§ 1387. Findings; purpose; Clean Water Initiative
§ 1387. Findings; purpose; Clean Water Initiative (a)(1) The State has committed to implementing a long-term Clean Water Initiative to provide mechanisms, staffing, and financing necessary to achieve and maintain compliance with the Vermont Water Quality Standards for all State waters. (2) Success in implementing the Clean Water Initiative will depend largely on providing sustained […]
§ 1388. Clean Water Fund
§ 1388. Clean Water Fund (a) There is created a special fund to be known as the Clean Water Fund to be administered by the Secretary of Administration. The Fund shall consist of: (1) revenues from the Property Transfer Tax surcharge established under 32 V.S.A. § 9602a; (2) other gifts, donations, and impact fees received […]
§ 1389. Clean Water Board
§ 1389. Clean Water Board (a) Creation. (1) There is created the Clean Water Board that shall: (A) be responsible and accountable for planning, coordinating, and financing of the remediation, improvement, and protection of the quality of State waters; and (B) recommend to the Secretary of Administration expenditures: (i) appropriations from the Clean Water Fund […]
§ 1389a. Clean Water Investment Report
§ 1389a. Clean Water Investment Report (a) Beginning on January 15, 2017, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Administration shall publish the Clean Water Investment Report. The Report shall summarize all investments, including their cost-effectiveness, made by the Clean Water Board and other State agencies for clean water restoration over the prior fiscal year. The […]
§ 1389b. Clean Water Fund audit
§ 1389b. Clean Water Fund audit (a) On or before January 15, 2023, the Secretary of Administration shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Finance, the House Committee on Ways and Means, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, the House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, the Senate Committee on […]