House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry (Room 49)

Thursday, April 27, 2023

9:00 AM

Soil Conservation Act

Discussion with Conservation Districts

• Jill Arace, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
• Rick Hopkins, Chair, State Natural Resources Conservation Council and Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District
• Jennifer Bryne, District Manager, White RIver Natural Resources Conservation District
• Hilary Solomon, Conservation District Manager, Poultney Mettowee Natural Resources Conservation District
• Clare Ireland, Finance Director, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts

10:15 AM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

• Sabina Haskell, Chair, Natural Resources Board
• Peter Gill, Executive Director, Natural Resources Board

11:00 AM

S.115 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

• Christine Dougherty, Vice President, Green Mountain Water and Environment Association

11:45 AM

S.115 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee discussion and mark-up

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

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after floor

Program Performance Measures

• Representative Tristan Toleno, Windham-9

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Adjourn