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19 V.S.A. § 11
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 19 - Highways|Chapter 1 - State Highway Law; General Transportation Provisions|§ 11. Transportation Fund

§ 11. Transportation Fund|The Transportation Fund shall comprise the following:  (1) all taxes, penalties, and fees received by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles except those relating to motorboats imposed under 23 V.S.A. chapter 29, which shall be expended pursuant to 23 V.S.A. § 3319; (2) the revenue derived from the taxes on motor fuel as provided for by Title 23; (3) all grants from the federal government and regional associations for transportation purposes except for snowmobiles and motorboats; (4) monies received from the sales and use tax on aviation jet fuel and on natural gas used to propel a motor vehicle under 32 V.S.A. chapter 233, and from the portion of a local option tax on the sale of aviation jet fuel specified in 24 V.S.A. § 138; (5) receipts from pilot and aircraft license fees; (6) all penalties and fines imposed under this title and Titles 5 and 23; (7) both statewide and departmental indirect cost recoveries from federal sources by the Agency of Transportation; (8) other miscellaneous sources including the sale of maps, plans, and reports, fees collected by the Travel Information Council, leases for property at State-owned airports and railroads, proceeds from the sale of State surplus property under the provisions of 29 V.S.A. §§ 1556 and 1557, and proceeds from the sale of recycled materials. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 51, § 1a; 1993, No. 27, § 1; 1999, No. 62, § 260, eff. June 2, 1999; 2009, No. 50, § 66; 2011, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 43, eff. July 1, 2013; 2017, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 37, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.)
19 V.S.A. § 11a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 19 - Highways|Chapter 1 - State Highway Law; General Transportation Provisions|§ 11a. Transportation funds appropriated for the Department of Public Safety

§ 11a. Transportation funds appropriated for the Department of Public Safety|(a) No transportation funds shall be appropriated for the support of government other than for the Agency, the Board, Transportation Pay Act Funds, construction of transportation capital facilities, transportation debt service, the operation of information centers by the Department of Buildings and General Services, and the Department of Public Safety. The amount of transportation funds appropriated to the Department of Public Safety shall not exceed:  (1) $25,250,000.00 in fiscal year 2014; (2) $22,750,000.00 in fiscal years 2015 and 2016; (3) $21,150,000.00 in fiscal year 2017; and (4) $20,250,000.00 in fiscal year 2018 and in succeeding fiscal years.   (b) In fiscal year 2017, of the funds appropriated to the Department of Public Safety pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the amount of $1,680,000.00 is allocated exclusively for the purchase, outfitting, assignment, and disposal of State Police vehicles. In fiscal year 2018 and in succeeding fiscal years, of the funds appropriated to the Department of Public Safety pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the amount of $2,100,000.00 is allocated exclusively for the purchase, outfitting, assignment, and disposal of State Police vehicles. Any unexpended and unencumbered funds remaining in this allocation at the close of a fiscal year shall revert to the Transportation Fund. The Department of Public Safety may periodically recommend to the General Assembly that this allocation be adjusted to reflect market conditions for the vehicles and equipment. (Added 2001, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 42; amended 2003, No. 56, § 30, eff. June 4, 2003; 2003, No. 68, § 38, eff. July 1, 2004; 2003, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. June 9, 2004; 2005, No. 80, § 43; 2005, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 51; 2007, No. 65, § 271; 2007, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.001; 2009, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § E.900; 2011, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § E.922; 2013, No. 12, § 27; 2015, No. 58, § E.900; 2015, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2017, No. 3, § 73, eff. March 2, 2017.)
19 V.S.A. § 11b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 19 - Highways|Chapter 1 - State Highway Law; General Transportation Provisions|§ 11b. Town highway revolving fund

