§ 5094. Powers of Secretary of Transportation
§ 5094. Powers of Secretary of Transportation On behalf of the State and to carry out the purposes of this chapter and 19 V.S.A. § 10f, the Secretary of Transportation may: (1) execute and file an application with the Federal Transit Administration for federal assistance authorized by Titles 23 and 49 of the U.S. Code […]
§ 5088. Definitions
§ 5088. Definitions As used in this subchapter: (1) “Fixed route service” means a public transit service operated over a set route or network of routes on a regular schedule. (2) “New public transit service” means any eligible public transit service not previously provided. (3) “Nonprofit public transit system” means a domestic corporation organized in […]
§ 5089. Planning
§ 5089. Planning (a) The Agency of Transportation’s Public Transit Plan for the State shall be amended no less frequently than every five years. The development of the State Public Transit Plan shall include consultation with public transit providers, the metropolitan planning organization, and the regional planning commissions and their transportation advisory committees to ensure […]
§ 5090. Human service transit
§ 5090. Human service transit The Secretary of Human Services shall direct Agency of Human Services programs to purchase client transportation through public transit systems in all instances where public transit services are appropriate to client needs and as cost-efficient as other transportation. (Added 1989, No. 262 (Adj. Sess.); amended 1993, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), […]
§ 5091. Funding
§ 5091. Funding (a) The Secretary of Transportation, within the annual budget setting process, shall meet with the Public Transit Advisory Council and representatives of public transit systems to establish the level of State funds needed by public transit systems in Vermont, and shall consider this level in formulating the Agency of Transportation’s proposed Transportation […]
§ 5093. Rules
§ 5093. Rules Rules reasonable and necessary to implement this chapter may be adopted by the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to the provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 25. (Added 1989, No. 262 (Adj. Sess.); amended 1993, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 20, eff. June 17, 1994; 2003, No. 56, § 40, eff. June 4, 2003.)
§ 5082. Findings and declarations
§ 5082. Findings and declarations (a) Public transportation is an important matter of State concern, essential to the economic growth of the State and to the public health, safety, and welfare of present and future generations of Vermonters. (b) In each fiscal year, a portion of the Transportation Fund shall be dedicated to the continued […]
§ 5083. Declaration of policy
§ 5083. Declaration of policy (a) It shall be the State’s policy to make maximum use of available federal funds for the support of public transportation. State operating support funds shall be included in Agency operating budgets to the extent that funds are available. State policy shall support the maintenance of existing public transit services […]
§ 5084. Public Transit Advisory Council
§ 5084. Public Transit Advisory Council (a) The Public Transit Advisory Council shall be created by the Secretary of Transportation under 19 V.S.A. § 7(f)(5), to consist of the following members: (1) the Secretary of Transportation or designee; (2) three representatives of the Vermont Public Transportation Association; (3) a representative of the Green Mountain Transit […]
§ 5081. Definition
§ 5081. Definition As used in this subchapter: “Public transportation” means the transportation of persons, including groups of the general public with special needs, by all means available to the general public. (Added 1989, No. 262 (Adj. Sess.).)