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29 V.S.A. § 182
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 6 - Capitol Complex|§ 182. Definitions

§ 182. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Capitol Complex" means all of the land and buildings in the City of Montpelier, excluding so much of State Street as lies within the boundaries thereof, enclosed within the following described bounds: commencing at the juncture of Taylor Street, so-called, and north line of the Winooski River, thence northerly along the westerly line of Taylor Street, crossing State Street and continuing northerly along the westerly line of the extension of Taylor Street, crossing Court Street at an angle to the westerly line of Greenwood Terrace, thence continuing northerly along the westerly line of Greenwood Terrace to a point on a line extension of the southerly line of Mather Terrace, thence westerly along the aforesaid line extension to Mather Terrace, thence westerly along the southerly line of Mather Terrace and Terrace Street to the intersection of Terrace Street and the easterly line of Bailey Avenue, thence southerly along the easterly line of Bailey Avenue crossing State Street and continuing along the easterly line of Bailey Avenue extension to the Winooski River, thence easterly along the northerly line of the Winooski River to the point of the beginning. (2) "Capitol Complex Commission" means a commission consisting of seven members.  (A) Four members shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of three years. One member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House, and one member shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Committees, each for a term of two years. The seventh member shall be appointed by the Montpelier City Council for a term of two years. (B) The Chair of the Capitol Complex Commission shall be designated by the Governor. (C) Not fewer than two members of the Commission shall be residents of the City of Montpelier, and a member shall not be an exempt employee of the State of Vermont or a State legislator. (D) The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall be the executive secretary of the Commission and shall have no vote.  (3) "Developer" means any person owning or undertaking construction of any structure of any nature on any plot or parcel within the Capitol Complex. (4) "Plan" means but shall not be limited to all overall designs, blueprints of floor plans, site plans, elevation drawings, and front left and right and detailed perspectives. (Added 1973, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. April 16, 1974; amended 1979, No. 87 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Feb. 20, 1980; 1983, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(b), eff. April 11, 1984; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(c)(1), eff. May 6, 1996; 2001, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 30, eff. June 27, 2002; 2019, No. 61, § 18.)
29 V.S.A. § 183
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 6 - Capitol Complex|§ 183. Review of plans

§ 183. Review of plans|(1) No person shall commence construction on any structure on any plot or parcel within the Capitol Complex prior to approval of plans for such structure by the Capitol Complex Commission. For the purposes of this section "person" shall include the State of Vermont.(2) Within 60 days after submission of tentative plans relating to the construction of any structure on any plot or parcel within the Capitol Complex, the Capitol Complex Commission shall approve such plans or suggest alterations or modifications relating to overall bulk, size, height, setback, parking requirements, landscaping, design continuity with other structures in the Capitol Complex, both private and public, and maintenance of the character of the Capitol Complex as a unique and historic district.(3) In the event the Capitol Complex Commission suggests alterations or modifications in plans which will result in additional construction costs, the Commission may recommend to the Legislature, or to the Emergency Board if the Legislature is not then in session, payment to the developer of a sum of money in an amount not to exceed such additional costs. The amount and manner of such recommendation shall be matters within the sole discretion of the Commission, except that no such amount shall be recommended because of a claim of a reduction in the profitability or fair market value of a parcel structure or improvement arising out of an alteration or modification in design. The amount and manner of actual payment shall be matters within the discretion of the Legislature or Emergency Board. For purposes of this chapter, the Emergency Board may deem payments hereunder to be "unforeseen emergencies" within the meaning of 32 V.S.A. § 133.(4) Acceptance of a modified plan or design by a developer shall constitute an undertaking that such altered or modified plan shall be faithfully carried out.(5) The Capitol Complex Commission may adopt such rules and regulations to interpret and carry out the provisions of this chapter. Such rules and regulations shall be filed in accordance with the provisions of 3 V.S.A. § 847. (Added 1973, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 17.)
29 V.S.A. § 184
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 6 - Capitol Complex|§ 184. Penalties

§ 184. Penalties|A violation of any provision of this chapter or the rules promulgated hereunder is punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 for each day of the violation. (Added 1973, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. April 16, 1974.)
29 V.S.A. § 185
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 6 - Capitol Complex|§ 185. Enforcement

§ 185. Enforcement|In addition to the other penalties provided herein, the Capitol Complex Commission may, in the name of the State, institute any appropriate action, injunction, or other proceeding to prevent, restrain, correct, or abate any violation hereof or the rules promulgated hereunder. (Added 1973, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. April 16, 1974.)
29 V.S.A. § 191
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 6 - Capitol Complex|§ 191. Parking

