2017 Vermont Statutes
Title 10 - Conservation and Development
Chapter 155 - Acquisition Of Interests In Land By Public Agencies
§ 6301a Definitions
§ 6301a. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) "State agency" means the Agency of Natural Resources or any of its departments, Agency of Transportation, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, or Vermont Housing and Conservation Board.
(2) "Qualified organization" means:
(A) an organization qualifying under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which is not a private foundation as defined in Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, and which has been certified by the Commissioner of Taxes as being principally engaged in the preservation of undeveloped land for the purposes expressed in section 6301 of this title.
(B) an organization qualifying under Section 501(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, provided such organization is controlled exclusively by an organization or organizations described in subdivision (2)(A) of this section.
(3) "Taxation" and "tax" means ad valorem taxes levied by the State and its municipalities. (Added 1987, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 42; amended 1989, No. 256 (Adj. Sess.), § 10(a), eff. Jan. 1, 1991; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
