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Lake Champlain Sea Grant and The Nature Conservancy brief BCRC on Flood Safety Act (Act 121) outreach

Bennington County Regional Commission · September 18, 2025
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Summary

Representatives from Lake Champlain Sea Grant and The Nature Conservancy presented an overview of the recently passed Flood Safety Act (Act 121) to the Bennington County Regional Commission, reviewed the law's rationale and elements, and provided a timeline for implementing measures; materials and a presentation link are posted to the BCRC website.

At the Sept. 18 meeting Alison Spasyk of Lake Champlain Sea Grant and Shayne Jaquith of The Nature Conservancy presented an overview of the recently passed Flood Safety Act (Act 121). The presenters "reviewed the rationale for the act, described its elements and provided a timeline for enactment of the various measures included in the act," and they answered questions from commissioners and attendees.

Presenters provided contact information and noted that supporting materials and a link to the full presentation are available on the Bennington County Regional Commission website; the transcript records that materials were posted but does not include a direct URL. The presentation framed Act 121 as a multi-measure bill with staged implementation; the presenters described the timeline but the transcript does not record specific calendar dates for each measure.