House Committee on Environment

 

AGENDA

 

Room EA and Zoom

March 17, 2026 - March 20, 2026

Last Updated 3/20/2026 2:40 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

 

1:50 PM                   S. 218 - An act relating to reducing chloride contamination of State waters

Bethany Sargent, Monitoring and Assessment Program Manager, Watershed Management Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

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

8:30 AM                   H. 727 - An act relating to sustainable data center deployment

Bill Review

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

Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

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

Elizabeth Stratton, Business Manager, 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

 

Thursday, March 19, 2026

9:00 AM                   S. 218 - An act relating to reducing chloride contamination of State waters

Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee

 

9:30 AM                   S. 223 - An act relating to water quality of the waters of Vermont

Introduction and Walk-through

Sen. Seth Bongartz, Senator, Sponsor

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

 

10:00 AM                   S. 212 - An act relating to potable water supply and wastewater system connections

Introduction and Walk-through

Sen. Anne Watson, Sponsor, Senate Natural Resources

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

 

11:15 AM                   S. 218 - An act relating to reducing chloride contamination of State waters

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

 

11:30 AM                   H. 928 - An act relating to technical corrections to fish and wildlife statutes

Discussion of Ways and Means Amendment

Rep. Charles Kimbell, Amendment Sponsor, House Committee on Ways and Means

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, March 20, 2026

9:00 AM                   H. 928 - An act relating to technical corrections to fish and wildlife statutes

Discussion of Amendment

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   H. 941 - An act relating to municipal regulation of agriculture

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont

Caroline Sherman-Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont

Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

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 Cat Morgan at Cat.Morgan@vtleg.gov