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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 5082

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Public transportation: means the transportation of persons, including groups of the general public with special needs, by all means available to the general public. 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

§ 5082. Findings and declarations

(a) Public transportation is an important matter of State concern, essential to the economic growth of the State and to the public health, safety, and welfare of present and future generations of Vermonters.

(b) In each fiscal year, a portion of the Transportation Fund shall be dedicated to the continued support of public transit. (Added 1989, No. 262 (Adj. Sess.); amended 2001, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. June 21, 2002.)