House Committee on Environment

 

AGENDA

 

Room EA and Zoom

March 17, 2026 - March 20, 2026

Last Updated 3/13/2026 1:38 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   S. 218 - An act relating to reducing chloride contamination of State waters

Bethany Sargent, Deputy Director, Watershed Management Division

Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee

 

2:15 PM                   Budget 201

Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources

Steve Gomez, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Natural Resources

 

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

9:00 AM                   Warden Service Budget Structure

Steve Gomez, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Natural Resources

Jason Batchelder, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife

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

 

10:00 AM                   Water Investment Division Budget Structure

Emily Bird, Program Manager, Clean Water Initiative, Department of Environmental Conservation

Gianna Petito, Clean Water Initiative Program Grants Supervisor, Department of Environmental Conservation, Water Investment  Division

 

11:00 AM                   Endangerment Finding

Rachel Stevens, Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

3:00 PM                   TBA

 

Thursday, March 19, 2026

9:00 AM                   TBA

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

3:00 PM                   TBA

 

Friday, March 20, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Separation of Wells and Water Systems

Ben Montross, Drinking Water Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources

Sillie Larsen, Engineering and Water Resources Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

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 Cat Morgan at Cat.Morgan@vtleg.gov