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10 V.S.A. § 2610
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 83 - Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation|§ 2610. Relocation assistance; when required

§ 2610. Relocation assistance; when required|(a) When the Department undertakes any project that results in the acquisition of real property subject to the provisions of the Federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Pub. L. No. 91-646, 84 Stat. 1894 (1971), as amended, and as a result of that acquisition a person is displaced from his or her home, business, or farm, the Department shall provide relocation assistance and make relocation payments to the displaced person in compliance with the Federal Uniform Relocation Act.(b) Payments made under this section shall not be deemed compensation for real property acquired or compensation for damages to remaining property.(c) The Department may adopt rules necessary to administer the provisions of this section. Such rules shall be consistent with the Federal Uniform Relocation Act and applicable federal regulations. (Added 1989, No. 5, eff. April 1, 1989.)
10 V.S.A. § 2611
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 83 - Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation|§ 2611. Vermont Youth Conservation Corps

§ 2611. Vermont Youth Conservation Corps|(a) The Secretary of Natural Resources in cooperation with the Commissioner of Labor is hereby directed to develop and implement a youth work, education, and community service program to improve, restore, maintain, and conserve public buildings, lands, waters, and parks.(b) The Vermont Youth Conservation Corps program may be offered throughout the year. It shall be the purpose of the program to provide economic, vocational, community service, and educational opportunities for Vermont youths. At least half of the youths enrolled in the program shall be disadvantaged.(c) To effectuate the purposes of this section, the Secretary may:  (1) Employ a Vermont Youth Conservation Corps director or coordinator and the support staff necessary to direct, supervise, and implement the program. (2) Subject to the limitations of 32 V.S.A. § 5, apply for and accept grants or contributions from funds from any public or private source. (3) Purchase a policy of liability insurance for the benefit of the State, its employees, and enrollees while performing their official duties pursuant to the provisions of this section. (4) Enter into an agreement with the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps, Inc. regarding the cooperative management and operation of the Youth Conservation Corps program. (Added 1993, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 11, 1994; 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006.)
10 V.S.A. § 2612
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 83 - Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation|§ 2612. Designation; Vermont Youth Conservation Corps, Inc.

§ 2612. Designation; Vermont Youth Conservation Corps, Inc.|(a) The Vermont Youth Conservation Corps, Inc. is designated the organization in the State to accept federal and State funds and private donations for the purpose of developing and maintaining the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps program.(b) The Vermont Youth Conservation Corps, Inc. and the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation shall enter into a management agreement for the purpose of managing and operating the program.(c) [Repealed.]  (Added 1993, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 11, 1994; amended 2011, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 51, eff. May 14, 2012.)
10 V.S.A. § 2613
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 83 - Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation|§ 2613. Abenaki place names in State parks

§ 2613. Abenaki place names in State parks|The Commissioner, before installing new signs or replacing existing signs in a State park, shall consult with the Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs to determine if there is an Abenaki name for any site within the park. If the Commission on Native American Affairs advises the Commissioner of an Abenaki name, the Abenaki name shall be displayed with the English name. (Added 2019, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.)
10 V.S.A. § 2621
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 83 - Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation|§ 2621. Duties of owners

§ 2621. Duties of owners|It shall be the duty of a landowner or operator of forestland, whether public or private, to manage, operate, and harvest forest crops that promote conditions favorable for regrowth consistent with the policies of this chapter. All forestland on which a lumbering operation is conducted should be left by the owner or operator in a favorable condition for regrowth by preserving trees of commercial species sufficient under normal conditions to maintain continuous forest growth or restocking so as to ensure continuous or successive forest crops. So far as practicable, all desirable seedlings and saplings should be protected during logging operations. When necessary, reforestation practices should be employed to ensure renewed forest growth after harvesting of forest crops. (Added 1977, No. 253 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
10 V.S.A. § 2622
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 83 - Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation|§ 2622. Rules; harvesting timber; forests; acceptable management practices for maintaining water quality

