Vermont Statutes

Title 30 - Public Service

Chapter 1 - APPOINTMENT, GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (Contains: §§ 1 – 33)
- § 1 -   Composition of department
- § 2 -   Department of public service; powers
- § 3 -   Public service board
- § 4 -   Qualifications of members, commissioners and clerk
- § 5 -   Clerk; oath
- § 6 -   Powers and duties of clerk
- § 7 -   Quorum; meetings
- § 8 -   Powers of single board member or other officer or employee
- § 9 -   Court of record; seal
- § 10 -   Service of process; notice of hearings; temporary restraining orders
- § 11 -   Pleadings; rules of practice; findings of fact
- § 12 -   Review by supreme court
- § 13 -   Repealed. 1967, No. 205, § 3.
- § 14 -   Powers of supreme court
- § 15 -   Decree of public service board; enforcement
- § 16 -   Repealed. 1959, No. 186, § 2, eff. May 20, 1959.
- § 17 -   Fees of witnesses; duties of clerk
- § 18 -   Production and examination of books; witnesses
- § 19 -   Experts
- § 20 -   Particular proceedings; personnel
- § 21 -   Particular proceedings; assessment of costs
- § 22 -   Tax to finance department of public service and public service board
- § 22a -   Use of gross operating revenues tax
- § 23 -   Public service reserve fund
- § 24 -   Payments from special funds; biennial report
- § 25 -   Assessment
- § 26 -   Penalty
- § 27 -   Review
- § 28 -   Hearings
- § 29 -   Right of inspection
- § 30 -   Penalties
- § 31 -   Depositions
- § 32 -   Injunction proceedings
- § 33 -   Joint hearings and investigations
Chapter 3 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS, OTHER THAN RAILROADS; (Contains: §§ 101 – 126)
- § 101 -   Corporations subject to board; formation
- § 102 -   Petition; hearing; certificate
- § 103 -   Transmission to secretary of state; record; effect
- § 104 -   Amendment of articles, certificate of public service board
- § 105 -   Payment for stock with property; approved by public service board
- § 106 -   Ownership of stock in other corporations
- § 107 -   Acquisition of control of one utility company by another; supervision
- § 108 -   Issue of bonds or other securities
- § 109 -   Sales and leases; hearings
- § 110 -   Eminent domain; companies authorized
- § 110a -   Inclusion of communications facilities
- § 111 -   -Petition; notice of hearing
- § 111a -   Preexisting utility lines
- § 112 -   -Findings; dams; assessment of damages; jury trial
- § 113 -   -Compensation; where party cannot be found
- § 114 -   -Copy of order; record
- § 115 -   -Effect of payment of awards
- § 116 -   -Scope of application
- § 117 -   -Rights acquired and not used
- § 118 -   Taking burial grounds; condemnation
- § 119 -   -Notice to municipality
- § 120 -   -Removal of remains
- § 121 -   -Notice to kindred
- § 122 -   -Headstones or monuments erected
- § 123 -   -Expense
- § 124 -   Appeal
- § 125 -   Powers; annual report
- § 126 -   Saving clause; corporations formed before April 2, 1915
Chapter 5 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE (Contains: §§ 201 – 271)
- § 201 -   Definitions
- § 202 -   Electrical energy planning
- § 202a -   State energy policy
- § 202b -   State comprehensive energy plan
- § 202c -   State telecommunications; policy and planning
- § 202d -   Telecommunications plan
- § 202e -   Repealed. 1993, No. 21, § 16, eff. May 12, 1993.
- § 203 -   Jurisdiction of certain public utilities
- § 203a -   Fuel efficiency fund
- § 204 -   Organization; reports of public utility corporations
- § 205 -   Duty to furnish copies of contracts
- § 206 -   Information to be furnished department
- § 207 -   Report of accidents; investigation
- § 208 -   Complaints; investigations; procedure
- § 208a -   Selection of telecommunications carrier
- § 208b -   Unauthorized billing
- § 209 -   Jurisdiction; general scope
- § 209a -   Qualified cost mitigation charge orders
- § 209b -   [Reserved for future use.]
