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29 V.S.A. § 1106
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 53 - Public Printing|§ 1106. Contracts for printing

§ 1106. Contracts for printing|The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services may make contracts for printing the public documents, Senate and House bills, printing needed by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House for their respective houses, legislative directories, and such other printing and binding as may be authorized by law or the interests of the State require, excepting contracts for printing court dockets. (Amended 1961, No. 30, § 1, eff. March 17, 1961; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
29 V.S.A. § 1107
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 53 - Public Printing|§ 1107. Bids

§ 1107. Bids|The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall make contracts for all State printing by advertisement and bid or letters of inquiry, unless otherwise provided. He or she may reject any and all bids and readvertise or with the approval of the Governor let such contract without further advertisement. (Amended 1961, No. 30, § 1, eff. March 17, 1961; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
29 V.S.A. § 1108
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 53 - Public Printing|§ 1108. Acceptance or rejection of bids; conditions of contracts

§ 1108. Acceptance or rejection of bids; conditions of contracts|The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services may require satisfactory bonds from bidders and contractors. (Amended 1961, No. 30, § 1, eff. March 17, 1961; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996; 2021, No. 66, § 6, eff. June 7, 2021.)
29 V.S.A. § 1111
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 53 - Public Printing|§ 1111. Stationery, forms, and supplies

§ 1111. Stationery, forms, and supplies|The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall procure and cause to be printed and distributed all office stationery and shall purchase and cause to be distributed all office supplies required by the General Assembly, the several State officers, departments, institutions, boards, and commissions, and such blank complaints, forms, and record books as are necessary. (Amended 1961, No. 30, § 1, eff. March 17, 1961; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
29 V.S.A. § 1113
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 53 - Public Printing|§ 1113. Journals of the Joint Assembly, Senate, and House of Representatives

§ 1113. Journals of the Joint Assembly, Senate, and House of Representatives|The Secretary of the Joint Assembly, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, within 60 days after the close of each session of the General Assembly, shall furnish a certified copy of the original journals of their respective houses to the printer designated by the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, and within 30 days after the receipt from the printer of the last paged copy shall compile a proper index of the journals of their respective houses and furnish the same to the printer, and shall superintend the publication of their respective journals. The journal of the Joint Assembly shall be bound with the Journal of the Senate. (Amended 1961, No. 30, § 1, eff. March 17, 1961; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
29 V.S.A. § 1191
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 53 - Public Printing|§ 1191. Publication

§ 1191. Publication|The Court Administrator shall contract with an appropriate law book publisher for the editing and printing of the volumes and advance reports of the Vermont Reports. (Amended 1969, No. 52, § 2, eff. April 10, 1969; 1971, No. 119, § 1, eff. April 26, 1971.)
29 V.S.A. § 1193a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 53 - Public Printing|§ 1193a. Sale and exchange of surplus copies

§ 1193a. Sale and exchange of surplus copies|The surplus volumes of Vermont Reports may be sold, the price to be fixed by the State Librarian. (Added 1975, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996; 1997, No. 59, § 19, eff. June 30, 1997.)
29 V.S.A. § 1401
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 55 - State Insurance|§ 1401. Purchase of insurance

§ 1401. Purchase of insurance|The Secretary of Administration shall secure insurance coverage for the benefit of the State and its employees while performing official duties, in fire and casualty companies authorized to do business in this State in such amounts and such coverages as deemed for the best interests of the State. Insurance policies covering the State shall provide that loss, if any, shall be payable to the State. All policies shall be filed and kept in the office of the Secretary of Administration. The cost of all insurance purchased and the cost of managing such purchases shall be borne by the department or board for whose benefit it is purchased. (Added 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; amended 1985, No. 242 (Adj. Sess.), § 306; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996; 2013, No. 50, § E.101.)
29 V.S.A. § 1403
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 55 - State Insurance|§ 1403. Waiver of immunity by municipal corporations and counties

§ 1403. Waiver of immunity by municipal corporations and counties|Notwithstanding the provisions of 12 V.S.A. § 5602 or any other statute, when a municipal corporation purchases a policy of liability insurance under 24 V.S.A. § 1092, and when a county purchases a policy of liability insurance under the provisions of 24 V.S.A. § 131, it waives its sovereign immunity from liability to the extent of the coverage of the policy and consents to be sued. (Added 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; amended 1981, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1989, No. 114, § 7, eff. June 20, 1989.)
29 V.S.A. § 1404
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 55 - State Insurance|§ 1404. Judgments, maximum liability of municipal corporations and counties