§ 2622. Rules; harvesting timber; forests; acceptable management practices for maintaining water quality|(a) Silvicultural practices. The Commissioner shall adopt rules to establish methods by which the harvest and utilization of timber in private and public forestland will be consistent with continuous forest growth, including reforestation, will prevent wasteful and dangerous forestry practices, will regulate heavy cutting, will encourage good forestry management, will enable and assist landowners to practice good forestry management, and will conserve the natural resources consistent with the purposes and policies of this chapter, giving due consideration to the need to ensure continuous supplies of forest products and to the rights of the owner or operator of the land. The rules adopted under this subsection shall be advisory and not mandatory except that the rules adopted under section 2625 of this title for the regulation of heavy cutting shall be mandatory as shall other rules specifically authorized to be mandatory.(b) Acceptable management practices. On or before July 1, 2016, the Commissioner shall revise by rule the Acceptable Management Practices for Maintaining Water Quality on Logging Jobs in Vermont. The revised acceptable management practices shall ensure that all logging operations, on both public and private forestland, are designed to: prevent or minimize discharges of sediment, petroleum products, and woody debris (logging slash) from entering streams and other bodies of water; improve soil health of forestland; protect aquatic habitat and aquatic wildlife; and prevent erosion and maintain natural water temperature. The purpose of the acceptable management practices is to provide measures for loggers, foresters, and landowners to utilize, before, during, and after logging operations, to comply with the Vermont Water Quality Standards and minimize the potential for a discharge from logging operations in Vermont in accordance with section 1259 of this title. The rules adopted under this subsection shall be advisory and not mandatory. (Added 1977, No. 253 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1997, No. 15, § 1, eff. May 6, 1997; 2015, No. 64, § 49.)
10 V.S.A. § 2622a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 83 - Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation|§ 2622a. Water Quality Assistance Program

§ 2622a. Water Quality Assistance Program|(a) Creation of program. There is established the Water Quality Assistance Program under which the Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation shall provide technical and financial assistance to timber harvesters and others for compliance with water quality requirements in the State. The Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation shall coordinate with natural resources conservation districts in the implementation of the Program.(b) Eligible assistance. Under the Program, the Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation is authorized to expend monies for the following activities in order to facilitate compliance with water quality requirements:  (1) Award financial assistance in the form of grants to timber harvesters and others to purchase or construct skidder bridges and other equipment. (2) Purchase premade skidder bridges and other equipment to loan or lease to timber harvesters and others. (3) Purchase available, premade skidder bridges and other equipment and provide those bridges or equipment to cooperating processing plants for sale to timber harvesters and others at cost, subject to storage and handling fees. (4) If premade skidder bridges are not available on the commercial market, issue in a calendar year two requests for proposal for the construction of skidder bridges for delivery to cooperating processing plants for sale to timber harvesters and others at cost, subject to storage and handling fees. The Commissioner shall issue one request for proposal for the northern part of the State and one request for proposal for the southern part of the State.   (c) Financial assistance. An applicant for a grant under this section shall pay at least 10 percent of the total cost of the equipment. The dollar amount of a State grant shall be equal to the total cost of the equipment, less 10 percent of the total as paid by the applicant. A grant awarded under this section shall be awarded in accordance with terms and conditions established by the Commissioner.(d) Spill kit. The Commissioner shall provide a person who purchases, constructs, or loans out a skidder bridge under subsection (b) of this section with a spill kit for containing or absorbing fluids released during timber harvesting activities. (Added 2017, No. 75, § 14, eff. June 12, 2017.)
10 V.S.A. § 2622b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 83 - Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation|§ 2622b. Accident prevention and safety training for logging contractors

§ 2622b. Accident prevention and safety training for logging contractors|(a) Training Program. The Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation shall develop a logging operations accident prevention and safety training curriculum and supporting materials to assist logging safety instructors in providing logging safety instruction. In developing the logging operations accident prevention and safety training curriculum and supporting materials, the Commissioner shall consult with and seek the approval of the training curriculum by the Workers' Compensation and Safety Division of the Department of Labor.  (1) The accident prevention and safety training curriculum and supporting materials shall consist of an accident prevention and safety course that addresses the following:  (A) safe performance of standard logging practices, whether mechanized or nonmechanized; (B) safe use, operation, and maintenance of tools, machines, and vehicles typically utilized and operated in the logging industry; and (C) recognition of health and safety hazards associated with logging practices.  (2) The Commissioner shall make the accident prevention and safety training curriculum and supporting materials available to persons, organizations, or groups for presentation to individuals being trained in forest operations and safety.   (b) Request for proposal. The Commissioner shall prepare and issue a request for proposal to develop at least three course curriculums and associated training materials. The Commissioner may cooperate with any reputable association, organization, or agency to provide course curriculums and training required under this subsection.(c) Certificate of completion. The Commissioner, any logging safety instructor, or a logger safety certification organization shall issue a certificate of completion to each person who satisfactorily completes a logging operations accident prevention and safety training program based on the curriculum developed under this section. (Added 2019, No. 83, § 10.)
10 V.S.A. § 2622c
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 83 - Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation|§ 2622c. Financial assistance; logger safety; master logger certification; cost-share

