§ 6001. Purpose The purpose of this chapter is to identify, reduce, and eliminate environmental health disparities to improve the health and well-being of all Vermont residents. (Added 2021, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 31, 2022.)
§ 6002. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Environmental benefits” means the assets and services that enhance the capability of communities and individuals to function and flourish in society. Examples of environmental benefits include access to a healthy environment and clean natural resources, including air, water, land, green spaces, constructed playgrounds, and other outdoor […]
§ 6003. Environmental justice State policy It is the policy of the State of Vermont that no segment of the population of the State should, because of its racial, cultural, or economic makeup, bear a disproportionate share of environmental burdens or be denied an equitable share of environmental benefits. It is further the policy of […]
§ 6004. Implementation of State policy (a) As used in this chapter, “covered agencies” means the following State agencies, departments, and bodies: the Agencies of Natural Resources, of Transportation, of Commerce and Community Development, of Agriculture, Food and Markets, and of Education; the Public Utility Commission; the Natural Resources Board; and the Departments of Health, […]
§ 6005. Rulemaking (a) On or before July 1, 2025, the Agency of Natural Resources, in consultation with the Environmental Justice Advisory Council and the Interagency Environmental Justice Committee, shall adopt rules to: (1) define cumulative environmental burdens; (2) implement consideration of cumulative environmental burdens within the Agency of Natural Resources; and (3) inform how […]
§ 6006. Environmental Justice Advisory Council and Interagency Environmental Justice Committee (a) Advisory Council and Interagency Committee. (1) There is created: (A) the Environmental Justice Advisory Council (Advisory Council) to provide independent advice and recommendations to State agencies and the General Assembly on matters relating to environmental justice, including the integration of environmental justice principles […]
§ 6007. Environmental justice mapping tool (a) The Agency of Natural Resources shall create and maintain the State environmental justice mapping tool. The Agency, in consultation with the Environmental Justice Advisory Council and the Interagency Environmental Justice Committee, shall determine indices and criteria to be included in the State mapping tool to depict environmental justice […]
