Vermont Business Magazine The first meeting of the Study Committee on Land Use Regulation and Forest Integrity is scheduled for August 18, 2016 from 8:00 am – 11:00 am in the Catamount Conference room at the Agency of Natural Resources main offices in Montpelier at 1 National Life Drive, Davis 2. The Study Committee on Land Use Regulation and Forest Integrity was created by the Legislature in section 18 of Act 171 of the 2016 session. As stated in the Act, the Committee is established “to study potential revisions to 10 V.S.A. chapter 151 (Act 250) and to 24 V.S.A. chapter 117, subchapter 7 (bylaws) to protect contiguous areas of forestland from fragmentation and promote habitat connectivity between forestlands.”
Act 171 is accessible online at the website of the Vermont General Assembly.
The purpose of the first meeting of the Committee is to elect a chair, set a schedule of subsequent working meetings, define expectations for governance and decision making, and begin working on background information on existing Act 250 and municipal land use regulation relating to forestland.
Source: 8.10.2016. Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation http://anr.vermont.gov/forests-parks-rec.