House Agriculture - 2026-01-30 - 10:35AM

Agriculture, Food Resiliency, & Forestry · January 31, 2026

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Chair opened the meeting, reminded members of prior testimony on the wood products manufacturers report, and introduced Sam Lincoln as a witness who joined to testify for the record.

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Testimony from Sam Lincoln, a master logger, urged the Agriculture, Food Resiliency & Forestry committee to update Act 250 rules (notably Rule 19 and Rule 34), restore exemptions for log/pulp concentration yards, and align forestry exemptions with agriculture to reduce permitting unpredictability that discourages investment in Vermont's wood products sector.

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