House Committee on Environment

 

AGENDA

 

Room EA and Zoom

February 24, 2026 - February 27, 2026

Last Updated 2/27/2026 8:15 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   H. 652 - An act relating to wastewater discharges from landfills

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

 

1:30 PM                   25-0991 - An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers

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

Casey Harrington, Owner, Beverage Baron

 

2:30 PM                   H. 915 - An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers

Committee Discussion and Vote

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

Chris Rice, Lobbyist, MMR

Shane Switser, Owner, Lyndonville Redemption

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

 

3:00 PM                   FY2027 Budget

Committee Discussion

 

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

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

Mike Covey, Executive Director, Vermont Traditions Coalition

Tim Meehan, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs

Michael Libecci, Concerned Citizen

Jeff Ladd, Hunter and Landowner

Rose Gale, Hunter

 

10:00 AM                   H. 723 - An act relating to posting of land

Committee Discussion

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:25 AM                   H. 652 - An act relating to wastewater discharges from landfills

Committee Discussion

 

11:50 AM                   H. 915 - An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers

Committee Discussion

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   26-0783 - An act relating to technical corrections to fish and wildlife statutes

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

Hannah Smith, General Counsel, Department of Fish and Wildlife

 

2:00 PM                   S. 218 - An act relating to reducing chloride contamination of State waters

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

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, February 26, 2026

9:05 AM                   26-0787 - An act relating to the regulation of forestry under Act 250

Bill Review

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rep. David Durfee, House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

 

9:30 AM                   26-0772 - An act relating to municipal regulation of agriculture

Bill Review

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   H. 723 - An act relating to posting of land

Committee Discussion

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

 

11:00 AM                   H. 152 - An act relating to the permitting of pilot or demonstration projects to treat or destroy emerging contaminants

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Volkswagen Trust Emissions Reduction Projects

Deirdra Ritzer, Mobile Sources Section Chief of the Air Quality Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

2:00 PM                   H. 723 - An act relating to posting of land

Committee Discussion

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:45 PM                   26-0783 - An act relating to technical corrections to fish and wildlife statutes

Committee Discussion

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:00 PM                   H. 70 - An act relating to the inclusion of use value appraisal land in the conserved land inventory

Walk-through

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, February 27, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         H. 70 - An act relating to the inclusion of use value appraisal land in the conserved land inventory

William Sargent, Owner, Hollow Hill Forestry

Sam Lincoln, President, Lincoln Farm Timber Harvesting

Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors

Rep. Jed Lipsky, Stowe

Lauren Oates, Director of External Affairs, The Nature Conservancy

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

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

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