§ 1. Purpose and policy (a) Because of the increasing possibility of the occurrence of disasters or emergencies of unprecedented size and destructiveness resulting from all-hazards and in order to ensure that preparation of this State will be adequate to deal with such disasters or emergencies; to provide for the common defense; to protect the […]
§ 10. Request to Governor by municipal authorities The all-hazards event provisions of this chapter shall not be brought into action unless the municipal director of emergency management, a member of the legislative body of the municipality, the city or town manager, or the mayor of a city that is within the area affected by […]
§ 11. Additional emergency powers In the event of an all-hazards event, the Governor may exercise any or all of the following additional powers: (1) To authorize any department or agency of the State to lease or lend, on such terms and conditions and for such period as he or she deems necessary to promote […]
§ 13. Termination of emergencies The Governor: (1) May terminate by proclamation the emergencies provided for in sections 9 and 11 of this title; provided, however, that no emergencies shall be terminated prior to the termination of such emergency as provided in federal law. (2) May declare the state of emergency terminated in any area […]
§ 15. Return of property (a) Whenever the need for the purposes of this chapter of any real or personal property acquired under this chapter shall terminate, the Governor may dispose of such property on such terms and conditions as he or she deems appropriate, but to the extent feasible and practicable the Governor shall […]
§ 16. Orders and rules The towns and cities of the State and other agencies designated or appointed by the Governor are authorized and empowered to make, amend, and rescind orders and rules as necessary for emergency management purposes and to supplement the carrying out of the provisions of this chapter. Orders and rules adopted […]
§ 17. Gift, grant, or loan (a) Federal. Whenever the federal government or any agency or officer of the federal government offers to the State, or through the State to any town or city within Vermont, services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds by way of gift, grant, or loan for purposes of emergency management, the […]
§ 18. Personnel requirements and nonsubversion No person shall be employed or associated in any capacity in any emergency management organization established under this chapter who advocates a change by force or violence in the constitutional form of the government of the United States or in this State or the overthrow of any government in […]
§ 19. Powers outside town of appointment Whenever the employees of any town or city are rendering outside aid pursuant to the authority contained in this chapter, such employees shall have the same powers, duties, rights, privileges, and immunities as if they were performing their duties in the town or city in which they are […]
§ 20. Immunities and defenses (a) Except in the case of willful misconduct or gross negligence, the State; any of its agencies; State employees as defined in 3 V.S.A. § 1101; political subdivisions; local emergency planning committees; or an individual, partnership, association, or corporation involved in emergency management activities shall not be liable for the […]
§ 21. Compensation for injury or death A volunteer, as set forth in 3 V.S.A. § 1101(b)(4), shall be entitled to compensation as provided in Titles 21 and 29. (Amended 1981, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1989, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 18; 2005, No. 209 (Adj. Sess.), § 17.)
§ 23. General powers not limited by specific powers The general powers provided for in this chapter shall not be limited by any specific powers granted to the Governor by any of the provisions of this chapter.
§ 24. Penalties Any person violating any provision of this chapter or any rule or order adopted pursuant to this chapter, which rule or order shall be filed with the Secretary of State, shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not exceeding $500.00 or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both. (Amended 2021, No. […]
§ 25. Matching funds To the extent of any appropriation available to carry out the purposes of this chapter, federal monies for emergency management within the State may be matched from such an appropriation. (Added 1959, No. 23, § 5, eff. March 6, 1959; amended 1989, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; 2005, No. 209 […]
§ 26. Change of venue because of enemy attack In the event that the place where a civil action or a criminal prosecution is required by law to be brought has become and remains unsafe because of an attack upon the United States or Canada, such action or prosecution may be brought in or, if […]
§ 27. Auxiliary State Police For the purposes of emergency management, as the term is defined in section 2 of this title, the Commissioner of Public Safety may recruit and train for police duty citizens, including sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables, and police officers, from whom he or she may augment the State Police, in emergency […]
§ 28. Emergency management medical program The Department of Health is hereby directed, within the limits of appropriations and grants made to it, and in coordination with local, State, and federal emergency management officials, to plan, develop, and implement a comprehensive emergency management medical program to protect and assist the people of the State in […]
§ 29. Emergency shelters; no private liability Any person owning or controlling premises who voluntarily and without compensation grants a license or privilege, or otherwise permits the designation or use of the whole or any part of such land and premises for the purpose of sheltering persons or animals or providing health-related services during a […]
§ 3. Vermont Emergency Management Division (a) There is hereby created within the Department of Public Safety a division to be known as the Vermont Emergency Management Division. (b) There shall be a Director of Vermont Emergency Management who shall be in immediate charge of the Division. The Director shall be appointed by the Commissioner, […]
§ 30. State Emergency Response Commission; creation (a) The State Emergency Response Commission is created within the Department of Public Safety. The Commission shall consist of 17 members: eight ex officio members, including the Commissioner of Public Safety, the Secretary of Natural Resources, the Secretary of Transportation, the Commissioner of Health, the Secretary of Agriculture, […]
