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10 V.S.A. § 6674
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 159 - Waste Management|§ 6674. Retailer responsibility

§ 6674. Retailer responsibility|(a) A producer or retailer may not sell or offer for sale architectural paint to any person in Vermont unless the producer of that architectural paint brand or a stewardship program of which the producer of that architectural paint brand is a member is implementing an approved plan for a Paint Stewardship Program as required by section 6673 of this title. A retailer complies with the requirements of this section if, on the date the architectural paint was ordered from the producer or its agent, the producer or paint brand is listed on the Agency of Natural Resources' website as a producer or brand participating in an approved plan for a Paint Stewardship Program.(b) At the time of sale to a consumer, a producer, a stewardship organization, or a retailer selling or offering architectural paint for sale shall provide the consumer with information regarding available management options for postconsumer paint collected through the Paint Stewardship Program or a brand of paint being sold under the Program. (Added 2013, No. 58, § 1, eff. June 3, 2013.)
10 V.S.A. § 6675
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 159 - Waste Management|§ 6675. Agency responsibility

§ 6675. Agency responsibility|(a)(1) Within 90 days of receipt of a plan submitted under section 6673 of this title, the Secretary shall review the plan and make a determination whether or not to approve the plan. The Secretary shall issue a letter of approval for a submitted plan if:   (A) the submitted plan provides for the establishment of a Paint Stewardship Program that meets the requirements of subsection 6673(a); and (B) the Secretary determines that the plan:  (i) achieves convenient collection for consumers; (ii) educates the public on proper paint management; (iii) manages waste paint in a manner that is environmentally safe and promotes reuse and recycling; and (iv) is cost-effective.   (2) If the Secretary does not approve a submitted plan, the Secretary shall issue to the paint stewardship organization a letter listing the reasons for the disapproval of the plan. If the Secretary disapproves a plan, a paint stewardship organization intending to sell or continue to sell architectural paint in the State shall submit a new plan within 60 days of receipt of the letter of disapproval.   (b)(1) The Secretary shall review and approve the stewardship assessment proposed by a producer pursuant to subsection 6673(b) of this title. The Secretary shall only approve the Program budget and any assessment if the applicant has demonstrated that the costs of the Program and any proposed assessment are reasonable and the assessment does not exceed the costs of implementing an approved plan.  (2) If an amended plan is submitted under subsection 6673(g) of this title that proposes to change the cost of the Program or proposes to change the paint stewardship assessment under the plan, the disapproval of any proposed new assessment or the failure of an approved new assessment to cover the total costs of the Program shall not relieve a producer or stewardship organization of its obligation to continue to implement the approved plan under the originally approved assessment.   (c) Facilities solely collecting paint for the Paint Stewardship Program that would not otherwise be subject to solid waste certification requirements shall not be required to obtain a solid waste certification. Persons solely transporting paint for the Paint Stewardship Program that would not otherwise be subject to solid waste hauler permitting requirements shall not be required to obtain a solid waste hauler's permit. (Added 2013, No. 58, § 1, eff. June 3, 2013.)
10 V.S.A. § 6676
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 159 - Waste Management|§ 6676. Anticompetitive conduct

§ 6676. Anticompetitive conduct|(a) A producer or an organization of producers that manages postconsumer paint, including collection, transport, recycling, and processing of postconsumer paint, as required by this subchapter may engage in anticompetitive conduct to the extent necessary to implement the plan approved by the Secretary and is immune from liability for the conduct relating to antitrust, restraint of trade, unfair trade practices, and other regulation of trade or commerce.(b) The activity authorized and the immunity afforded under subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any agreement among producers or paint stewardship organizations:  (1) establishing or affecting the price of paint, except for the paint stewardship assessment approved under subsection 6675(b) of this title; (2) setting or limiting the output or production of paint; (3) setting or limiting the volume of paint sold in a geographic area; (4) restricting the geographic area where paint will be sold; or (5) restricting the customers to whom paint will be sold or the volume of paint that will be sold. (Added 2013, No. 58, § 1, eff. June 3, 2013.)
10 V.S.A. § 6677
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 159 - Waste Management|§ 6677. Producer reporting requirements