- § 209c -   Electricity affordability program
- § 210 -   Electric companies; interconnection facilities
- § 211 -   Electric energy from inside or outside state
- § 212 -   Niagara power project
- § 212a -   Retail sales by department; statutory authorization
- § 212b -   Review board on retail sales
- § 212c -   Retail sale by the department; public service board approval
- § 212d -   Access; negotiations; board order
- § 212e -   Representation of public; production of records
- § 212f -   Identification of department sales on bills
- § 213 -   Interchange of electric facilities: power shortage
- § 214 -   Application for interconnection; joint use of facilities, and resolution of transmission disputes
- § 215 -   Natural gas
- § 216 -   -Gas rate fixing
- § 217 -   Department of public service to prosecute
- § 218 -   Jurisdiction over charges and rates
- § 218a -   Permanent telecommunications relay service
- § 218b -   Farm customers; energy efficiency; electric energy generation
- § 218c -   Least cost integrated planning
- § 218d -   Alternative regulation of electric and natural gas companies
- § 219 -   -Service
- § 219a -   Self-generation and net metering
- § 219b -   Net metering program expansion
- § 220 -   Repealed. 1975, No. 56, § 2.
- § 221 -   Forms; orders
- § 222 -   -Exceptions
- § 223 -   Appeal from municipal authorities
- § 224 -   Special authority to municipality, to be under supervision of public service board
- § 225 -   Rate schedules
- § 226 -   Rates, hearings, bond
- § 226a -   Contracts regarding basic exchange telecommunications services
- § 226b -   Incentive regulation of basic exchange telecommunications providers
- § 227 -   Suspension, refund
- § 227a -   Pricing of competitive telecommunications services
- § 227b -   Wireless telecommunications
- § 227c -   Nondominant carriers
- § 227d -   Small eligible telecommunications carriers
- § 228 -   Copy of schedules
- § 229 -   Rebates; exceptions
- § 230 -   Special rate or rebate; penalty
- § 231 -   Certificate of public good; abandonment of service; hearing
- § 231a -   Registration of billing aggregators
- § 232 -   -Sales, leases, pledges, bonds, notes; hearings
- § 233 -   Repealed. 1995, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 16(1).
- § 234 -   Appeal
- § 235 -   Heating and process fuel efficiency program
- § 236 -   236-245. Repealed. 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.
- § 246 -   Temporary siting of meteorological stations
- § 247 -   Penalty
- § 248 -   New gas and electric purchases, investments, and facilities; certificate of publicgood
- § 248a -   Certificate of public good for communications facilities
- § 249 -   Service territories; board jurisdiction
- § 249a -   Campground submetering
- § 250 -   Application; maps
- § 251 -   Areas served by several companies
- § 252 -   Experts, payment of expense
- § 253 -   National Environmental Policy Act review
- § 254 -   Construction or extended operation of nuclear plant; public engagement process
- § 255 -   Regional coordination to reduce greenhouse gases
- § 271 -   271-273. [Expired].
Chapter 7 - CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER OF CORPORATIONS UNDER JURI (Contains: §§ 301 – 311)
- § 301 -   301-310. [Omitted].
- § 311 -   Public service board's authority
Chapter 9 - DAMS (Contains: §§ 401 – 406)
- § 401 -   Lake Seymour
- § 402 -   -Prohibition
- § 403 -   -Penalty
- § 404 -   Great Averill Pond, Little Averill Pond, Norton Lake
- § 405 -   -Prohibition
- § 406 -   -Penalty
Chapter 11 - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES, INFLAMMABLE MATERIAL (Contains: §§ 451 – 451)
- § 451 -   451-453. Repealed. 1971, No. 205 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. date, see note set out below.
Chapter 13 - CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS (Contains: §§ 501 – 517)
- § 501 -   Definitions
- § 502 -   Jurisdiction
- § 503 -   Certification
- § 504 -   Certificates of public good
- § 505 -   Service
- § 506 -   Renewal
- § 507 -   Repealed. 1973, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.
