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Senate Committee on Finance (Room 6)

The Senate Committee on Finance has jurisdiction over matters affecting the revenues of the State or its instrumentalities and relating to banks; trust companies; insurance; utility companies; and private and quasi-public corporations, including other companies subject to regulation by the Public Service Board.

Meeting Record Print

Tuesday, April 7, 2009
1:30 p.m.

S.137 - An act relating to the Vermont recovery and reinvestment act of 2009

Multiple sections (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 20, 29, 31, 67, 72, 75, 95, 98, 101, 103, 111)

  • Doug Hoffer, Independent Burlington-based Policy Analyst
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S.137 - An act relating to the Vermont recovery and reinvestment act of 2009

Secs. 9 - 18 Pet Vendors

  • Ed Petersen, Vermont Association of Dog Clubs
  • Pamela Parshall, Vice President, Vermont Federation of Dog Clubs
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S.137 - An act relating to the Vermont recovery and reinvestment act of 2009

Sec. 19 - 22 Next Generation: Workforce Development (retention of Social Security Numbers)

  • Sarah London, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
2:00 p.m.

S.137 - An act relating to the Vermont recovery and reinvestment act of 2009

Sec. 94 - 103 Assistance to Start-up Companies

  • Cairn Cross, Managing Director, Fresh Tracks Capital
  • Burr Warne, CEO, Global Classroom
  • Denis Place, CEO, SemiProbe
  • David Walsh, Founder & CEO, Standards Technology Group
  • Jim Robinson, Middlebury Alternative Investment Advisors
  • David Bradbury, President, Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies
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S.137 - An act relating to the Vermont recovery and reinvestment act of 2009

Secs. 24 - 26 Time of Sale: Energy Efficiency Ratings

  • Bob Hill, Vermont Association of Realtors
  • George Twigg, Deputy, Efficiency Vermont
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S.137 - An act relating to the Vermont recovery and reinvestment act of 2009

Sec. 27 Downtown and Village Center Program Tax Credits

  • Paul Bruhn, Director, Preservation Trust of Vermont
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S.137 - An act relating to the Vermont recovery and reinvestment act of 2009

Secs. 40 - 48 Wireless Permitting: Certificate of Public Good and Act 250

  • Matt Levin, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
  • Janet Newton, Electro Magnetic Radiation Policy Institute
  • Mary Walz, Citizen, Hyde Park
  • David Friedman, Essex, VT
3:15 p.m.

S.137 - An act relating to the Vermont recovery and reinvestment act of 2009

Sec. 75 Sales Tax Holiday

  • Heather Tremblay, VRA President, University Mall
  • Bonnie Hawley, VRA Vice-President, Hawley's Florist, Rutland
  • Bob Bouchard, Bouchard-Pierce Appliances
  • Lee Owen, General Manager, Bouchard-Pierce Appliances
  • Don Mayer, CEO, Small Dog Electronics
4:15 p.m.

S.137 - An act relating to the Vermont recovery and reinvestment act of 2009

Sec. 119 Research and Development Tax Credit; testimony by telephone

  • Dan Caron, CFO, Mylan Technologies
  • David Rice, Senior Director of Government Relations, Mylan Technologies
  • Briar Alpert, CEO, BioTek Instruments
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S.137 - An act relating to the Vermont recovery and reinvestment act of 2009

Sec. 119 Research and Development Tax Credit

  • David Blittersdorf, President, Earth Turbines, Inc.
5:15 p.m.

S.137 - An act relating to the Vermont recovery and reinvestment act of 2009

Secs. 88-93 Tax Increment Financing

  • Jonathan Leopold, CAO, City Of Burlington
  • Larry Kupferman, Director, CEDO, City of Burlington
  • Frank Cioffi, President, Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation
  • Karen Horn, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
6:15 p.m.

S.137 - An act relating to the Vermont recovery and reinvestment act of 2009

Secs. 72-74 Film Tax Credit

  • Damien Saccani, Film Producer
  • Dama Claire, Film Production Consultant