Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 4766
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 4766
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- inhabitants: shall mean the population of the political division referred to, as ascertained by the national census last completed before the time when such population is a material fact. See
- Municipality: means any city, town, village, town school district, incorporated school district, union school district, or other school district, fire district, consolidated sewer district, consolidated water district, solid waste district, or statewide or regional water quality utility or mechanism organized under laws of the State. See
- Public water supply systems: means a public water system as that term is defined in 10 V. See
§ 4766. Award of advance
(a) The Department may award an engineering planning advance, as defined in section 4764 of this title, in an amount determined by standards established by the Department, and pursuant to the following:
(1) for public water supply systems, as defined in subdivision 4752(9) of this title, when it finds the same to be necessary in order to preserve or enhance the quality of water provided to the inhabitants of the municipality, or to alleviate an adverse public health condition, or to allow for orderly development and growth of the municipality, except that no funds may be awarded until the Department determines that the applicant has complied with the provisions of 10 V.S.A. § 1676a, unless such funds are solely for the purpose of determining the effect of the proposed project on agriculture; or
(2) for planning of clean water projects, in order to enable a municipality to comply with water quality standards established under 10 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 47.
(b) The Department shall award an advance for engineering planning under this section only when it finds:
(1) that the cost of the project is reasonable for its intended purpose; and
(2) that local funds are not readily available. (Added 2015, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 35, eff. May 12, 2016; 2017, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. May 28, 2018.)