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10 V.S.A. § 568
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 23 - Air Pollution Control|§ 568. Penalties

§ 568. Penalties|(a) Any person who knowingly violates any provisions of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter or who knowingly fails or refuses to obey or comply with any order or the terms or conditions of any permit issued in accordance with this chapter, shall be fined not more than $100,000.00 or be imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Each violation may be considered a separate and distinct offense and, in the case of a continuing violation, each day's continuance may be deemed a separate and distinct offense. These penalties shall not apply to violations of section 563 of this title.(b) Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under this chapter, or by any permit, rule, regulation, or order issued under this chapter, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this chapter or by any permit, rule, regulation, or order issued under this chapter, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $50,000.00 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both. Each violation may be considered a separate and distinct offense and, in the case of a continuing violation, each day's continuance may be deemed a separate and distinct offense. (Added 1967, No. 310 (Adj. Sess.), § 17; amended 1971, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1993, No. 92, § 7.)
10 V.S.A. § 569
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 23 - Air Pollution Control|§ 569. Limitations

§ 569. Limitations|Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to:  (1) Affect the relations between employers and employees with respect to or arising out of any condition of air contamination or air pollution. (2) Supersede or limit the applicability of any law or ordinance relating to sanitation, industrial health, or safety. (3) Grant to the Director any jurisdiction or authority with respect to air contamination existing solely within commercial and industrial plants, works, or shops or private property appurtenant thereto. (Added 1967, No. 310 (Adj. Sess.), § 18.)
10 V.S.A. § 570
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 23 - Air Pollution Control|§ 570. Exemption from taxation

§ 570. Exemption from taxation|Approved air pollution treatment facilities shall be exempted from real and personal property taxation in the same manner provided tax exemption of water treatment facilities under the provisions of 32 V.S.A. § 3802. (Added 1967, No. 310 (Adj. Sess.), § 19.)
10 V.S.A. § 572
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 23 - Air Pollution Control|§ 572. Exemption; steam locomotives and engines

§ 572. Exemption; steam locomotives and engines|The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any steam locomotives, engines and rolling stock used in connection with the operation of a railroad within the State. (Added 1971, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), eff. March 28, 1972.)
10 V.S.A. § 573
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 23 - Air Pollution Control|§ 573. Motor vehicle air conditioning

§ 573. Motor vehicle air conditioning|(a) After January 1, 1991, no person, for compensation, may perform service on motor vehicle air conditioners, unless that person uses equipment that is certified by the Underwriters Laboratories, or an institution determined by the Secretary to be comparable, as meeting the Society of Automotive Engineers standard applicable to equipment for the extraction and reclamation of refrigerant from motor vehicle air conditioners.(b) The Secretary, by rule, shall establish a phased schedule for the acquisition of that equipment by establishments that repair motor vehicles, requiring early acquisition by high-volume establishments and subsequent acquisition by lower-volume establishments, providing that all establishments that wish to continue to service motor vehicle air conditioning shall have that equipment in use by January 1, 1991. The Secretary, by rule, shall require these establishments to document motor vehicles repaired and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) purchased.(c) After October 1, 1989, no person shall sell any CFC coolant in a container smaller than 15 pounds, unless it bears a warning label indicating the product's danger to ozone in the stratosphere. After January 1, 1991, no person shall sell or offer for sale:  (1) CFC coolant, suitable for use in motor vehicle air conditioners, for noncommercial or nonindustrial usage; or (2) CFC coolant, suitable for use in motor vehicle air conditioners, in containers smaller than 15 pounds.   (d) No motor vehicle with a model year of 1995 or later may be registered in the State or sold to a consumer or dealer in the State, if it contains air conditioning that uses CFCs. No new motor vehicle may be sold or offered for retail sale in the State, if it contains air conditioning that uses CFCs unless it bears an 8-inch, by 11-inch placard attached to a passenger window, that reads as follows: "AIR CONDITIONING IN THIS VEHICLE CONTAINS CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS (CFCS). CFCS DEPLETE THE EARTH'S PROTECTIVE OZONE LAYER, CAUSING SKIN CANCER AND ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE."(e) As used in this section, "motor vehicle" shall have the same meaning as defined in 23 V.S.A. § 4.(f) The Secretary, by January 15, 1992, shall report to the general assembly with regard to the condition of the stratospheric ozone layer and the latest information as to the causes of that condition. The report also shall address the progress being made by manufacturers of motor vehicles that are commonly sold or registered in this State in developing and completing production of motor vehicles that have air conditioning that use refrigerants other than CFCs. This report shall include any appropriate recommendations. (Added 1989, No. 59, § 1; amended 1991, No. 46, § 1.)
10 V.S.A. § 574a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 23 - Air Pollution Control|§ 574a. Ozone-depleting chemicals in industry