§ 6677. Producer reporting requirements|No later than October 15, 2015, and annually thereafter, a producer or a stewardship program of which the producer is a member shall submit to the Secretary a report describing the Paint Stewardship Program that the producer or Stewardship Program is implementing as required by section 6673 of this title. At a minimum, the report shall include:  (1) a description of the methods the producer or Stewardship Program used to reduce, reuse, collect, transport, recycle, and process postconsumer paint statewide in Vermont; (2) the volume and type of postconsumer paint collected by the producer or Stewardship Program at each collection center in all regions of Vermont; (3) the volume of postconsumer paint collected by the producer or Stewardship Program in Vermont by method of disposition, including reuse, recycling, energy recovery, and disposal; (4) an independent financial audit of the Paint Stewardship Program implemented by the producer or the Stewardship Program; (5) the prior year's actual direct and indirect costs for each Program element and the administrative and overhead costs of administering the approved Program; and (6) samples of the educational materials that the producer or stewardship program provided to consumers of architectural paint. (Added 2013, No. 58, § 1, eff. June 3, 2013.)
10 V.S.A. § 6678
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 159 - Waste Management|§ 6678. Confidential business information

§ 6678. Confidential business information|Data reported to the Secretary by a producer or stewardship organization under this subchapter shall be a trade secret exempt from public inspection and copying under 1 V.S.A. § 317(c)(9), provided that the Secretary may use and disclose such information in summary or aggregated form that does not directly or indirectly identify individual producers, distributors, or retailers. The Secretary may require, as a part of the report submitted under section 6677 of this title, that the manufacturer or stewardship organization provide a report that does not contain trade secret information and is available for public inspection and review. (Added 2013, No. 58, § 1, eff. June 3, 2013.)
10 V.S.A. § 6679
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 159 - Waste Management|§ 6679. Rulemaking; procedure

§ 6679. Rulemaking; procedure|The Secretary may adopt rules or procedures to implement the requirements of this subchapter. (Added 2013, No. 58, § 1, eff. June 3, 2013.)
10 V.S.A. § 6680
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 159 - Waste Management|§ 6680. Universal waste designation for postconsumer paint

§ 6680. Universal waste designation for postconsumer paint|(a) The requirements of Subchapter 9 of the Vermont Hazardous Waste Management Rules, which allow certain categories of hazardous waste to be managed as universal waste, shall apply to postconsumer paint until the postconsumer paint is discarded, provided that:  (1) the postconsumer paint is collected as a part of a stewardship plan approved under this subchapter; and (2) the collected postconsumer paint is or includes paint that is a hazardous waste as defined and regulated by the Vermont Hazardous Waste Management Rules.   (b) When postconsumer paint is regulated as universal waste under subsection (a) of this section, small and large quantity handlers of the postconsumer paint shall manage the postconsumer paint in a manner that prevents releases of any universal waste or component of the universal waste to the environment. Postconsumer paint regulated as universal waste shall, at a minimum, be contained in one or more of the following:  (1) a container that remains closed, structurally sound, and compatible with the postconsumer paint and that lacks evidence of leakage, spillage, or damage that could cause leakage under reasonably foreseeable conditions; or (2) a container that does not meet the requirements of subdivision (1) of this subsection, provided that the unacceptable container is overpacked in a container that meets the requirements of subdivision (1).   (c) Containers holding postconsumer paint that is regulated as universal waste shall be clearly labeled "Universal Waste Paint," "Used Paint," or "Waste Paint."(d) Unless otherwise provided by statute, the definitions of the Vermont Hazardous Waste Management Rules shall apply to this section. (Added 2013, No. 58, § 1, eff. June 3, 2013.)
10 V.S.A. § 6692
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 159 - Waste Management|§ 6692. Single-use plastic carryout bags; prohibition

§ 6692. Single-use plastic carryout bags; prohibition|A store or food service establishment shall not provide a single-use plastic carryout bag to a customer. (Added 2019, No. 69, § 2, eff. July 1, 2020.)
10 V.S.A. § 6693
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 159 - Waste Management|§ 6693. Recyclable paper carryout bag

§ 6693. Recyclable paper carryout bag|(a) A store or food service establishment may provide a consumer a recyclable paper carryout bag at the point of sale if the bag is provided to the consumer for a charge of not less than $0.10 per bag.(b) All monies collected by a store or food service establishment under this section for provision of a recyclable paper carryout bag shall be retained by the store or food service establishment. (Added 2019, No. 69, § 2, eff. July 1, 2020.)
10 V.S.A. § 6694
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 159 - Waste Management|§ 6694. Single-use plastic straws