§ 1404. Judgments, maximum liability of municipal corporations and counties|Upon trial of any action in which sovereign immunity has been waived, as provided in section 1403 of this title, a judgment shall not be rendered against a municipal corporation or county for more than the maximum amount of liability insurance carried by it and applicable to the subject matter of the action. (Added 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; amended 1989, No. 114, § 8, eff. June 20, 1989.)
29 V.S.A. § 1405
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 55 - State Insurance|§ 1405. Inventories of State property

§ 1405. Inventories of State property|State departments, institutions, and agencies having property belonging to the State or in their charge on or before February 1 in each even-numbered year shall render an inventory to the Secretary of Administration of all such property, and its value, on hand on January 1 preceding, on such forms and in such detail as the Secretary of Administration may require. (Added 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; amended 1963, No. 215, § 4; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996; 2013, No. 50, § E.101.2.)
29 V.S.A. § 1406
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 55 - State Insurance|§ 1406. Liability insurance

§ 1406. Liability insurance|(a) The Secretary of Administration, on behalf of the State, may contract or enter into agreements with any insurance company or companies or insurance corporation or corporations licensed to do business within the State for the purpose of insuring the State against liability or may self-insure against liability.(b) The Secretary of Administration is directed to charge back against individual departmental appropriations in all funds the proper amounts necessary to pay the cost of the insurance or self-insurance referred to in subsection (a) of this section.(c) The State Liability Self-Insurance Fund is created to provide a program of self-insuring liability coverages for all State agencies, Legislature, departments, State colleges, Judiciary, quasi-State agencies, boards, commissions, and employees, as defined in 3 V.S.A. § 1101. All covered entities shall participate in the program and shall contribute to the Fund. The Fund shall be administered by the Secretary of Administration to adjust claims, to pay judgments, and to reimburse contractors and State agencies for services rendered.  (1) All balances remaining in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year shall be carried forward to remain in the Fund. Interest earned by the Fund shall be deposited in the Fund. (2) The Commissioner of Finance and Management may anticipate receipts to this Fund and issue warrants based thereon. (3) Losses shall be fully reserved and funded and provision shall be made for losses incurred but not reported. The Fund shall be actuarially reviewed annually. (Added 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; amended 1981, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 46, eff. June 13, 1988; 1989, No. 114, § 9, eff. June 20, 1989; 1989, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996; 2013, No. 50, § E.101.3.)
29 V.S.A. § 1407
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 55 - State Insurance|§ 1407. Definition

§ 1407. Definition|For purposes of this chapter only, natural resources conservation districts shall be considered agencies of the State, and their employees shall be considered State employees. (Added 1983, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 6, 1984.)
29 V.S.A. § 1408
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 55 - State Insurance|§ 1408. Workers' compensation insurance

§ 1408. Workers' compensation insurance|(a) The State Employees' Workers' Compensation Fund is created to provide a program for self-insurance coverage for all officers and State employees, as defined in 3 V.S.A. § 1101, of all State agencies, departments, boards, and commissions, as well as any other person defined as an employee pursuant to 21 V.S.A. chapter 9. All State agencies, departments, boards, and commissions shall participate in the program and contribute to the Fund. The Fund shall be administered by the Secretary of Administration, who:  (1) shall authorize payments from the Fund in accordance with the provisions of this section and 21 V.S.A. chapter 9; (2) shall make final decisions regarding voluntary acceptance of claim and case management; (3) may contract with independent adjustment companies for claims adjustment services; (4) may conduct actuarial reviews and loss prevention programs; (5) may provide no more than six percent of the total annual assessment for that fiscal year for loss prevention programs and actuarial reviews.   (b) All balances remaining in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year shall be carried forward to remain in the Fund. Interest earned by the Fund shall be deposited in the Fund.(c) [Repealed.](d) The Secretary shall annually assess each program participant an amount to be deposited in the State Employees' Workers' Compensation Fund. The Secretary may adjust the annual assessment to ensure that the debts and obligations of the program are adequately funded.(e) The Commissioner of Finance and Management may anticipate receipts to this Fund and issue warrants based thereon.(f) Losses shall be fully reserved and funded in accordance with common insurance industry practices and in accordance with the principle of accuracy rather than adequacy whenever possible. The Fund shall be actuarially reviewed annually. (Added 1989, No. 104, § 1, eff. Feb. 1, 1990; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996; 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 33, eff. June 10, 2004; 2005, No. 209 (Adj. Sess.), § 34; 2013, No. 50, § E.101.4; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § E.102.)
29 V.S.A. § 1501
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 57 - Central Warehouse|§ 1501. Power to obtain warehouse