§ 574a. Ozone-depleting chemicals in industry|(a) By July 1, 1993, any person who uses an ozone-depleting chemical as part of a manufacturing process (excluding any associated refrigeration or air conditioning) shall notify the Secretary of the person's plans for eliminating the use of ozone-depleting chemicals through changes in production methods or processes, through the use of environmentally benign substitute chemicals, or through other methods acceptable to the Secretary, which shall:  (1) identify the alternatives considered, the alternative selected, and the basis for the selection; (2) identify any discharges to the air and other media associated with the alternative selected; (3) include interim measures, designed to minimize the release of the ozone-depleting chemicals to the environment until use of the ozone depleter ceases, or as expeditiously as practicable, but in no event later than July 1, 1995.   (b) Any emissions that may be associated with the alternative selected shall be in compliance with all other provisions of this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.(c) After July 1, 1995, no person shall use primary ozone-depleting chemicals, including those listed in subdivision 552(8)(A) of this title, as part of a manufacturing process, excluding any associated refrigeration and air conditioning.(d) The Secretary, upon application by any person subject to this section, may extend the date provided in subdivision (a)(3) of this section, on a case-by-case basis, upon finding that acceptable methods for eliminating ozone-depleting chemicals are not available.  (1) An extension granted under this subsection shall be granted for a specified period of time, not to exceed one year. Extensions granted may be renewed, if appropriate. (2) The Secretary may impose interim requirements to limit the emissions of ozone-depleting chemicals as a condition of any extension granted pursuant to this subsection. (Added 1991, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
10 V.S.A. § 575
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 23 - Air Pollution Control|§ 575. Hazardous air contaminant monitoring program

§ 575. Hazardous air contaminant monitoring program|The Secretary shall establish a hazardous air contaminant monitoring program. The goals of the program shall be to:  (1) measure the presence of hazardous air contaminants in ambient air; (2) identify sources of hazardous air contaminants; (3) assess human health and ecological risk to focus studies on those air contaminants that pose the greatest risk; (4) gather sufficient data to allow the Secretary to establish appropriately protective standards; and (5) ensure adequate data are collected to support the State's operating permit program. (Added 1993, No. 92, § 15.)
10 V.S.A. § 576
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 23 - Air Pollution Control|§ 576. Small equipment for burning waste oil

§ 576. Small equipment for burning waste oil|Effective July 1, 1997, the burning of waste oil in small fuel burning equipment described as "pot burners" or "vaporizing" burners shall be prohibited, as shall the retail sale of these burners. (Added 1993, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
10 V.S.A. § 577
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 23 - Air Pollution Control|§ 577. Prohibition on addition of gasoline ethers to fuel products

§ 577. Prohibition on addition of gasoline ethers to fuel products|(a) Effective January 1, 2007, no person shall knowingly sell at retail in this State, sell for use in this State, or store in an underground or aboveground storage tank in this State any fuel product that contains a gasoline ether in a quantity greater than one-half of one percent per volume unless authorized under subsection (c) of this section. Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to prohibit the transshipment of a fuel product containing a gasoline ether in a quantity greater than one-half of one percent per volume through the State for disposition outside the State. Transshipment does not include the storage of a fuel product coincident to shipment.(b) As used in this section:  (1) "Ether" means an organic compound formed by the treatment of an alcohol with a dehydrating agent resulting in two organic radicals joined by an oxygen atom. (2) "Fuel product" means gasoline, reformulated gasoline, benzene, benzol, diesel fuel, kerosene, or any other volatile and inflammable liquid that is produced, compounded, offered for sale, or used to generate power in an internal combustion engine. (3) "Gasoline ether" means any ether added to a fuel product, including methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), tertiary amyl methyl ether (TAME), di-isopropyl ether (DIPE), and ethyl butyl ether (ETBE). "Gasoline ether" shall not include prepackaged goods intended for retail use, including starting fluid and octane booster. (4) "Motor vehicle" means all vehicles propelled or drawn by power other than muscular power, except farm tractors, vehicles running only upon stationary rails or tracks, motorized highway building equipment, road-making appliances, snowmobiles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, tracked vehicles, or electric personal assistive mobility devices. (5) "Race" means a race or contest on an oval track permitted under 26 V.S.A. § 4802 involving a motor vehicle at which prizes or other consideration is awarded to participants or admission is charged to spectators. However, this subdivision shall not apply to sports car events as that term is defined in 26 V.S.A. § 4801.   (c) A fuel product used by a motor vehicle in a race may contain a gasoline ether and may be sold at retail or sold at wholesale for use in a race in the State, provided that it is sold in prepackaged drums, pails, or containers. (Added 2005, No. 26, § 2; amended 2007, No. 55, § 1, eff. May 29, 2007.)
10 V.S.A. § 579
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 23 - Air Pollution Control|§ 579. Vehicle emissions labeling program for new motor vehicles