§ 11b. Town highway revolving fund|There is created a special account within the transportation fund known as the town highway revolving fund for the purpose of charging the expense for work performed for towns by the agency. All receipts from towns for performance of these services shall be credited to this account. The commissioner of finance and management may incur overdrafts, not to exceed $250,000.00 in total, in this account in anticipation of amounts due from towns. However, the commissioner may waive the limitation on overdrafts to the extent that a town's reimbursement to the state is contingent on the town's receipt of emergency relief funds from federal sources. (Added 1991, No. 35, § 6, eff. May 18, 1991; 1991, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Feb. 21, 1992; 1999, No. 18, § 17, eff. May 13, 1999.)
19 V.S.A. § 11c
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 19 - Highways|Chapter 1 - State Highway Law; General Transportation Provisions|§ 11c. Deposit in escrow account of amounts retained from progress payments

§ 11c. Deposit in escrow account of amounts retained from progress payments|Upon satisfactory completion of the contract work and full settlement or payment of all damages, claims or liabilities incurred in connection with the contract work, the retained percentage and any interest accrued, shall be paid to the contractor or consultant. If the escrow conditions are not fulfilled, then the agency shall be paid the retained percentage and any interest accrued or such amount necessary to settle or pay the damages, claims or liabilities. (Added 1993, No. 27, § 2.)
19 V.S.A. § 11d
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 19 - Highways|Chapter 1 - State Highway Law; General Transportation Provisions|§ 11d. Funds for rehabilitation of historic bridges

§ 11d. Funds for rehabilitation of historic bridges|(a) Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 706(1) and (2), the Agency of Transportation may transfer funds to the Division for Historic Preservation in the Agency of Commerce and Community Development to be used for the following purposes:  (1) Repairing, rehabilitating, restoring, and maintaining historic bridges. To the maximum extent feasible, bridges shall be made available to the public for transportation and recreational uses, including bicycle paths, hiking trails, snowmobile trails, fishing access, picnic areas, or rest stops. (2) Grants to municipalities, nonprofit corporations, State agencies, or other responsible parties for the repair and maintenance of historic bridges. (3) Funding for planning and engineering studies for the preservation of historic bridges. (4) Moving, storing, or otherwise preserving historic bridges.   (b) Funds transferred may include appropriations from the Transportation Fund, federal funds made available to mitigate the adverse effects of new construction on historic bridges, and monies from other public or private sources.(c) Transfer of funds under this section shall constitute acceptance by the Division for Historic Preservation that funds transferred will be used solely for the preservation of historic bridges as outlined in subsection (a) of this section. Transfers, however, may be conditioned upon use for one or more specific purposes identified by subsection (a) of this section. (Added 1993, No. 36, § 2; amended 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 1(a); 2021, No. 20, § 81.)
19 V.S.A. § 11e
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 19 - Highways|Chapter 1 - State Highway Law; General Transportation Provisions|§ 11e. Reimbursements

§ 11e. Reimbursements|Receipts for damage to state property under the control of the agency of transportation, other than recoveries under 32 V.S.A. § 134, sales of supplies, interdepartmental transfers for maintenance of roads under the jurisdiction of other departments of the state, receipts from the Efficiency Vermont program, and receipts from municipalities and public utilities cooperating with the agency of transportation for highway or grade crossing work shall be credited to the same account from which the expenditures have been or will be incurred. (Added 1995, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 235; amended 2003, No. 56, § 60, eff. June 4, 2003.)
19 V.S.A. § 12
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 19 - Highways|Chapter 1 - State Highway Law; General Transportation Provisions|§ 12. Appropriations to agency of transportation

§ 12. Appropriations to agency of transportation|Moneys appropriated from the transportation fund to the agency shall be appropriated to the agency accounts for the following purposes:  (1) construction and maintenance of state highways, railroads, and airports including necessary buildings and equipment; (2) aid to municipalities for the support of class 1, 2, or 3 town highways and bridges; (3) general administration of the agency, including a grant for pensions; (4) debt service for principal and interest of highway bonds; (5) operation of public transit systems, railroads, and airports including administration of appropriate sections of Title 5; and (6) operation of the department of motor vehicles including administration of Title 23. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
19 V.S.A. § 12a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 19 - Highways|Chapter 1 - State Highway Law; General Transportation Provisions|§ 12a. Transportation program provided to the committees on transportation

