Vermont Statutes Title 6 Sec. 4823
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 6 Sec. 4823
- Agency: means the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. See
- 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.
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- RAPs: means "Required Agricultural Practices" as defined by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets pursuant to subchapter 1 of this chapter. See
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets. 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
§ 4823. Priorities; State financial assistance awards
(a) Priorities. State financial assistance available under this subchapter shall in each fiscal year be allocated according to the following priorities, except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, and as further defined by rule by the Secretary:
(1) First priority shall be given to proposed improvements on individual farms that do not meet RAPs because of physical constraints of a farm site that are located, in descending order, within the boundaries of the Lake Champlain Basin, the Lake Memphremagog Basin, the Connecticut River Basin, or the Hudson River Basin as these boundaries are defined by the State Water Quality Plan prepared by the Agency of Natural Resources.
(2) Next priority shall be given to proposed improvements on all other individual farms that are located, in descending order, within the boundaries of the Lake Champlain Basin, the Lake Memphremagog Basin, the Connecticut River Basin, or the Hudson River Basin.
(b) Exceptions. The Secretary may award financial assistance under this subchapter for improvements on a farm that otherwise would not receive assistance under the priorities established by this section when the Secretary determines a severe condition of nonpoint source waste discharge exists that requires immediate abatement. (Added 1995, No. 62, § 37, eff. April 26, amended 1995; 1997, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 67, eff. April 29, 1998; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)