Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1388

  • Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. 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

§ 1388. Clean Water Fund

(a) There is created a special fund to be known as the Clean Water Fund to be administered by the Secretary of Administration. The Fund shall consist of:

(1) revenues from the Property Transfer Tax surcharge established under 32 V.S.A. § 9602a;

(2) other gifts, donations, and impact fees received from any source, public or private, dedicated for deposit into the Fund and approved by the Secretary of Administration;

(3) the unclaimed beverage container deposits (escheats) remitted to the State under chapter 53 of this title;

(4) six percent of the revenues from the meals and rooms taxes imposed under 32 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 225; and

(5) other revenues dedicated for deposit into the Fund by the General Assembly.

(b) Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of 32 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 7, subchapter 5, unexpended balances and any earnings shall remain in the Fund from year to year. (Added 2015, No. 64, § 37, eff. June 16, 2015; amended 2017, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 4b, eff. May 30, 2018; 2019, No. 76, § 3a, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.)