Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1626b
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1626b
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Natural Resources or the Secretary's duly 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
- Water pollution abatement and control facilities: means such equipment, conveyances, and structural or nonstructural facilities owned or operated by a municipality that are needed for and appurtenant to the prevention, management, treatment, storage, or disposal of stormwater, sewage, or waste, including a wastewater treatment facility, combined sewer separation facilities, an indirect discharge system, a wastewater system, flood resiliency work related to a structural facility, or a groundwater protection project. See
§ 1626b. Municipal water pollution control grants
(a) Projects. The Secretary may award State assistance grants to municipalities for water pollution abatement and control facilities.
(b) Application. The Secretary shall prescribe the form of application to apply for a grant under this section. The application shall include:
(1) a description of the project;
(2) a schedule for project implementation;
(3) an estimate of the project cost;
(4) the information necessary for the Secretary to determine the grant amount using the criteria described in section 1628 of this title;
(5) whether the project requires a permit under chapter 151 of this title; and
(6) any other information that the Secretary deems necessary to implement this section.
(c) Grant award. The Secretary shall make grant awards pursuant to the project priority system adopted under section 1628 of this title in an amount not to exceed 35 percent of eligible project costs. The Secretary shall not award a grant under this section until the applicant provides a permit or jurisdictional opinion that a permit is not required, issued pursuant to chapter 151 of this title.
(d) Payment of awards. Payment of awards shall be made pursuant to section 1627 of this title. (Added 2015, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 20, eff. May 12, 2016.)