§ 12a. Transportation program provided to the committees on transportation|The transportation program shall be provided by the agency of transportation to the members of the house and senate committees on transportation following the presentation of the state budget to the general assembly by the governor as required by 32 V.S.A. § 306. (Added 1989, No. 121, § 20c; amended 1989, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 39; 2001, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. June 21, 2002; 2003, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 33, 50, eff. June 9, 2004.)
19 V.S.A. § 12b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 19 - Highways|Chapter 1 - State Highway Law; General Transportation Provisions|§ 12b. Joint Transportation Oversight Committee

§ 12b. Joint Transportation Oversight Committee|(a) There is created a Joint Transportation Oversight Committee composed of the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the House and Senate Committees on Transportation, the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the Senate Committee on Finance. The Committee shall be chaired alternately by the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation, and the two-year term shall run concurrently with the biennial session of the General Assembly. The Chair of the Senate Committee on Transportation shall chair the Committee during the 2009-2010 legislative session.(b) The Committee shall meet during adjournment for official duties. Meetings shall be convened by the Chair and, when practicable, shall be coordinated with the regular meetings of the Joint Fiscal Committee. Members shall be entitled to compensation and reimbursement pursuant to 2 V.S.A. § 23. The Committee shall have the assistance of the staff of the Office of Legislative Counsel, the Office of Legislative Operations, and the Joint Fiscal Office.(c) The Committee shall provide legislative oversight of the Transportation Fund revenues collection and the operation and administration of the Agency of Transportation construction, paving, and rehabilitation programs. The Secretary of Transportation shall report to the Committee upon request.(d) If and when applicable, the Secretary shall submit electronically to the Joint Fiscal Office for distribution to members of the Committee a report summarizing any plans or actions taken to delay project schedules as a result of:  (1) a generalized increase in bids relative to project estimates; (2) changes in the consensus revenue forecast of the Transportation Fund or Transportation Infrastructure Bond Fund; or (3) changes in the availability of federal funds. (Added 1993, No. 25, § 78, eff. May 18, 1993; amended 1993, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. June 17, 1994; 2005, No. 80, §§ 44, 45; 2009, No. 50, § 87; 2009, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 23; 2011, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 30; 2015, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 22; 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 28; 2021, No. 20, § 82.)
19 V.S.A. § 13
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 19 - Highways|Chapter 1 - State Highway Law; General Transportation Provisions|§ 13. Central Garage Fund

