relating to wastewater discharges from landfills

Samuel Nicolai, P.E., VP Engineering and Compliance, Casella Waste Management

Kim Crosby, Environmental Compliance Officer, Casella Waste Management

Peggy Stevens, Committee Representative, Don't Undermine Memphremagog's Purity

Polly Jones, Member, Don't Undermine Memphremagog's Purity

Robert Benoit, Memphremagog Conservation Inc

Antonio DiFruscia, Memphremagog Conservation Inc

Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group

 

3:00 PM                   H. 652 - An act relating to wastewater discharges from landfills

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

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, February 19, 2026

9:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Caucus of the Whole

State of the Guard Presentation

 

10:30 AM                   Joint Assembly

Election of VSC Trustees and Adjutant and Inspector General

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

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

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

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

Chris Rice, Lobbyist, MMR

 

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

Walk-through

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

 

3:00 PM                   Budget Discussion

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, February 20, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         H. 778 - An act relating to dam safety

Possible Vote

 

10:30 AM                   FY2027 Budget

Healthy Homes Initiative

Marjorie Klark, Director, Department of Environmental Conservation, Environmental Compliance Division

 

11:00 AM                   25-0991 - An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers

Shane Switser, Owner, Lyndonville Redemption

 

11:15 AM                   Budget Discussion

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

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 Cat Morgan at Cat.Morgan@vtleg.gov