§ 579. Vehicle emissions labeling program for new motor vehicles|(a) The Secretary of Natural Resources, in consultation with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, shall establish, by rule, a vehicle emissions labeling program for new motor vehicles sold or leased in the State with a model year of 2010 or later. The rules adopted under this section shall require automobile manufacturers to install the labels.(b) Vehicle emissions labels under this program shall include the vehicle's emissions score. The label required by subsection (a) of this section and the vehicle score included in the label shall be consistent with the labels and information required by other states, including the California motor vehicle greenhouse gas and smog index label and any revisions thereto. A label that complies with the requirements of the California vehicle labeling program shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this section and the rules adopted thereunder for the content of labels.(c) The vehicle emissions label shall be affixed to the vehicle in a clearly visible location, as set forth by the Secretary of Natural Resources in rule.(d) On or after the effective date of the rules adopted under subsection (a) of this section, no new motor vehicle shall be sold or leased in the State unless a vehicle emissions label that meets the requirements of this section and the rules adopted thereunder is affixed to the vehicle except in the case of a trade of a new motor vehicle by a Vermont dealer, as that term is defined in 23 V.S.A. § 4(8), with a dealer from another state that does not have a similar labeling law, provided that the motor vehicle involved in the trade is sold within 30 days of the trade.(e) As used in this section, "motor vehicle" means all passenger cars, light duty trucks with a gross vehicle weight of 8,500 pounds or less, and medium duty passenger vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of less than 10,000 pounds that are designed primarily for the transportation of persons. (Added 2007, No. 55, § 2, eff. May 29, 2007.)
10 V.S.A. § 580
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 23 - Air Pollution Control|§ 580. 25 by 25 State goal

§ 580. 25 by 25 State goal|(a) It is a goal of the State, by the year 2025, to produce 25 percent of the energy consumed within the State through the use of renewable energy sources, particularly from Vermont's farms and forests.(b) By no later than January 15, 2009, the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Service and the Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation, shall present to the Committees on Agriculture and on Natural Resources and Energy of the General Assembly a plan for attaining this goal. Plan updates shall be presented no less frequently than every three years thereafter, and a progress report shall be due annually on January 15.(c) By no later than January 15, 2009, the Department of Public Service shall present to the legislative committees on natural resources and energy an updated Comprehensive Energy Plan that shall give due consideration to the public engagement process required under 30 V.S.A. § 254 and under 2006 Acts and Resolves No. 208, Sec. 2. By that time, the Department of Public Service shall incorporate plans adopted under this section into the State Comprehensive Energy Plan adopted under 30 V.S.A. § 202b. (Added 2007, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
10 V.S.A. § 581
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 23 - Air Pollution Control|§ 581. Building efficiency goals

§ 581. Building efficiency goals|It shall be goals of the State:  (1) To improve substantially the energy fitness of at least 20 percent of the State's housing stock by 2017 (more than 60,000 housing units), and 25 percent of the State's housing stock by 2020 (approximately 80,000 housing units). (2) To reduce annual fuel needs and fuel bills by an average of 25 percent in the housing units served. (3) To reduce total fossil fuel consumption across all buildings by an additional one-half percent each year, leading to a total reduction of six percent annually by 2017 and 10 percent annually by 2025. (4) To save Vermont families and businesses a total of $1.5 billion on their fuel bills over the lifetimes of the improvements and measures installed between 2008 and 2017. (5) To increase weatherization services to low-income Vermonters by expanding the number of units weatherized or the scope of services provided, or both, as revenue becomes available in the Home Weatherization Assistance Fund. (Added 2007, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; amended 2013, No. 50, § E.324.3.)
10 V.S.A. § 583
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 23 - Air Pollution Control|§ 583. Repeal of stage II vapor recovery requirements