§ 2622c. Financial assistance; logger safety; master logger certification; cost-share|(a) The Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation annually shall award grants to the following entities in order to provide financial assistance to loggers for the purposes of improving logger safety and professionalism:  (1) to the Vermont Logger Education to Advance Professionalism (LEAP) program to provide financial assistance to logging contractors for the costs of logger safety training or continuing education in logger safety; and (2) to the Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands for the purpose of annually paying for up to 50 percent, but not more than $1,500.00, of the costs of the initial certification of up to 10 logging contractors enrolled in the Master Logger Certification Program.   (b) The following costs to a logging contractor shall be eligible for assistance under the grants awarded under subsection (a) of this section:  (1) the costs of safety training, continuing education, or a loss prevention consultation; (2) the costs of certification under the Master Logger Program administered by the Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands; or (3) the costs of completion of a logging career technical education program.   (c) A grant awarded under this section shall pay up to 50 percent of the cost of an eligible activity. (Added 2019, No. 83, § 10.)
10 V.S.A. § 2623
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 83 - Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation|§ 2623. Reports, management plans, and licensing

§ 2623. Reports, management plans, and licensing|In order to implement the purpose and policies of this subchapter, the Commissioner may:  (1) Require the filing of an annual report by a mill operator covering timber products cut, lumber produced, and source of timber. Such report shall be in conformity with reports required by other agencies. (2) Accept a management plan presented by a forest owner or operator as alternative to compliance with any rules issued under this subchapter. A plan, when approved by the Commissioner, shall be deemed to be in compliance with the regulations issued under this subchapter so long as the plan is complied with. (3) Require the annual licensing and registration of portable sawmills, portable chip harvesters, and other similar portable forest product utilization systems. The operator receiving a license shall comply with all requirements stipulated for the operation of such equipment. Regulations relating to licensing requirements shall be adopted in accordance with 3 V.S.A. chapter 25. (Added 1977, No. 253 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
10 V.S.A. § 2624
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 83 - Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation|§ 2624. Marked timber sales

§ 2624. Marked timber sales|(a) The Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation may provide marked timber to Vermont citizens for personal use at a reasonable price to be determined by the Secretary of Natural Resources.(b) The Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation may establish a firewood-for-homes program. As part of this program, the Commissioner shall designate areas of State-owned lands, situated at various locations throughout the State, that will be available to members of the general public for harvesting firewood for purposes of heating their own homes. (Added 1979, No. 205 (Adj. Sess.), § 124, eff. May 9, 1980; amended 1987, No. 76, § 18; 2007, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.003.)
10 V.S.A. § 2641
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 83 - Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation|§ 2641. Town forest fire wardens; appointment and removal

§ 2641. Town forest fire wardens; appointment and removal|(a) Upon approval by the selectboard and acceptance by the appointee, the Commissioner shall appoint a town forest fire warden for a term of five years or until a successor is appointed. A town forest fire warden may be reappointed for successive five-year terms by the Commissioner or until a successor is approved by the selectboard and appointed by the Commissioner. The warden may be removed for cause at any time by the Commissioner with the approval of the selectboard. A warden shall comply with training requirements established by the Commissioner.(b) The Commissioner may appoint a forest fire warden for an unorganized town or gore, who shall serve for a term of five years or until a successor is appointed. An appointed forest fire warden for an unorganized town or gore may be reappointed for successive five-year terms by the Commissioner until the Commissioner appoints and the unorganized town or gore approves a successor. The warden may be removed for cause at any time by the Commissioner with the approval of the unorganized town or gore. The forest fire warden of an unorganized town or gore shall have the same powers and duties as town forest fire wardens and shall be subject to the requirements of this subchapter.(c) When there are woodlands within the limits of a city, the chief of the fire department of such city shall act as the city forest fire warden with all the powers and duties of town forest fire wardens.(d) When the Commissioner deems it difficult in any municipality for one warden to take charge of protecting the entire municipality from forest fires, he or she may appoint one or more deputy forest fire wardens. Such wardens under the direction of the fire warden shall have the same powers, duties, and pay and make the same reports through the fire warden to the Commissioner as forest fire wardens.(e) The Commissioner may appoint special forest fire wardens who shall hold office during the pleasure of the Commissioner. Such fire wardens shall have the same powers and duties throughout the State as town forest fire wardens, except that all expenses and charges incurred on account of their official acts shall be paid from the appropriations for the Department. (Added 1977, No. 253 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1987, No. 107, § 1; 2015, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 11.)
10 V.S.A. § 2642
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 83 - Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation|§ 2642. Salary and compensation of town forest fire wardens