- § 508 -   Unauthorized operation; penalty
- § 509 -   Amendment and revocation; fines; assurance of discontinuance
- § 510 -   Notice to subscribers regarding quality of service
- § 511 -   Extensions for transfer or sale
- § 512 -   Assistance to unserved areas
- § 513 -   Municipal cable television systems
- § 514 -   Annual report
- § 515 -   Acquisition of control of a company subject to the jurisdiction of the public service board
- § 516 -   Modification by the board of cable television tariff requirements
- § 517 -   Line extensions
Chapter 14 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY ACQUISITION OF FACILITIES AND OT (Contains: §§ 601 – 611)
- § 601 -   Definitions
- § 602 -   Authorization
- § 603 -   NEPOOL agreement
- § 604 -   Additional authority
- § 605 -   Contracts
- § 606 -   Tenancy in common
- § 607 -   Consent to application of laws of other states
- § 608 -   Bonding authority-City of Burlington
- § 609 -   -Village of Lyndonville
- § 610 -   Bonding authority - Town of Rockingham
- § 610a -   Authorization of indebtedness
- § 611 -   Liability of the state; immunity
Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (Contains: §§ 701 – 701)
- § 701 -   701-711. Recodified. 1995, No. 60, § 37, eff. April 25, 1995.
Chapter 33 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD RELATING TO RAILROADS (Contains: §§ 801 – 811)
- § 801 -   801-807. Recodified. 1995, No. 60, § 37, eff. April 25, 1995.
- § 808 -   Repealed. 1995, No. 60, § 30(1), eff. April 25, 1995.
- § 809 -   Repealed. 1995, No. 60, § 30(2), eff. April 25, 1995.
- § 810 -   Repealed. 1995, No. 60, § 30(3), eff. April 25, 1995.
- § 811 -   Recodified. 1995, No. 60, § 37, eff. April 25, 1995.
Chapter 35 - INCORPORATION UNDER GENERAL LAW (Contains: §§ 901 – 918)
- § 901 -   901-917. Repealed. 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(6).
- § 918 -   Recodified. 1995, No. 60, § 37, eff. April 25, 1995.
Chapter 37 - ORGANIZATION OF RAILROAD COMPANY (Contains: §§ 1001 – 1001)
- § 1001 -   1001-1036. Repealed. 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(7).
Chapter 39 - CONSOLIDATION AND MERGER (Contains: §§ 1101 – 1109)
- § 1101 -   1101-1108. Repealed. 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(8).
- § 1109 -   Recodified. 1995, No. 60, § 37, eff. April 25, 1995.
Chapter 41 - CHANGE OF NAME (Contains: §§ 1151 – 1151)
- § 1151 -   1151-1155. Repealed. 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(9).
Chapter 43 - TRUSTEES AND RECEIVERS; FORECLOSURE (Contains: §§ 1201 – 1201)
- § 1201 -   1201-1248. Repealed. 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(10).
Chapter 45 - CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE ROAD (Contains: §§ 1301 – 1701)
- § 1301 -   1301-1303. Recodified. 1995, No. 60, § 37, eff. April 25, 1995.
- § 1304 -   Repealed. 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(11).
- § 1305 -   1305-1330. Recodified. 1995, No. 60, § 37, eff. April 25, 1995.
- § 1361 -   1361-1387. Recodified. 1995, No. 60, § 37, eff. April 25, 1995.
- § 1431 -   1431-1438. Recodified. 1995, No. 60, § 37, eff. April 25, 1995.
- § 1471 -   1471-1482. Recodified. 1995, No. 60, § 37, eff. April 25, 1995.
- § 1501 -   Recodified. 1995, No. 60, § 37, eff. April 25, 1995.
- § 1502 -   -1520. [Reserved for future use.]
- § 1521 -   Repealed. 1989, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 28.
- § 1522 -   Repealed. 1989, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(12).
- § 1523 -   Repealed. 1989, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(13).
- § 1524 -   Repealed. 1989, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(14).
- § 1525 -   Repealed. 1995, No. 60, § 38(4), eff. April 25, 1995.