§ 1501. Power to obtain warehouse|The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, with the approval of the Emergency Board, may arrange for and operate a general supply and material warehouse for the use of the State. In making this arrangement, he or she may enter into a lease with any person who may desire to construct and rent such a building to the State. (Added 1961, No. 156, § 1; amended 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 47, eff. June 13, 1988; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
29 V.S.A. § 1502
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 57 - Central Warehouse|§ 1502. Division of cost

§ 1502. Division of cost|The cost of leasing the warehouse may be prorated among the using departments and agencies. The Commissioner of Finance and Management is directed to charge the pro rata share of this cost against the appropriation of each using agency. (1961, No. 156, § 2; amended 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 48, eff. June 13, 1988.)
29 V.S.A. § 1503
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 57 - Central Warehouse|§ 1503. Warehouse stocks, charges

§ 1503. Warehouse stocks, charges|The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services may stock the warehouse by purchase from time to time of supplies and materials in anticipation of the needs of State agencies. Costs shall be prorated according to those needs and charged to the accounts of using agencies. Payment shall be made from funds appropriated to the agencies for supplies. (Added 1961, No. 156, § 3; amended 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 49, eff. June 13, 1988; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
29 V.S.A. § 1551
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 59 - Surplus Property|§ 1551. The State agency for surplus property

§ 1551. The State agency for surplus property|The Department of Buildings and General Services of the Agency of Administration is designated the State agency for surplus property. (1965, No. 19, § 1, eff. April 2, 1965; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
29 V.S.A. § 1553
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 59 - Surplus Property|§ 1553. Power of Commissioner of Buildings and General Services to require bond

§ 1553. Power of Commissioner of Buildings and General Services to require bond|The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services may in his or her discretion bond any person in the employ of the Department of Buildings and General Services handling monies, signing checks, or receiving or distributing property from the United States under authority of this chapter. (Added 1965, No. 19, § 3, eff. April 2, 1965; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
29 V.S.A. § 1554
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 59 - Surplus Property|§ 1554. Transfer charges

§ 1554. Transfer charges|Any charges made or fees assessed by the Department of Buildings and General Services for acquiring, warehousing, distributing, or transferring of any property of the United States of America for educational, public health, or civil defense purposes, including research for any such purpose, or for any purpose that may be eligible under the federal act as amended before or after April 2, 1965, shall be limited to those reasonably related to the costs of care and handling in respect to its acquisition, receipt, warehousing, distribution, or transfer by the Department of Buildings and General Services. In the case of real property, those charges and fees shall be limited to the reasonable administrative costs of the Department of Buildings and General Services incurred in effecting transfer. (1965, No. 19, § 4, eff. April 2, 1965; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
29 V.S.A. § 1555
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 59 - Surplus Property|§ 1555. Acquisition and distribution of surplus commodities

§ 1555. Acquisition and distribution of surplus commodities|(a) The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services may apply for and warehouse surplus government commodities made available by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under section 32 of the act of August 24, 1935, as amended and related legislation, and section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949. He or she may distribute the commodities to recipients who are eligible under the above-mentioned federal statutes and U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations.(b) He or she may also apply for and warehouse government commodities made available under section 6 of public law 396, approved June 4, 1946, known as the National School Lunch Act, and distribute those commodities to tax-supported or tax-exempt schools operating approved school lunch programs. (Added 1965, No. 20, eff. April 2, 1965; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
29 V.S.A. § 1556
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 59 - Surplus Property|§ 1556. State surplus property