§ 2642. Salary and compensation of town forest fire wardens|(a) The salary of a town forest fire warden shall be determined by the selectboard members for time spent in the performance of the duties of his or her office, which shall be paid by the town. In addition thereto, he or she shall receive from the Commissioner $30.00 annually for fulfilling the requirements of section 2645 of this title and keeping the required State records. He or she shall also receive from the Commissioner $30.00 per diem for attendance at each training required by the Commissioner. He or she shall also receive annually an amount of $10.00 for each fire report that is submitted by the forest fire warden under section 2644 of this title.(b), (c) [Repealed.]  (Added 1977, No. 253 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 2015, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 11.)
10 V.S.A. § 2643
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 83 - Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation|§ 2643. Town's liability for suppression of forest fires; State aid

§ 2643. Town's liability for suppression of forest fires; State aid|(a) A municipality in which a forest fire occurs shall pay the cost to suppress a forest fire that occurs on land that is not owned by the Agency of Natural Resources, including the costs of personnel and equipment. The Commissioner may, according to the Department fire suppression reimbursement policy, reimburse a municipality for all or a portion of the costs of suppressing a forest fire on land that is not owned by the Agency of Natural Resources.(b) For the purpose of suppressing forest fires on lands owned by the Agency of Natural Resources, the State shall reimburse a town for all its forest fire suppression costs at a rate determined by the Commissioner according to the Department fire suppression reimbursement policy. If the total acreage of a forest fire is determined to be partially on land owned by the Agency of Natural Resources and partially on land owned by another party, the Commissioner shall, at a minimum, reimburse the town at a rate determined by the Commissioner according to the Department fire suppression reimbursement policy for costs incurred by the municipality on land owned by the Agency of Natural Resources.(c) For any forest fire on lands owned by the Agency of Natural Resources to be considered eligible for reimbursement from the State, a town forest fire warden shall have reported the forest fire to the Commissioner within 14 days of extinguishment of the fire as required under section 2644 of this title. For reimbursement of fire suppression costs for forest fires on land owned by the Agency of Natural Resources, the town forest fire warden and the Commissioner or designee shall approve the costs before submission to the municipality for payment. The town forest fire warden may submit to the State on an annual basis a request for reimbursement of fire suppression costs on lands owned by the Agency of Natural Resources. The State shall reimburse a town for all applicable forest fire suppression costs when the reimbursement request is presented in a form approved by the Commissioner to the Commissioner by December 31 of each year. (Added 1977, No. 253 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2015, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 11.)
10 V.S.A. § 2644
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 83 - Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation|§ 2644. Duties and powers of fire warden

§ 2644. Duties and powers of fire warden|(a) When a forest fire or fire threatening a forest is discovered in his or her town, the town forest fire warden shall enter upon any premises and take measures for its prompt control, suppression, and extinguishment. The town forest fire warden may call upon any person for assistance. The town forest fire warden may choose to share or delegate command authority to a chief engineer of a responding fire department or, in the chief's absence, the highest ranking assistant firefighter present during the fire.(b) A town forest fire warden shall keep a record of his or her acts, the number of fires and causes, the areas burned over, and the character and amount of damages done in the warden's jurisdiction. Within two weeks after the extinguishment of a fire, the town forest fire warden shall report the fire to the Commissioner, but the making of a report under this subsection shall not be a charge against the town.(c) [Repealed.]  (Added 1977, No. 253 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2015, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 11.)