- § 1526 -   Repealed. 1995, No. 60, § 38(5), eff. April 25, 1995.
- § 1527 -   Repealed. 1995, No. 60, § 38(6), eff. April 25, 1995.
- § 1528 -   Repealed. 1989, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(15).
- § 1529 -   Repealed. 1989, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(16).
- § 1530 -   Repealed. 1989, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(17).
- § 1531 -   Repealed. 1989, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(18).
- § 1532 -   Repealed. 1989, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(19).
- § 1533 -   Repealed. 1989, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(20).
- § 1534 -   Repealed. 1989, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(21).
- § 1535 -   Repealed. 1989, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(22).
- § 1536 -   1536-1539. Recodified. 1995, No. 60, § 37, eff. April 25, 1995.
- § 1571 -   Repealed. 1989, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(23).
- § 1572 -   1572-1578. Recodified. 1995, No. 60, § 37, eff. April 25, 1995.
- § 1579 -   Repealed. 1989, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(24).
- § 1621 -   Recodified. 1995, No. 60, § 37, eff. April 25, 1995.
- § 1622 -   Repealed. 1989, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(25).
- § 1623 -   Repealed. 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(26).
- § 1624 -   1624, 1625. Repealed. 1989, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(27).
- § 1626 -   Repealed. 1989, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(28).
- § 1627 -   Repealed. 1989 No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(29).
- § 1628 -   Repealed. 1989, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(30).
- § 1629 -   1629, 1630. Recodified. 1995, No. 60, § 37, eff. April 25, 1995.
- § 1631 -   Repealed. 1959, No. 262, § 37, eff. June 11, 1959.
- § 1632 -   1632-1636. Recodified. 1995, No. 60, § 37, eff. April 25, 1995.
- § 1637 -   Repealed. 1959, No. 262, § 37, eff. June 11, 1959.
- § 1638 -   1638-1643. Recodified. 1995, No. 60, § 37, eff. April 25, 1995.
- § 1644 -   1644-1648. Repealed. 1981, No. 104, § 4.
- § 1649 -   1649, 1650. Recodified. 1995, No. 60, § 37, eff. April 25, 1995.
- § 1651 -   Repealed. 1989, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(31).
- § 1701 -   1701-1709. Recodified. 1995, No. 60, § 37, eff. April 25, 1995.
Chapter 47 - RAILROAD RATES (Contains: §§ 1801 – 1801)
- § 1801 -   1801-1813. Repealed. 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 67(32).
Chapter 49 - GRADE CROSSINGS (Contains: §§ 1901 – 1908)
- § 1901 -   1901, 1902. Recodified. 1995, No. 60, § 37, eff. April 25, 1995.
- § 1903 -   1903-1905. Repealed. 1961, No. 267, § 7, eff. Aug. 1, 1961.
- § 1906 -   Recodified. 1995, No. 60, § 37, eff. April 25, 1995.
- § 1907 -   Repealed. 1961, No. 267, § 7, eff. Aug. 1, 1961.
- § 1908 -   1908-1912. Recodified. 1995, No. 60, § 37, eff. April 25, 1995.
Chapter 50 - STATE ACQUISITION OF RAILROADS (Contains: §§ 1951 – 1951)
- § 1951 -   1951-1953. Repealed. 1987, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 26, 1988.