§ 191. Parking|(a) Any State-owned or -leased parking lot in the Capitol Complex, as defined in 29 V.S.A. § 182(1), or any State-owned or -leased area used for parking outside the Capitol Complex but within the Montpelier area, shall be considered a "public highway," as defined in 23 V.S.A. § 4(13), for enforcement purposes, whether or not open to the public or general circulation of vehicles. The driver or owner of any motor vehicle in such a State parking lot shall obey the instructions of any applicable posted sign or marking.(b) On land or in structures owned or leased by the State, including State parking lots described in subsection (a) of this section, an enforcement officer is authorized:  (1) to enforce signs and markings relating to parking, stopping, standing, and operation of motor vehicles in a State parking lot; (2) to issue a Vermont traffic summons and complaint, pursuant to 23 V.S.A. chapter 24, to the driver or owner of a motor vehicle stopped, parked, standing, or being operated contrary to the instructions on an applicable posted sign or marking; or (3) pursuant to 23 V.S.A. § 1102, at the driver's or the owner's expense, to move, remove, or immobilize, or cause to be moved, removed, or immobilized, any motor vehicle that is stopped, parked, standing, or being operated contrary to applicable posted signs and markings.   (c) Any sign or marking shall be presumed to have been placed at the direction of the Sergeant at Arms or the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, unless the contrary is established by competent evidence. (Added 1999, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 47, eff. May 24, 2000; amended 2001, No. 61, § 34, eff. June 16, 2001; 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 11(a).)
29 V.S.A. § 301
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 9 - Mines and Quarries on Public Land|§ 301. Ownership of mines and quarries discovered on public lands

§ 301. Ownership of mines and quarries discovered on public lands|All mines or quarries discovered upon any public land belonging to the people of the State, or upon land beneath public waters, are the property of the people of this State in their right of sovereignty.
29 V.S.A. § 302
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 9 - Mines and Quarries on Public Land|§ 302. Right of discoverer to work claim

§ 302. Right of discoverer to work claim|A citizen of the United States discovering a valuable mine or quarry upon such lands or upon land beneath such waters, and filing a notice of discovery and a bond as hereinafter provided, may work such mine or quarry. He or she and his or her heirs and assigns shall have the sole benefit of all the product therefrom, on the payment into the State Treasury of two percent of the market value of all such products, as a royalty. Such valuation shall be made when such products are first in a marketable form. From time to time the Legislature may provide for a different rate of compensation to be paid to the State.
29 V.S.A. § 303
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 9 - Mines and Quarries on Public Land|§ 303. Statements to be furnished

§ 303. Statements to be furnished|A statement of the amount sold or removed from the premises covered by such notice of claim, and of all the trees cut or destroyed upon such lands, shall be made semiannually under oath to the State Treasurer. Payments of such royalty shall be made semiannually into the State Treasury, under oath as to the amount thereof, on the basis of such semiannual statement to the State Treasurer. A wilful falsehood in the contents of such statement made to such Treasurer in regard to such royalty shall work a forfeiture to the State of the value of the whole amount mined or quarried during the period covered by such statements.
29 V.S.A. § 304
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 9 - Mines and Quarries on Public Land|§ 304. Effect on prior grants

§ 304. Effect on prior grants|Nothing contained in this chapter shall affect any grant made by the Legislature prior to January 28, 1911, to persons having discovered mines or quarries; nor be construed to give a person the right to enter upon such lands, to break up such lands, to work any mine or quarry upon such lands, or remove any minerals from such lands, unless the written consent of the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services is previously obtained. Written permission to erect buildings upon such lands for the working of mines or quarries upon such lands may be given by the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, when he or she is satisfied that the erection of such buildings will not be detrimental to the interests, of the State. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 16(c); 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(c)(2), eff. May 6, 1996.)
29 V.S.A. § 305
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 9 - Mines and Quarries on Public Land|§ 305. Cutting of timber restricted

§ 305. Cutting of timber restricted|Nothing in this chapter shall authorize a person working a mine or quarry upon such lands, to cut or destroy any timber whatever, except such trees as it may be actually necessary to remove in order to uncover or make a road to such mine or quarry. For all trees which are cut, the party operating such mine or quarry shall pay into the State Treasury, as soon as the amount thereof is determined, such sums as the Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation, by a writing filed with the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, declares to be the value of such trees. Such value in the case of merchantable timber shall, in no instance, be less than $5.00 per 1,000. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 16(d); 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(c)(2), eff. May 6, 1996.)
29 V.S.A. § 306
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 9 - Mines and Quarries on Public Land|§ 306. Bond required to work claim