§ 583. Repeal of stage II vapor recovery requirements|(a) Effective January 1, 2013, all rules of the Secretary pertaining to stage II vapor recovery controls at gasoline dispensing facilities are repealed. The Secretary may not issue further rules requiring such controls. For purposes of this section, "stage II vapor recovery" means a system for gasoline vapor recovery of emissions from the fueling of motor vehicles as described in 42 U.S.C. § 7511a(b)(3).(b) Prior to January 1, 2013, stage II vapor recovery rules shall not apply to:  (1) Any newly constructed gasoline dispensing facility that commences operation after May 1, 2009; (2) Any existing gasoline dispensing facility that has an annual gasoline throughput of 400,000 gallons or more for the first time beginning with the 2009 calendar year; (3) Any existing gasoline dispensing facility that, after May 1, 2009, commences excavation for the installation or repair of any below-ground component of the stage II vapor recovery system, including gasoline storage tanks, upon verification and approval by the Secretary; or (4) Any existing gasoline dispensing facility that, after May 1, 2009, replaces all of its existing gasoline dispensers with gasoline dispensers that support triple data encryption standard (TDES) usage or replaces one or more of its gasoline dispensers pursuant to a plan to achieve full TDES compliance, upon verification and approval by the Secretary.   (c) Within two years of January 1, 2013, or of the Secretary's verification and approval that such stage II vapor recovery rules do not apply to a gasoline dispensing facility pursuant to subdivision (b)(3) or (4) of this section, whichever is earlier, each gasoline dispensing facility shall decommission its stage II vapor recovery systems, including below-ground components, pursuant to methods approved by the Secretary. (Added 2009, No. 22, § 9(b); amended 2009, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 43.)
10 V.S.A. § 585
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 23 - Air Pollution Control|§ 585. Heating oil content; sulfur; biodiesel

§ 585. Heating oil content; sulfur; biodiesel|(a) Definitions. In this section:  (1) "Heating oil" means No. 2 distillate that meets the specifications or quality certification standard for use in residential, commercial, or industrial heating applications established by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). (2) "Biodiesel" means monoalkyl esters derived from plant or animal matter that meet the registration requirements for fuels and fuel additives established by the Environmental Protection Agency under section 211 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7545), and the requirements of ASTM D6751-10.   (b) Sulfur content. Unless a requirement of this subsection is waived pursuant to subsection (e) of this section:  (1) On or before July 1, 2014, all heating oil sold within the State for residential, commercial, or industrial uses, including space and water heating, shall have a sulfur content of 500 parts per million or less. (2) On or before July 1, 2018, all heating oil sold within the State for residential, commercial, or industrial uses, including space and water heating, shall have a sulfur content of 15 parts per million or less.   [ Subsection (c) effective date delayed.](c) Biodiesel content. Unless a requirement of this subsection is waived pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, all heating oil sold within the State for residential, commercial, or industrial uses, including space and water heating, by volume shall:  (1) On or before July 1, 2012, contain at least three percent biodiesel. (2) On or before July 1, 2015, contain at least five percent biodiesel. (3) On or before July 1, 2016, contain at least seven percent biodiesel.   (d) Blending; certification. In the case of biodiesel and heating oil that has been blended by a dealer or seller of heating oil, the Secretary may allow the dealer or seller to demonstrate compliance with this section by providing documentation that the content of the blended fuel in each delivery load meets the requirements of this section.(e) Temporary suspension. The Governor, by executive order, may temporarily suspend the implementation and enforcement of subsection (b) or (c) of this section if the Governor determines, after consulting with the Secretary and the Commissioner of Public Service, that meeting the requirements is not feasible due to an inadequate supply of the required fuel.(f) Rules. The Secretary may adopt rules to implement this section. This section does not limit any authority of the Secretary to control the sulfur or biodiesel content of distillate or residual oils that do not constitute heating oil as defined in this section. (Added 2011, No. 47, § 19.)
10 V.S.A. § 590
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 24 - Vermont Climate Council and Climate Action Plan|§ 590. Definitions

§ 590. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Adaptation" means reducing vulnerability and advancing resilience through planned and implemented enhancements to, or avoiding degradation of, natural and built systems and structures. (2) "Greenhouse gas" has the same meaning as in section 552 of this title. (3) "Mitigation" means reduction of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, and preservation and enhancement of natural systems to sequester and store carbon, in order to stabilize and reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. (4) "Resilience" means the capacity of individuals, communities, and natural and built systems to withstand and recover from climatic events, trends, and disruptions. (Added 2019, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Sept. 22, 2020.)
10 V.S.A. § 602
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 25 - Vermont Housing Finance Agency|§ 602. Statutory purposes

§ 602. Statutory purposes|The statutory purpose of the exemption for the Vermont Housing Finance Agency in subsection 641(a) of this title is to provide and promote affordable housing. (Added 2013, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)