Chapter 71 - TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE AND ELECTRIC WIRES (Contains: §§ 2501 – 2530)
- § 2501 -   Town; duties of certain officers
- § 2502 -   Lines of wires along highways; wireless telecommunications facilities; broadband facilities construction; restriction
- § 2503 -   Location by transportation board or selectmen; notice
- § 2504 -   Transportation board or selectmen may direct and change manner of crossing highway
- § 2505 -   Location near residence
- § 2506 -   Trees not to be injured; exception; penalty
- § 2507 -   Poles
- § 2508 -   -Penalty
- § 2509 -   -Selectmen's powers; expense
- § 2510 -   Cemeteries
- § 2511 -   Damages; appraisal; payment
- § 2512 -   -Appeal; proceedings
- § 2513 -   Lines along railroad tracks; wireless and other telecommunications facilities
- § 2514 -   Line to remain property of company
- § 2515 -   Erecting new lines
- § 2516 -   -Expenses; repairs
- § 2517 -   -Notice; copy
- § 2518 -   -Restriction of right to move poles; action
- § 2519 -   No prescriptive rights
- § 2520 -   Town lines
- § 2521 -   Private lines
- § 2522 -   -Transportation board or selectmen's control; town's rights
- § 2523 -   Court may permit line to be attached to standing poles
- § 2524 -   -Court may enforce order
- § 2525 -   -Attachment of wires
- § 2526 -   Fees of certain officers
- § 2527 -   Penalties; injuries to trees
- § 2528 -   - Injuries to line
- § 2529 -   - Loitering upon telephone property; penalty
- § 2530 -   Telephones in public areas
Chapter 73 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO EXPRESS AND TELEGRAPH COM (Contains: §§ 2601 – 2604)
- § 2601 -   Names of members; filing and record
- § 2602 -   Charges restricted to tariff rate; excess recoverable
- § 2603 -   Lien on goods restricted
- § 2604 -   Noncompliance; effect
Chapter 75 - INTERCHANGE OF SERVICE BETWEEN TELEGRAPH AND TELEP (Contains: §§ 2701 – 2706)
- § 2701 -   Transfer of messages and interchange of service
- § 2702 -   Repealed. 1995, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 16(2).
- § 2703 -   Telephone service
- § 2704 -   Discrimination prohibited
- § 2705 -   Repealed. 1995, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 16(3).
- § 2706 -   Transmission of telephone messages
Chapter 77 - GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANIES (Contains: §§ 2801 – 2816)
- § 2801 -   General duties; rates; powers of public service board
- § 2802 -   Sale and distribution; regulation
- § 2803 -   Procedure; petition; recognizance
- § 2804 -   Citation; service; hearing
- § 2805 -   Appeal; commissioners; hearing on report
- § 2806 -   Penalty
- § 2807 -   2807-2811. Repealed. 1969, No. 257 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.
- § 2812 -   Meter tests on customer's demand
- § 2813 -   -Time
- § 2814 -   -Cost; report
- § 2815 -   Inaccurate meters
- § 2816 -   Civil penalty for violation of gas safety standards
Chapter 79 - MUNICIPAL PLANTS (Contains: §§ 2901 – 2925)
- § 2901 -   Definitions
- § 2902 -   Powers of municipalities
- § 2903 -   Authorization by voters; cities
- § 2904 -   -Towns and villages
- § 2905 -   Indebtedness
- § 2906 -   Existing plants
- § 2907 -   -Utility to accept or reject offer to purchase
- § 2908 -   -Agreement on price not binding unless ratified
- § 2909 -   Hearing before board on failure to agree
- § 2910 -   -Taking utility property by eminent domain
- § 2911 -   -Effect of negative vote for acquisition of utility property
- § 2912 -   Operation in other municipalities
- § 2913 -   Extension into other municipalities
- § 2914 -   Condemnation
- § 2915 -   Commissioners
- § 2916 -   -Appointment
- § 2917 -   -Compensation
- § 2918 -   -Reports
- § 2919 -   Appropriations
- § 2920 -   Abandonment
- § 2921 -   Effect on special legislation
- § 2922 -   Other municipalities
- § 2923 -   Rate of return
- § 2924 -   Approval by voters of municipality
- § 2925 -   Conservation and load management
Chapter 81 - ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES (Contains: §§ 3001 – 3047)
- § 3001 -   Definitions
- § 3001a -   Purpose
- § 3002 -   Powers
- § 3002a -   Obligations treated as expenses
- § 3003 -   Name
- § 3004 -   Organization, members
- § 3005 -   Articles of incorporation, contents
- § 3006 -   Bylaws
- § 3007 -   Members, qualifications
- § 3008 -   Meetings
- § 3009 -   -Notice of meeting
- § 3010 -   -Members necessary for quorum
- § 3011 -   -Voting
- § 3012 -   Notice, waiver
- § 3013 -   Directors, qualifications
- § 3014 -   -Election and term of office
- § 3015 -   Repealed. 1975, No. 108, § 2, eff. April 30, 1975.