§ 306. Bond required to work claim|A person proposing to work a mine or quarry upon such lands or upon land beneath such waters, before commencing such work thereon, shall file with the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services a bond in such sum and with such sureties as such Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall require, conditioned for the payment when due of all sums of money coming due to the State, under the provisions of this chapter, and shall renew such bond and furnish such bond in addition thereto as such Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall from time to time require. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 16(e); 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(c)(2), eff. May 6, 1996.)
29 V.S.A. § 307
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 9 - Mines and Quarries on Public Land|§ 307. Default by claimant

§ 307. Default by claimant|If, at any time, a person working a mine or quarry upon such lands or upon land beneath such waters fails to make the payments required by this chapter when due, or fails to file any bond so required, his or her rights and the rights of all persons holding under him or her in such quarry or mine shall then and thereby terminate.
29 V.S.A. § 308
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 9 - Mines and Quarries on Public Land|§ 308. Application to State forests and parks

§ 308. Application to State forests and parks|The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed so as to apply to State forests and parks. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 16(e); 1977, No. 253 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)
29 V.S.A. § 401
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 11 - Management of Lakes and Ponds|§ 401. Policy

§ 401. Policy|Lakes and ponds that are public waters of Vermont and the lands lying thereunder are a public trust, and it is the policy of the State that these waters and lands shall be managed to serve the public good, as defined by section 405 of this title, to the extent authorized by statute. For the purposes of this chapter, the exercise of this management shall be limited to encroachments subject to section 403 of this title. The management of these waters and lands shall be exercised by the Department of Environmental Conservation in accordance with this chapter and the rules of the Department. For the purposes of this chapter, jurisdiction of the Department shall be construed as extending to all lakes and ponds that are public waters and the lands lying thereunder, which lie beyond the shoreline or shorelines delineated by the mean water level of any lake or pond that is a public water of the State, as such mean water level is determined by the Department. For the purposes of this chapter, jurisdiction shall include encroachments of docks and piers on the boatable tributaries of Lake Champlain and Lake Memphremagog upstream to the first barrier to navigation, and encroachments of docks and piers on the Connecticut River impoundments and boatable tributaries of such impounds upstream to the first barrier to navigation. No provision of this chapter shall be construed to permit trespass on private lands without the permission of the owner. (Added 1967, No. 308 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 22, 1968; amended 1969, No. 281 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1975, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 15, 1976; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 41; 1987, No. 76, § 18; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 110, eff. Jan. 31, 2005; 2009, No. 117 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
29 V.S.A. § 402
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 11 - Management of Lakes and Ponds|§ 402. Definitions

§ 402. Definitions|Whenever used in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:  (1) "Board" means the Natural Resources Board. (2) "Department" means the Department of Environmental Conservation. (3) "Encroach" means to place or cause to be placed any material or structure in any lakes and ponds that are public waters or to alter, or cause to be altered, the lands underlying any waters, or to place or cause to be placed any bridge, dock, boathouse, cable, pipeline, or similar structure beyond the shoreline as established by the mean water level of any lakes and ponds that are public waters under the jurisdiction of the Board. (4) "Navigable water" or "navigable waters" means those waters as defined in 10 V.S.A. § 1422(4). (5) "Person" means any individual; partnership; company; corporation; association; joint venture; trust; municipality; the State of Vermont or any agency, department, or subdivision of the State; any federal agency; or any other legal or commercial entity. (6) "Public good" means that which shall be for the greatest benefit of the people of the State of Vermont. (7) "Public waters" means navigable waters excepting those waters in private ponds and private preserves as set forth in 10 V.S.A. chapter 119. (Added 1967, No. 308 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 22, 1968; amended 1975, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 15, 1976; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 41; 1987, No. 76, § 18; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 111, eff. Jan. 31, 2005; 2011, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. May 14, 2012.)
29 V.S.A. § 403
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 11 - Management of Lakes and Ponds|§ 403. Encroachment prohibited

