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Lawmakers YEAR OF THE SALMON consider KICKS OFF new bills From News Reports STATE HEA DLINERS

MONTPELIER | The following bills have been introduced by lawmakers into the Vermont House of Representatives and are under consideration during the current legislative session: H.87: Requires the state to maximize environmental benefits of the Volkswagen settlement. Rep. Michael Yantachka. H.86: Restricts property transfer tax revenue to Vermont Housing and Conservation Trust Fund. Rep. Thomas Stevens. H.85: Increases by $25 per person per month state’s contribution to personal needs allowance for nursing home residents on Supplemental Security Income or Medicaid, or both. Rep. Sandy Haas. H.84: Removes Act 250 jurisdiction over telecommunications facilities and grants permanent jurisdiction to Public Utility Commission. Rep. Laura Sibilia. H.83: Prohibits female genital mutilation. Rep. George Till. H.82: Exempt from sales and use tax parts and accessories for timber harvesting equipment. Co-sponsors: Reps. Wood, Stevens, Noyes. H.81: Defines “milk” as ‘pure lacteal secretion of hooved animals.’ Rep. Partridge. H.80: Authorizes gun suppressor while hunting, and provides hearing protection for persons while hunting. Reps. Brennan, Till, Rep. Chase. H.79: Provides that organizations administering or assisting development of farm-to-school programs are eligible for funding from the Farm-to-School Program at the Agency of Agriculture. Rep. Partridge.

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Wild Atlantic salmon disappeared from the waters of Lake Champlain nearly two centuries ago. Only with great effort in recent decades has the salmon population began to recover. Pictured: Veteran and former state rep. Don Chioffi, of Rutland County, holds up a healthy, landlocked salmon. File photo By Lou Varricchio EDITOR

VERGENNES | This year marks the IYS, the International Year of the Salmon: Sporting groups, elementary and high school biology classes, institutions of higher learning and museums around Vermont will be marking the special event throughout 2019. “Environmental change and human impacts across the northern hemisphere are placing salmon at risk,” said Jennifer Goebel of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “The International Year of the

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Salmon aims to bring people together to share and develop knowledge more effectively, raise awareness and take action. Since 2019 is the focal year of the IYS, with research and outreach continuing through to 2022.” To mark the IYS, a recent grant from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership (CVNHP) will help fund a special salmon-related initiative for Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (LCMM) in the Vergennes area; the museum’s replica 1862 canal schooner Lois McClure has been designated the flagship for the IYS on Lake Champlain, according to museum officials.

The schooner will serve as an educational platform and the crew will share the history, culture and the environment of salmon in the Lake Champlain region. “The CVNHP grant will support planning for the tour schedule, route and ports-of-call; identification of partners and sponsors; research and generating an outline of educational and interpretive content; creating a tour promotional plan; and initiating preparation of the vessel for on-water operations,” according to a recent news announcement by the museum. » Salmon Cont. on pg. 3

RRPC to help cleanup lake From News Reports RUTL A ND NATUR A L RESOURCES CONSERVATION DISTRICT

SUB-ZERO TEMPS SWEEP VERMONT: January was a snowy month across Vermont. Last week, sub-zero arctic temperatures and several strong snow squalls assaulted local and long-distance travelers across Addison and Rutland counties and elsewhere. Vermont State Police Troopers reported numerous road accidents including the brief closing of Route 22A following a snow-related incident last week. Photo by Vermont State Police

RUTLAND | The Rutland Regional Planning Commission (RRPC) and the Rutland Natural Resources Conservation District (RNRCD) have expanded their outreach and services to landowners, municipalities and the public in support of the Vermont Clean Water Act (VCWA) and tactical basin planning efforts for Basin 3. The area of concern includes the Otter Creek, Little Otter Creek and Lewis Creek watersheds. Activities began last year and will extend through 2019. The work is funded through two grants provided by the Vermont Department of En-

vironmental Conservation (VDEC). The RRPC will work with its member municipalities on programs such as improved zoning bylaws and better road drainage to improve water quality and incorporate municipal priorities into the Otter Creek Tactical Basin Plan (TBP). Other project activities include general municipal outreach for VDEC water quality policies and permit programs, Otter Creek TBP development and development of municipal water quality improvement projects. The RNRCD will conduct targeted outreach, coordinate monitoring programs to support science-based water quality investments, organize local workgroups, and develop priority water quality projects among other services. » RRPC Cont. on pg. 3

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