- § 3016 -   Districts
- § 3017 -   Officers, duties
- § 3018 -   Amendment of articles
- § 3019 -   Location of office
- § 3020 -   Consolidation
- § 3021 -   Merger, requirements
- § 3022 -   -Effect
- § 3023 -   -Transfer of rights and liabilities
- § 3024 -   -Responsibilities for liabilities transferred
- § 3025 -   -Creditors' rights not impaired by merger
- § 3026 -   Private corporation, change
- § 3027 -   Dissolution-Cooperative not commencing business
- § 3028 -   Dissolution of cooperatives
- § 3029 -   Papers filed
- § 3030 -   Revenues, use of
- § 3031 -   Mortgage and investment
- § 3032 -   Sale or lease of assets
- § 3033 -   Personal liability
- § 3034 -   Mortgages, filing
- § 3035 -   Safety standards
- § 3036 -   Acknowledgments, members authorized
- § 3037 -   Foreign companies, service of process
- § 3038 -   Fees
- § 3039 -   3039, 3040. Repealed. 1969, No. 257 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.
- § 3041 -   Securities act
- § 3042 -   Annual reports
- § 3043 -   Formation of cooperatives by cooperatives
- § 3044 -   Approval by members of cooperative
- § 3045 -   Conservation and load management
- § 3046 -   [Reserved.]
- § 3047 -   Cost allocations; subsidization prohibited
Chapter 83 - CONSOLIDATION OF MUNICIPAL AND COOPERATIVE DISTRIC (Contains: §§ 4001 – 4007)
- § 4001 -   Definitions
- § 4002 -   Agreements by cooperatives and municipal electric utilities
- § 4002a -   All requirements contracts
- § 4003 -   Implementing powers
- § 4004 -   Taxes
- § 4005 -   Insurance
- § 4006 -   Construction of chapter
- § 4007 -   Severability
Chapter 84 - VERMONT PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY AUTHORITY (Contains: §§ 5001 – 5041)
- § 5001 -   Definitions
- § 5011 -   Creation of Vermont Public Power Supply Authority
- § 5012 -   General powers and duties
- § 5013 -   Special powers
- § 5014 -   Acquisition of property
- § 5015 -   Tax exemption
- § 5016 -   Rules and rates
- § 5017 -   Powers of municipalities
- § 5018 -   Construction contracts
- § 5031 -   Bonds and notes
- § 5032 -   Refunding obligations; issuance
- § 5033 -   Refunding obligations; sale
- § 5034 -   Remedies of bondholders and noteholders
- § 5035 -   Pledge of the state
- § 5036 -   Credit of state and members of authority not pledged
- § 5037 -   Notes and bonds as legal investments
- § 5038 -   Annual reports; audit
- § 5039 -   Liberal construction
- § 5040 -   Public service board jurisdiction
- § 5041 -   Inconsistent provisions in other laws superseded
Chapter 85 - WEST RIVER BASIN ENERGY AUTHORITY (Contains: §§ 6001 – 6010)
- § 6001 -   Legislative findings
- § 6002 -   Definitions
- § 6003 -   Creation of West River Basin Energy Authority
- § 6004 -   General powers and duties
- § 6005 -   Financing of the authority; obligations
- § 6006 -   Acquisition of property
- § 6007 -   Tax exemption
- § 6008 -   Rules and rates
- § 6009 -   Regulatory jurisdiction
- § 6010 -   Transitional provision
Chapter 86 - UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION SYSTEM (Contains: §§ 7001 – 7008)
- § 7001 -   Definitions
- § 7002 -   Public utility underground facility damage prevention system
- § 7003 -   Rulemaking
- § 7004 -   Notice of excavation activities
- § 7005 -   Notification by system
- § 7006 -   Marking of underground utility facilities
- § 7006a -   Maintenance of underground utility facility markings
- § 7006b -   Excavation area precautions
- § 7007 -   Notice of damage
- § 7008 -   Penalties