§ 403. Encroachment prohibited|(a)(1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no person shall encroach on any of those waters and lands of lakes and ponds under the jurisdiction of the Department without first obtaining a permit under this chapter.  (2) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no person shall encroach on the following waters with a dock or pier without first obtaining a permit under this chapter:  (A) boatable tributaries of Lake Champlain and Lake Memphremagog upstream to the first barrier to navigation; and (B) Connecticut River impoundments and boatable tributaries of such impoundments upstream to the first barrier to navigation.  (3) No permit shall be granted if the encroachment adversely affects the public good.   (b) A permit shall not be required for the following uses provided that navigation or boating is not unreasonably impeded:  (1) wooden or metal docks for noncommercial use mounted on piles or floats provided that:  (A) the combined horizontal distance of the proposed encroachment and any existing encroachments located within 100 feet thereof that are owned or controlled by the applicant do not exceed 50 feet and their aggregate surface areas do not exceed 500 square feet; and (B) concrete, masonry, earth or rock fill, sheet piling, bulkheading, cribwork, or similar construction does not form a part of the encroachment;  (2) a water intake pipe not exceeding two inches inside diameter; (3) temporary extensions of existing structures added for a period not to exceed six months, if required by low water; (4) ordinary repairs and maintenance to existing commercial and noncommercial structures; (5) duck blinds, floats, rafts, and buoys.   (c) Existing encroachments shall not be enlarged, extended, or added to without first obtaining a permit under this chapter, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section.(d) This chapter shall not apply to encroachments subject to the provisions of 10 V.S.A. chapter 43, concerning dams, or regulations adopted under the provisions of 10 V.S.A. § 1424 concerning public waters.(e) This section shall not apply to the installation on lake bottoms of small filtering devices not exceeding nine square feet of disturbed area on the end of water intake pipes less than two inches in diameter for the purpose of zebra mussel control. (Added 1967, No. 308 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 22, 1968; amended 1975, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 15, 1976; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.) § 41; 1993, No. 233 (Adj. Sess.), § 52, eff. June 21, 1994; 2009, No. 117 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
29 V.S.A. § 404
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 11 - Management of Lakes and Ponds|§ 404. Application for construction

§ 404. Application for construction|(a) An application for a permit to encroach shall be filed with the Department. The application shall set forth the location, type, size, and shape of the encroachment and the plans and specifications to be followed in the construction.(b) The Department may conduct hearings, investigations, examinations, tests, and site evaluations necessary to verify information contained in the application. An applicant shall grant the Department permission to enter upon his or her land for these purposes. (Added 1967, No. 308 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 22, 1968; amended 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 41.)
29 V.S.A. § 405
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 11 - Management of Lakes and Ponds|§ 405. Investigation and determination of public good

§ 405. Investigation and determination of public good|(a) When an application is filed under this chapter, the Department shall proceed in accordance with 10 V.S.A. chapter 170.(b) In determining whether the encroachment will adversely affect the public good, the Department shall consider the effect of the proposed encroachment as well as the potential cumulative effect of existing encroachments on water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, aquatic and shoreline vegetation, navigation, and other recreational and public uses, including fishing and swimming, consistency with the natural surroundings, and consistency with municipal shoreland zoning ordinances or any applicable State plans. If the Department determines, after reviewing the applications, the written comments filed within the notice period and the results of the investigation, that the proposed encroachment will not adversely affect the public good, the application shall be approved.(c) The action of approving or denying an application shall not be effective until 10 days after the Department's notice of action. (Added 1967, No. 308 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. March 22, 1968; amended 1975, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 15, 1976; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 41; 2015, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 32, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.)
29 V.S.A. § 406
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 11 - Management of Lakes and Ponds|§ 406. Appeals

§ 406. Appeals|Appeals of any act or decision of the Department under this chapter shall be made in accordance with 10 V.S.A. chapter 220. (Added 1967, No. 308 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. March 22, 1968; amended 1975, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. March 15, 1976; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.) § 41; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 112, eff. Jan. 31, 2005.)
29 V.S.A. § 408
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 11 - Management of Lakes and Ponds|§ 408. Permit

§ 408. Permit|(a) A permit may contain any conditions that the Department considers necessary to protect the public good.(b) No person granted a permit under this chapter is relieved of the responsibility to comply with any other applicable federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and permits.(c) A permit may be revoked by the Department in the event of violation of any condition attached to the permit.(d) Temporary emergency permits may be issued, pursuant to 3 V.S.A. § 2822(c). (Added 1967, No. 308 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. March 22, 1968; 1975, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. March 15, 1976; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 41; 2003, No. 82 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 113, eff. Jan. 31, 2005.)