§ 1556. State surplus property|(a) All material, equipment, and supplies found to be surplus by any State agency or department shall be transferred to the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services. The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall be responsible for the disposal of surplus State property. The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services may:  (1) transfer the property to any other State agency or department having a justifiable need for the property, or transfer to any municipality, school, or nonprofit organization having a justifiable need as determined by a State agency or department, and assess an administrative fee if deemed appropriate; (2) store or warehouse the property for future needs of the State; (3) transfer the property to municipalities for town highways and bridges; (4) after giving priority to the provisions of subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection, transfer used bridge beams and other surplus material, equipment, and supplies to VAST, the local affiliates of VAST, or to municipalities cooperating with VAST or municipalities developing and maintaining their own trail system; (5) recondition and repair any property for use or sale when economically feasible; (6) sell surplus property by any suitable means, including bids or auctions; (7) donate, at no charge, surplus motor vehicles and related equipment, to any nonprofit entity engaged in rehabilitating and redistributing motor vehicles to Vermont residents with low income, provided that the Commissioner has first attempted to sell or satisfy the needs of the State for the vehicles or equipment concerned.   (b) Any municipality, school, or nonprofit organization that receives a transfer of property pursuant to this section shall assume ownership of the property from the State. (Added 1979, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 25, 1980; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996; 1997, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 76, eff. April 29, 1998; 2001, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 28, eff. June 21, 2002; 2015, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. June 2, 2016.)
29 V.S.A. § 1557
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 59 - Surplus Property|§ 1557. Transfer charges and credits

§ 1557. Transfer charges and credits|(a) The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall establish a system of transfer charges and credits by which an agency or department shall be charged for the receipt of surplus property together with reasonable costs of transfer and reconditioning; and by which an agency or department shall be credited with the proceeds of any sale or transfer of surplus property less any costs of transfer and reconditioning.(b) Transfer charges and credits shall be made against the appropriation of the respective department or agency. Funds credited shall be classified as special funds, and managed in accordance with 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5; provided, however, that any funds credited to the Agency of Transportation shall be transferred to the Transportation Fund. (Added 1979, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 25, 1980; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996; 1995, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 421, eff. May 22, 1996; 2009, No. 50, § 67.)
29 V.S.A. § 1601
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 61 - Municipal Equipment Loan Fund|§ 1601. Municipal equipment loan fund

§ 1601. Municipal equipment loan fund|(a) There is hereby created a municipal equipment loan fund for the purpose of providing loans on favorable terms to municipalities for the purchase of construction, fire, emergency, or heavy equipment or vehicles.(b) The Municipal Equipment Loan Fund shall be administered by the State Treasurer and the State Traffic Committee, pursuant to policies and procedures approved by the Traffic Committee established by 19 V.S.A. § 1(24). The Committee shall establish criteria for distribution of available loan funds among municipalities considering at least financial need, geographic distribution, and ability to repay. The Fund shall be a revolving fund and all principal and interest earned on loans and the Fund balance remaining in the Fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert but be carried over in the Fund for use in the succeeding fiscal year. (Added 1985, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 1987, No. 89, § 314c; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 289.)
29 V.S.A. § 1602
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 61 - Municipal Equipment Loan Fund|§ 1602. Application; loans; conditions

§ 1602. Application; loans; conditions|(a) Upon application of a municipality or two or more municipalities applying jointly, the State Treasurer may loan money from the Fund to that municipality or municipalities for the purchase of equipment. Purchases of equipment eligible for loans from the Fund shall have a useful life of at least five years and a purchase price of at least $20,000.00 but shall not be eligible for loans in excess of $110,000.00 from this Fund.(b) The Treasurer is authorized to establish terms and conditions, including repayment schedules of up to five years for loans from the Fund to ensure repayment of loans to the Fund. Before a municipality may receive a loan from the Fund, it shall give to the Treasurer security for the repayment of the funds. The security shall be in such form and amount as the Treasurer may determine and may include a lien on the equipment financed by the loan.(c) The rates of interest shall be as established by this section to assist municipalities in purchasing equipment upon terms more favorable than in the commercial market. Such rates shall be no more than two percent per annum for a loan to a single municipality, and loans shall bear no interest charge if made to two or more municipalities purchasing equipment jointly.(d) In any fiscal year, new loans from the Municipal Equipment Fund shall not exceed an aggregate of $1,500,000.00. (Added 1985, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 1987, No. 89, § 314c; 1991, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1, 2; 1999, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 46, eff. May 29, 2000; 2005, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 24.)
29 V.S.A. § 1603
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 61 - Municipal Equipment Loan Fund|§ 1603. Joint purchasing

§ 1603. Joint purchasing|The Secretary of Transportation and the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, or their designees, shall develop and promote a program of joint purchasing with the municipalities by which purchases of equipment by the State are combined, where possible, with purchases of equipment by any municipality electing to participate in order to obtain volume purchasing discounts and other purchasing benefits. (Added 1985, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 1987, No. 89, § 314c; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)