Chapter 87 - ENHANCED 911 EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM (Contains: §§ 7051 – 7061)
- § 7051 -   Definitions
- § 7052 -   Vermont enhanced 911 board
- § 7053 -   Board; responsibilities and powers
- § 7054 -   Funding
- § 7055 -   Telecommunications company coordination
- § 7056 -   Municipal cooperation; enhanced ANI/ALI capability
- § 7057 -   Privately owned telephone systems
- § 7058 -   Pay telephones
- § 7059 -   Confidentiality of system information
- § 7060 -   Limitation of liability
- § 7061 -   Enforcement and penalties
Chapter 88 - UNIVERSAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE (Contains: §§ 7501 – 7525)
- § 7501 -   Purpose; definitions
- § 7502 -   Rulemaking
- § 7503 -   Fiscal agent
- § 7504 -   Severability
- § 7511 -   Distribution generally
- § 7512 -   Telecommunications relay service
- § 7513 -   Lifeline
- § 7514 -   Enhanced-911
- § 7515 -   High-cost basic telecommunications service
- § 7521 -   Charge imposed; wholesale exemption
- § 7522 -   Rebate for payment elsewhere
- § 7523 -   Rate adjusted annually
- § 7524 -   Payment to fiscal agent
- § 7525 -   Delinquent payments
Chapter 89 - RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAMS (Contains: §§ 8001 – 8006)
- § 8001 -   Renewable energy goals
- § 8002 -   Definitions
- § 8003 -   Renewable energy pricing
- § 8004 -   Renewable portfolio standards for sales of electric energy
- § 8005 -   Sustainably priced energy enterprise development (SPEED) program
- § 8006 -   Tradeable credits
Chapter 90 - VERMONT HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY (Contains: §§ 8051 – 8059)
- § 8051 -   Findings, purpose, and goals
- § 8052 -   Definitions
- § 8053 -   Authority; creation and organization
- § 8054 -   Manager
- § 8055 -   General powers
- § 8056 -   Limitations on powers
- § 8057 -   Obligations not obligations of the state
- § 8058 -   Bonds
- § 8059 -   Records; annual report; audit
Chapter 91 - VERMONT TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY (Contains: §§ 8060 – 8078)
- § 8060 -   Legislative findings and purpose
- § 8061 -   Establishment of authority; organization
- § 8062 -   Purpose; powers and duties
- § 8063 -   Interagency cooperation and assistance
- § 8064 -   Bonds and notes
- § 8065 -   Reserve funds
- § 8066 -   Refunding obligations - Issuance and sale
- § 8067 -   Remedies of bondholders and note holders
- § 8068 -   Pledge of the state
- § 8069 -   Sovereign immunity; credit of state not pledged
- § 8070 -   Notes and bonds as legal investments
- § 8071 -   Annual reports; audit
- § 8072 -   Annual oversight reports
- § 8073 -   Authorization to accept appropriated monies
- § 8074 -   Tax exemption
- § 8075 -   Liberal construction
- § 8076 -   Inconsistent provisions in other laws superseded
- § 8077 -   Establishment of minimum technical service characteristic objectives
- § 8078 -   Selection of proposals to provide competitive process
Chapter 92 - ACCESS FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COM (Contains: §§ 8090 – 8096)
- § 8090 -   Definitions
- § 8091 -   Access to facilities
- § 8092 -   Rates; terms; conditions
- § 8093 -   Notification
- § 8094 -   Evaluation of commercial wireless networks
- § 8095 -   Limitation
- § 8096 -   Legislative intent
Chapter 93 - VERMONT VILLAGE GREEN PILOT PROGRAM (Contains: §§ 8100 – 8105)
- § 8100 -   Definitions
- § 8101 -   Pilot program; certification
- § 8102 -   Incentives; customer connections
- § 8103 -   Heat availability
- § 8104 -   Rates for electricity
- § 8105 -   Reporting