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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1282

  • Hazardous materials: means any material determined by the Secretary to have an unusually harmful effect on water quality if discharged to the waters of the State. See
  • Oil: means oil of any kind, including petroleum, fuel oils, oily sludge, waste oil, gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, tar, asphalt, crude oils, lube oil, insoluble or partially soluble derivatives of mineral, animal, or vegetable oils, or any product or mixture thereof. See
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of Natural Resources or his or her authorized representative. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
  • Waters: includes all rivers, streams, creeks, brooks, reservoirs, ponds, lakes, springs, and all bodies of surface waters, artificial or natural, that are contained within, flow through, or border upon the State or any portion of it. See

§ 1282. Contingency plans; adoption

(a) The Secretary shall develop and implement a statewide contingency plan that shall provide for the coordination of the activities of State agencies and municipalities for the purpose of controlling, undertaking cleanup operations, or otherwise mitigating the effects of a spillage of oil or other hazardous materials that is likely to reach the waters of the State either directly or indirectly.

(b) The plan developed in accordance with this section shall be submitted to and approved by the Governor prior to becoming effective. (Added 1973, No. 112, § 6, eff. April 25, 1973; amended 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 25.)