§ 13. Central Garage Fund|(a) There is created the Central Garage Fund which shall be used:  (1) to furnish equipment on a rental basis to the districts and other sections of the Agency for construction, maintenance, and operation of highways or other transportation activities; and (2) to provide a general equipment repair and major overhaul service as well as to furnish necessary supplies for the operation of the equipment.   (b) To maintain a safe, reliable equipment fleet, new or replacement highway maintenance equipment shall be acquired using Central Garage Fund monies. The Agency is authorized to acquire replacement pieces for existing highway equipment or new, additional equipment equivalent to equipment already owned; however, the Agency shall not increase the total number of permanently assigned or authorized motorized or self-propelled vehicles without approval by the General Assembly.(c)(1) For the purpose specified in subsection (b) of this section, the following amount shall be transferred from the Transportation Fund to the Central Garage Fund:   (A) in fiscal year 2021, $1,355,358.00; and (B) in subsequent fiscal years, at a minimum, the amount specified in subdivision (A) of this subdivision (1) as adjusted annually by increasing the previous fiscal year's amount by the percentage increase in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) during the two most recently closed State fiscal years.  (2) Each fiscal year, the sum of the following shall be appropriated from the Central Garage Fund exclusively for the purpose specified in subsection (b) of this section:  (A) the amount transferred pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection; (B) the amount of the equipment depreciation expense from the prior fiscal year; and (C) the amount of the net equipment sales from the prior fiscal year.    (d) In each fiscal year, net income of the Fund earned during that fiscal year shall be retained in the Fund.(e) For the purposes of computing net worth and net income, the fiscal year shall be the year ending June 30.(f) As used in this section, "equipment" means registered motor vehicles and highway maintenance equipment assigned to the Central Garage.(g) [Repealed.]  (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1995, No. 60, § 21, eff. April 25, 1995; 1999, No. 18, § 5, eff. May 13, 1999; 1999, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 36, eff. May 29, 2000; 2003, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 50, eff. June 9, 2004; 2005, No. 80, §§ 40, 46; 2007, No. 75, § 23; 2007, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; 2009, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 21; 2017, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 18; 2019, No. 59, § 16.)
19 V.S.A. § 14
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 19 - Highways|Chapter 1 - State Highway Law; General Transportation Provisions|§ 14. State highways

§ 14. State highways|(a) The state highways shall be those highways so designated on a map entitled "Vermont State Highways," filed in the office of the secretary of state on June 30, 1997, as subsequently modified by additions or deletions made pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.(b) When an addition or deletion is made to the state highways, the agency shall complete a mileage certificate showing the highways which are added or deleted and file a copy in the office of the secretary of state. It shall also file a copy of the mileage certificate in the town clerk's office where the highways are located. When the certificates are filed, the transfer of control of the highways shall be deemed to have taken place. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1997, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
19 V.S.A. § 15
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 19 - Highways|Chapter 1 - State Highway Law; General Transportation Provisions|§ 15. Changes in the State highway system

§ 15. Changes in the State highway system|(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, highways may be added to or deleted from the State highway system by:  (1) an act of the General Assembly; or (2) a proposal by the Agency which is accepted by the legislative body of the affected municipality and approved by an act of the General Assembly.   (b) Upon entering into an agreement with the affected municipality, the Secretary may relinquish to municipal control segments of State highway rights-of-way that have been replaced by new construction and are no longer needed as part of the State highway system. Upon their relinquishment to municipal control, the segments shall become class 3 town highways, and may be reclassified by the municipality in accordance with chapter 7 of this title. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2013, No. 12, § 15.)
19 V.S.A. § 15a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 19 - Highways|Chapter 1 - State Highway Law; General Transportation Provisions|§ 15a. Border crossings; cooperation with federal government

§ 15a. Border crossings; cooperation with federal government|(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title but pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the Agency (in the case of State highways) and municipalities (in the case of town highways) are authorized to cooperate with federal projects to modernize border crossings between the United States and Canada by relinquishing to the federal government those portions of State or town highways approaching the border that may be required by the federal government for its border crossing projects.(b) In connection with the relinquishments authorized in subsection (a) of this section, the Agency and municipalities are authorized to execute agreements with the federal government, including a conveyance of an interest in real property, easements, leases, and other instruments necessary to ensure that federal requirements are met. The federal government shall be responsible for maintenance of those State and town highways relinquished under this section. (Added 2003, No. 56, § 51, eff. June 4, 2003; amended 2021, No. 20, § 83.)
19 V.S.A. § 16
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 19 - Highways|Chapter 1 - State Highway Law; General Transportation Provisions|§ 16. Duties of secretary in unorganized towns and gores

§ 16. Duties of secretary in unorganized towns and gores|The secretary shall have the same power in all matters pertaining to the highways in unorganized towns and gores that selectboards have in organized towns, and may spend any available funds including state aid and local taxes to assist unorganized towns and gores for this purpose. After exhausting the right of administrative appeal to the board under subdivision 5(d)(3) of this title, landowners shall have the same right to appeal from the decision of the board in the exercise of this power, as in like proceedings by selectboards in organized towns. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 17.)
19 V.S.A. § 17
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 19 - Highways|Chapter 1 - State Highway Law; General Transportation Provisions|§ 17. Contracts; labor preference

