Title 03, Title 03: Executive

§ 2805. Environmental Permit Fund (a) There is hereby established a special fund to be known as the Environmental Permit Fund. Within the Fund, there shall be two accounts: the Environmental Permit Account and the Air Pollution Control Account. Unless otherwise specified, fees co…

§ 2806. Barnwell Potential Liability Fund (a) There is hereby created a Barnwell Potential Liability Fund in the State Treasury. The Fund shall be separately maintained and accounted for by the State Treasurer and administered by the Agency of Natural Resources. Expenditures from…

§ 2807. Lands and Facilities Trust Fund (a) Legislative purpose. The General Assembly finds and determines: (1) The public lands, facilities, and recreational assets of Vermont represent both a priceless inheritance from the past and an enduring legacy for future generations. (2)…

§ 2808. Agency permits This section shall apply to any permit, license, or certification that is issued by the Agency of Natural Resources and that is listed as enforceable by the Secretary of Natural Resources under the Uniform Environmental Law Enforcement chapter, 10 V.S.A. ch…

§ 2809. Reimbursement of Agency costs (a)(1) The Secretary may require an applicant for a permit, license, certification, or order issued under a program that the Secretary enforces under 10 V.S.A. § 8003(a) to pay for the cost of research, scientific, programmatic, or engineerin…

§ 2810. Interim environmental media standards The Secretary of Natural Resources may require any entity permitted by the Agency of Natural Resources to monitor the operation of a facility, discharge, emission, or release for any constituent for which the Department of Health has …

§ 2821. Appointment and salary (a) The Agency shall be under the direction and supervision of a Secretary, who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. (b) [Repealed.] (Added 1969, No. 246 (Adj. …

§ 2822. Budget and report; powers (a) The Secretary shall be responsible to the Governor and shall plan, coordinate, and direct the functions vested in the Agency. The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Governor an annual budget. (b) The Secretary shall also have the power…

§ 2823. Executive assistants; vacancy (a) The Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, may appoint, outside the classified service, an executive assistant to serve at his or her pleasure, or designate the same from within the classified personnel of the Agency. The executive…

§ 2824. Transfer of personnel and appropriations (a) The Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, may transfer classified positions, excepting Department of Fish and Wildlife positions, between State departments and other components of the Agency, subject only to personnel l…

§ 2825. Duties of the Secretary (a) The primary duties of the Secretary are to coordinate the activities of the various departments and divisions of the Agency for the proper development, management, and preservation of Vermont’s natural resources, to develop policies for the pro…

§ 2826. Environmental notice bulletin; permit handbook (a) The Secretary shall establish an environmental notice bulletin in order to provide for the timely public notification of permit applications, notices, comment periods, hearings, and permitting decisions. The bulletin shal…

§ 2828. Project scoping process (a) Applicability. This section shall govern all applications for permits, certifications, or other authorizations, except for professional licenses, issued by the Department of Environmental Conservation or under 10 V.S.A. chapter 151. (b) Determi…

§ 2840. Wind energy generation; State lands (a) Wind energy generation facilities can provide an important combination of environmental, energy, and economic benefits to the State. Given these benefits, and the fact that the State has allowed other types of facilities to be sited…

§ 2851. Commissioners—Appointment; term The Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, shall appoint a commissioner of each department, who shall be the chief executive and administrative officer and head of the department and shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary. The …

§ 2852. Mandatory duties (a) The commissioner shall, with approval of the Secretary, determine the policies of the department and may exercise the powers and shall perform the duties required for its effective administration. (b) In addition to other duties imposed by law, the co…

§ 2853. Permissive duties; approval of Secretary The commissioner, with the approval of the Secretary, may: (1) Transfer appropriations or parts thereof within or between divisions and branches, consistent with the purposes for which the appropriations were made. (2) Transfer cla…

§ 2854. Directors (a) A director shall administer each division within the Agency. The commissioners, with the approval of the Secretary, shall appoint the directors for divisions that are part of a department, and the Secretary shall appoint any other directors. All directors sh…

§ 2871. Department of Fish and Wildlife The Department of Fish and Wildlife is reconstituted within the Agency of Natural Resources as the successor to and the continuation of the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Fish and wildlife funds shall be used only for the purposes of the …

§ 2872. Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation The Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation is reconstituted within the Agency of Natural Resources as the successor to and the continuation of the Department of Forests and Parks and the Division of Recreation, including th…

§ 2873. Department of Environmental Conservation (a) The Department of Environmental Conservation is created within the Agency of Natural Resources. The Department is the successor to and continuation of the Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering and shall ad…

§ 2876. Administrative Services Division (a) The Administrative Services Division of the Agency is created. It shall be administered by a Director of Administrative Services who shall be in the classified service. (b) The Administrative Services Division shall provide the followi…

§ 2877. Planning Division (a) The Planning Division of the Agency is created. It shall be administered by a Director of Planning. (b) The Planning Division shall be responsible for: (1) centralized strategic planning for all components of the Agency; (2) coordination of professio…

§ 2879. Division of Geology and Mineral Resources The Division of Geology and Mineral Resources is created. It shall be administered by a director who shall be the State Geologist. (Added 1989, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)