2017 Vermont Statutes
Title 10 - Conservation and Development
Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control
§ 1387 Purpose
§ 1387. Purpose
The General Assembly establishes in this subchapter a Vermont Clean Water Fund as a mechanism for financing the improvement of water quality in the State. The Clean Water Fund shall be used to:
(1) assist the State in complying with water quality requirements and construction or implementation of water quality projects or programs;
(2) fund staff positions at the Agency of Natural Resources, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, or Agency of Transportation when the positions are necessary to achieve or maintain compliance with water quality requirements and existing revenue sources are inadequate to fund the necessary positions; and
(3) provide funding to nonprofit organizations, regional associations, and other entities for implementation and administration of community-based water quality programs or projects. (Added 2015, No. 64, § 37, eff. June 16, 2015.)
