Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2008/calendar/hc080219.htm
Timestamp: 2018-06-21 10:03:24
Document Index: 25668060

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 6621', '§ 6621', '§ 4', '§ 4', '§ 6618', '§ 6618', '§ 6621', '§ 4254']

43rd DAY OF ADJOURNED SESSION
H. 737 Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Adjustments............................................... 428
Action Postponed Until Thursday, February 21, 2008
H. 93 Beer Producers’ Interest in Retail Liquor Licenses............................... 459
H. 656 Relating to Management of Waste Tires............................................. 459
Rep. Martin of Springfield for Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources
H. 788 Moose Permits for VT Vets of Afghanistan and Iraq.......................... 462
H. 560 Elimination of the Offender Work Programs Board............................ 463
Rep. Browning for Institutions
H. 737
An act relating to fiscal year 2008 budget adjustments.
(e) Of the above appropriation, $150,000 is a one-time appropriation to be used to by the secretary of administration to contract for an independent evaluation of law enforcement service provision statewide. The secretary shall seek approval from the chairs of the committees on appropriations and government operations in both the house and the senate prior to issuing a request for proposal for this evaluation and prior to selecting a contractor.
Interdepartmental transfer 98,358
Interdepartmental transfer 3,000
(3) $4,215,210 4,419,798 certified state match available from local education and social service agencies for eligible services provided to eligible persons through children's collaborative services programs.
Sec. 26. GLOBAL COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS; TRANSFER; REPORT
Sec. 137. GENERAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS; FLEXIBILITY PILOT PROGRAM
Sec. 234. Total commerce and community
development 59,113,306 59,168,306
(c) To reflect adjustments to budgets due to increases in Facilities Operations (Fee-For-Space) charges, operating expense appropriations are increased by $1,718,787 general fund in accordance with the schedule entitled "FY2008 Appropriation Increases Due to Increased Facilities Operations(Fee-For-Space) Costs" filed with the joint fiscal committee. The secretary of administration shall allocate these amounts to appropriations within departments.
Sec. 76. REESTABLISH APPROPRIATION DUE TO AUGUST 23, 2007 EMERGENCY BOARD TRANSFER
(A) From the transportation fund for the fiscal year beginning July1, 2007, $1,210,258.00 $1,192,197.00;
21698 Public Service Dept. Regulation/Energy Effic
21699 Public Service Dept. – Regulation - Admin-Rec (Business Unit
21993 VT Film Production Incentive 36,731 Approx
(4) Of the $6,600,000 transferred from the general fund to the education fund in accordance with Section 277(b)(1) of No. 65 of the Acts of 2007, $4,700,000 is hereby returned to the general fund for use by the homeowner rebate program.
8100002200 Transportation – Policy and
Sec. 82. SECRETARY OF ADMINISTRATION; CARRY FORWARD AUTHORITY
(c) The maximum loan balance at any time shall be $100,000.00 $250,000.00 for one municipality and $400,000.00 for all municipalities. The court administrator shall administer the municipal ticket repayment revolving fund and shall establish procedures to allocate the available funds fairly and equitably. Upon the recommendation of the court administrator, the secretary of administration shall approve spending in anticipation of receipts from the fund up to a maximum of $220,000.
Sec. 89. AUTHORIZATION FOR EXPENDITURES AT THE 9 DEPOT SQUARE SITE
Pending Question: Shall the House concur in the Senate Proposal of Amendment?
H. 656
An act relating to the management of waste tires.
Rep. Martin of Springfield, for the Committee on Fish, Wildlife and Water and Water resources, recommends the bill be amended by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Sec. 1. 10 V.S.A. § 6621f is added to read:
§ 6621f. TIRE LITTER PREVENTION AND CLEANUP FEE
(1) “Motor vehicle” means a pleasure car, as that term is defined in 23 V.S.A. § 4(28), or a motorcycle, as that term is defined in 23 V.S.A. § 4(18).
(2) “Retailer” means a person engaged in the retail sale of new tires for motor vehicles or a person engaged in the retail sale of new motor vehicles for which new tires are sold as a component part.
(3) “Tire” means any tire that is designed and manufactured for use on a motor vehicle.
(b) Vermont tire litter prevention and cleanup fee.
(1) A consumer shall pay a fee of $0.50 per tire on the purchase of all new tires, including new tires and spare tires sold as a component part of a new motor vehicle. The fee shall be paid to the retailer at the time of the retail purchase, in addition to the retail price of the tire.
(2) A retailer shall submit all money collected as fees under this section to the commissioner of taxes for deposit into the management of waste tires account of the waste management assistance fund created under section 6618 of this title.
(c) The department of taxes shall administer the fee imposed under this section, subject to all of the provisions of chapter 233 of Title 32.
(a) There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the waste management assistance fund, to be expended by the secretary of the agency of natural resources. The fund shall have two three accounts: one for solid waste management assistance and, one for hazardous waste management assistance, and one for the management of waste tires. The hazardous waste management assistance account shall consist of a percentage of the tax on hazardous waste under the provisions of 32 V.S.A. chapter 237, as established by the secretary, the toxics use reduction fees under subsection 6628(j) of this title, and appropriations of the general assembly. In no event shall the amount of the hazardous waste tax which is deposited to the hazardous waste management assistance account exceed 40 percent of the annual tax receipts. The solid waste management assistance account shall consist of the franchise tax on waste facilities assessed under the provisions of subchapter 13 of chapter 151 of Title 32, and appropriations of the general assembly. The management of waste tires account shall consist of the proceeds of the Vermont tire litter prevention and cleanup fee assessed under section 6621f of this title and appropriations of the general assembly. All balances in the fund accounts at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward and remain a part of the fund accounts, except as provided in subsection (e) of this section. Interest earned by the fund shall be deposited into the appropriate fund account. Disbursements from the fund accounts shall be made by the state treasurer on warrants drawn by the commissioner of finance and management.