§ 17. Contracts; labor preference|A person, firm, or corporation awarded any contract for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, and repair of a highway under the jurisdiction of the agency shall give preference to Vermont labor and to trucks owned in Vermont and operated by residents of Vermont on all contracts of construction, reconstruction, improvement and repair, provided this action is not contrary to federal rules and regulations. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
19 V.S.A. § 18
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 19 - Highways|Chapter 1 - State Highway Law; General Transportation Provisions|§ 18. Wages

§ 18. Wages|In making up specifications and advertising for bids on highway work, the Agency shall fix, subject to local conditions, the minimum wage per hour for various classes of labor and the minimum to be paid per hour or per cubic yard for trucks that the contractor shall be bound to pay. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2019, No. 59, § 25.)
19 V.S.A. § 19
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 19 - Highways|Chapter 1 - State Highway Law; General Transportation Provisions|§ 19. Small business enterprises

§ 19. Small business enterprises|It is declared to be in the best interests of the State and the general welfare of Vermonters to encourage and develop the actual and potential capacity of small business enterprises, and to use this important segment of the State's economy to the fullest practicable extent in the construction of State highways, including federal aid and interstate highway systems. In order to carry out this intent and encourage full and free competition, the Agency of Transportation shall cooperate with small business enterprises in connection with the State highway construction program. Nothing contained in this section shall be considered or construed as meaning more than a legislative declaration of intent and policy. The decisions and actions of the Agency shall not be subject to judicial challenge. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2021, No. 20, § 84.)
19 V.S.A. § 20
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 19 - Highways|Chapter 1 - State Highway Law; General Transportation Provisions|§ 20. Small claims for injury or damage

§ 20. Small claims for injury or damage|The Board shall have exclusive jurisdiction over claims of $5,000.00 or less made for personal injuries or property damage, or both, sustained as the result of the negligence of any employee of the Agency. The Board may hear all parties in interest and may award damages not to exceed $5,000.00. When the Board awards damages, it shall certify its decision to the Commissioner of Finance and Management. Upon the disposition of any appeal or the expiration or waiver of all appeal rights, the Commissioner of Finance and Management shall issue his or her warrant for the amount of the award, with payment in the manner prescribed by 12 V.S.A. § 5604. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 18; 2013, No. 12, § 16.)
19 V.S.A. § 21
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 19 - Highways|Chapter 1 - State Highway Law; General Transportation Provisions|§ 21. Picnic areas and parking places

§ 21. Picnic areas and parking places|(a) The agency may purchase, or lease, or take in the manner provided in chapter 5 of this title, as part of the highway, land adjacent to any route which is needed for the preservation of its scenic character, or for the purpose of providing picnic or camping grounds, or for parking areas for the use of travelers; provided that land taken for these purposes by condemnation proceedings shall not extend in width more than 250 feet from the center of the traveled portion of the highway (except limited access facilities).(b) The agency shall, as a matter of policy, consider the establishment of wayside rest areas when constructing or reconstructing state highways, and when requested, town highways. The cost of building or rebuilding the wayside rest areas shall be included in the costs of constructing or reconstructing that highway. The cost of maintenance of these wayside rest areas shall be included in the cost of maintaining that highway.(c) [Repealed.]  (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1999, No. 18, § 18, eff. May 13, 1999; 2007, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 33.)
19 V.S.A. § 22
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 19 - Highways|Chapter 1 - State Highway Law; General Transportation Provisions|§ 22. Penalties

§ 22. Penalties|A person who violates a provision of subsection (c) of section 21 of this title shall be fined not more than $100.00 for each day of violation. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)