§ 1501. Acceptance of federal aid The State of Vermont assents to, approves, and pledges its good faith to meet the terms of an act of Congress approved July 11, 1916, entitled “An Act To provide that the United States shall aid the States in the construction of rural post roads, and for other purposes,” […]
§ 1502. Compliance with federal requirements; use of federal aid money (a) To effect the purposes of section 1501 of this title, the Agency may comply with federal rules and regulations and may use so much of the funds appropriated to the Agency, or available to it pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 5 or 511, […]
§ 1503. Designation of highways; contracts The Agency, consistent with the directives of the General Assembly, may designate the highways to be improved, constructed, or reconstructed under the provisions of this chapter. Subject to the limitations of the Federal Aid Road Act, and the rules and regulations of the Federal Highway Administration, the Agency may […]
§ 1504. Cooperation by municipalities A municipality may cooperate with the Agency of Transportation and the Transportation Board in any way necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and to that end may contribute financial or other assistance. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
§ 1505. Federal bridges; construction In the construction of highways under the provisions of the Federal Aid Road Act, the Agency by agreement with the selectboard of the town in which a bridge is located may repair, build, or rebuild the bridge. A portion of the cost of the bridge work, in the discretion of […]
§ 1506. Maintenance; payment The Agency may maintain any bridge built or repaired under the provisions of section 1505 of this title and may advance the cost. Upon demand of the Agency, the municipality shall reimburse the State for the expenditures made, and the amount repaid shall be deposited in the account from which the […]
§ 1507. Monies received All monies received from the federal government, from municipalities, and from other sources on account of the construction of bridges under this chapter shall be credited to the fund provided by law for this purpose. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
§ 1508. Matching funds The State Treasurer, with the approval of the Governor, is authorized to advance against future Transportation Fund revenue not to exceed $3,000,000.00 as the Agency may certify necessary to match federal aid highway funds, whenever these funds are made available to the State. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
§ 1508a. Anticipation of receipts The Commissioner of Finance and Management may anticipate receipts due the Agency from utilities and municipalities on account of the construction of projects under this chapter and issue warrants based on these projects. Anticipated receipts shall be credited to the proper account when received. (Added 1993, No. 27, § 3.)
§ 1509. Construction of federal aid highways The Agency is authorized to enter into agreements with federal agencies for financial assistance for highway purposes and to award contracts for the construction of these highways whenever the federal funds are available as stated in section 1508 of this title, and any expenditures made shall be chargeable […]
§ 1510. Local authorization (a) In any case of proposed highway construction in which a federal-state-local match is contemplated, a municipality seeking to reserve the State portion of monies for the construction project must obtain ratification of the local portion, as this portion may be periodically assessed by the Agency of Transportation, within 18 months […]
§ 1511. Town approval of projects on the State highway system (a) If a planned highway project is located completely within one town or is located in more than one town and in the event the voters of one of the towns at an annual or special meeting that has been warned, vote against that […]
§ 1513. Historic bridge program For the purpose of facilitating compliance with section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. § 470f, the Agency and cooperating municipalities, in connection with federal-aid projects affecting historic bridges, are authorized to enter into preservation easement agreements. (Added 1999, No. 18, § 22, eff. May […]