(d) The secretary shall annually allocate from the fund accounts the amounts to be disbursed for each of the functions described in subsections (b) and, (c), and (f) of this section. The secretary, in conformance with the priorities established in this chapter, shall establish a system of priorities within each function when the allocation is insufficient to provide funding for all eligible applicants.
(f) The secretary may authorize disbursements from the management of waste tires account for the purpose of collecting and disposing of waste tires in the state in accordance with the advice of the waste tire management advisory committee. Disbursements may include payment of a small fee to volunteer organizations to gather abandoned waste tires, reimbursement of all or part of the costs of disposal of waste tires collected on green-up days, reimbursement of all or part of the costs of waste tire collection conducted by municipalities or solid waste districts in order to abate a nuisance or address a threat to public safety or the environment, and payment of the costs of assisting municipal and solid waste management district waste tire collection programs.
Sec. 3. 10 V.S.A. § 6618a is added to read:
§ 6618a. WASTE TIRE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
(a) The Vermont waste tire management advisory committee is created. The committee shall consist of six members: the director of the waste management division, a representative of tire retailers appointed by the governor, one representative of an urban municipal solid waste district appointed by the governor, one representative of a rural municipal or regional solid waste district appointed by the governor, a representative of rubber manufacturers appointed by the governor, and a representative of an environmental organization appointed by the governor.
(b) The purpose of the committee is to advise and assist the personnel at the agency of natural resources in the formulation of policy, including recommended statutory and regulatory changes, regarding the collection and disposal of waste tires in the state, provided that the committee shall not propose or adopt a policy that requires the incineration of waste tires. The committee shall promote and encourage cooperation and communication among governmental agencies, the tire retailers, solid waste districts, and members of the general public.
(c) Members shall be appointed for terms of three years, with the initial appointments of the public members made for lesser terms, so that the appointments do not all expire simultaneously. Vacancies shall be filled by the governor for the length of an unexpired term.
(d) The committee shall elect a chair and a secretary and shall meet from time to time as may be necessary, but not less frequently than quarterly.
(e) The public members of the committee shall be volunteers and will serve without compensation.
Sec. 4. WASTE TIRE COORDINATED MANAGEMENT REPORT
The secretary of natural resources shall report to the general assembly by no later than January 15 of each year on the state’s progress in managing waste tires. The report shall include the amount of tire litter prevention and cleanup fees collected in the current fiscal year to date, the amount of funds within the management of waste tires account expended in the current fiscal year to date, a summary of the activities funded by the management of waste tires account, the balance of the management of waste tires account, and any recommended changes to the waste tire collection and disposal program.
10 V.S.A. §§ 6621f (tire litter prevention and cleanup fee), and 6618a (waste tire management advisory committee) and Sec. 4 (waste tire coordinated report) of this act shall be repealed on September 30, 2013.
This act shall take effect October 1, 2008.
Sec. 1. 10 V.S.A. § 4254(i) is amended to read:
(i)(1) If the board establishes a moose hunting season, up to five moose permits shall be set aside to be auctioned. The board shall adopt rules necessary for the department to establish, implement, and run the auction process. Proceeds from the auction shall be deposited in the fish and wildlife fund and used for conservation education programs run by the department. Successful bidders must have a Vermont hunting or combination license in order to purchase a moose permit. Beginning with the 2006 hunting season, the five moose permits set aside for auction shall be in addition to the number of annual moose permits authorized by the board.
(2) If the board establishes a moose hunting season, there shall be established a program to set aside five moose permits for Vermont residents who have served on active duty in any branch of the armed forces of the United States and who have been awarded or are eligible to receive a campaign ribbon for Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. The department of fish and wildlife shall adopt a procedure to implement the set‑aside program for veterans who have been awarded or are eligible to receive a campaign ribbon for Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom, including a method to award applicants preference points and a method by which veterans who applied for but failed to receive a permit in one hunting season are awarded priority in the subsequent moose hunting season. The procedure adopted under this subdivision shall be consistent with the preference system for the permit auction authorized under subdivision (i)(1) of this section. Veterans awarded a moose permit under this subsection must possess a valid Vermont hunting or combination license in order to purchase a moose permit. The department of fish and wildlife shall coordinate with the department of veterans affairs to provide notice to eligible veterans of the moose permits set-aside under this subsection.
Rep. Browning of Arlington, for the Committee on Institutions, recommends the bill ought to pass.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008, Room 11 – 7:00 – 8:30 PM; House Committees on Natural Resources and Energy, Ways and Means and Commerce – “The Future of Fuel Costs in Vermont”
Public Hearings on Fiscal Year 2009 State budget
Wednesday, February 20, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Room 11 & Thursday, February 21, 1:30—3:30 p.m., Room 11– The House Appropriations Committee will hear from Vermont citizens, including representatives of advocacy groups and other organizations, on the subject of Fiscal Year 2009 appropriations. Testimony will be scheduled in advance for 5-minute intervals. To reserve a time slot, please call the Committee office at 802/828-2251.
The following item was received by the Joint Fiscal Committee:
JFO #2317 –$10,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime to the Center for Crime Victims Services. These grant funds are in support of National Crime Victims Rights Week and will be used to support a traveling interactive theatre project on the topic of victimization and how to get help.
[JFO received 02/13/08]