§ 6694. Single-use plastic straws|(a) A food service establishment shall not provide a single-use plastic straw to a customer, except that a food service establishment may provide a straw to a person upon request.(b) The prohibition on sale or provision of a single-use plastic straw under subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to:  (1) a hospital licensed under 18 V.S.A. chapter 43; (2) a nursing home, residential care home, assisted living residence, home for the terminally ill, or therapeutic community, as those terms are defined in 33 V.S.A. chapter 71; or (3) an independent living facility as that term is defined in 32 V.S.A. chapter 225.   (c) This section shall not alter the requirements of 9 V.S.A. chapter 139 regarding the provision of services by a place of public accommodation. (Added 2019, No. 69, § 2, eff. July 1, 2020.)
10 V.S.A. § 6695
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 159 - Waste Management|§ 6695. Single-use plastic stirrers

§ 6695. Single-use plastic stirrers|A food service establishment shall not provide a single-use plastic stirrer to a customer. (Added 2019, No. 69, § 2, eff. July 1, 2020.)
10 V.S.A. § 6696
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 159 - Waste Management|§ 6696. Expanded polystyrene food service products

§ 6696. Expanded polystyrene food service products|(a) A person shall not sell or offer for sale in the State an expanded polystyrene food service product.(b) A store or food service establishment shall not sell or provide food or beverages in an expanded polystyrene food service product.(c) This section shall not prohibit a person from storing or packaging a food or beverage in an expanded polystyrene food service product for distribution out of State. (Added 2019, No. 69, § 2, eff. July 1, 2020.)
10 V.S.A. § 6697
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 159 - Waste Management|§ 6697. Civil penalties; warning

§ 6697. Civil penalties; warning|(a) A person, store, or food service establishment that violates the requirements of this subchapter shall:  (1) receive a written warning for a first offense; (2) be subject to a civil penalty of $25.00 for a second offense; and (3) be subject to a civil penalty of $100.00 for a third or subsequent offense.   (b) For the purposes of enforcement under this subchapter, an offense shall be each day a person, store, or food service establishment is violating a requirement of this subchapter. (Added 2019, No. 69, § 2, eff. July 1, 2020.)
10 V.S.A. § 6698
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 159 - Waste Management|§ 6698. Inventory exception

§ 6698. Inventory exception|A store or food service establishment shall not violate a prohibition under this subchapter regarding the provision of a carryout bag, single-use plastic straw, single-use stirrer, or expanded polystyrene food service product if the store or food service establishment:  (1) purchased the carryout bag, single-use plastic straw, single-use stirrer, or expanded polystyrene food service product prior to May 15, 2019; and (2) provides the carryout bag, single-use plastic straw, single-use stirrer, or expanded polystyrene food service product to a consumer on or before July 1, 2021. (Added 2019, No. 69, § 2, eff. July 1, 2020.)
10 V.S.A. § 6699
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 159 - Waste Management|§ 6699. Application to municipal bylaws, ordinances, or charters; preemption

§ 6699. Application to municipal bylaws, ordinances, or charters; preemption|(a) The General Assembly finds that the requirements of this subchapter are of statewide interest and, beginning on July 1, 2020, shall be applied uniformly in the State and shall occupy the entire field of regulation of single-use plastic carryout bags; single-use, recyclable paper carryout bags; single-use plastic straws; single-use plastic stirrers; and expanded polystyrene food service products.(b) A municipal ordinance, bylaw, or charter adopted or enacted before July 1, 2020 that regulates or addresses the use, sale, or provision of single-use plastic carryout bags, single-use recyclable paper carryout bags, single-use plastic straws, single-use plastic stirrers, or expanded polystyrene food service products is preempted by the requirements of this subchapter, and a municipality shall not enforce or otherwise implement the ordinance, bylaw, or charter. (Added 2019, No. 69, § 2, eff. July 1, 2020.)
10 V.S.A. § 6700
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 159 - Waste Management|§ 6700. Rulemaking

§ 6700. Rulemaking|The Secretary may adopt rules to implement the requirements of this subchapter. (Added 2019, No. 69, § 2, eff. July 1, 2020.)
10 V.S.A. § 7000
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 161 - Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste|§ 7000. Implementation of the provisions of this chapter

§ 7000. Implementation of the provisions of this chapter|(a) There shall be no further implementation of the provisions of this chapter unless authorized by an act of the General Assembly. Any such act authorizing further implementation of this chapter shall include provisions that establish or designate an entity to accomplish the functions previously assigned, under this chapter, to the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Authority.(b) The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Fund created under subsection 7013(a) of this title shall be terminated after funds are transferred in accordance with subdivision 7067(b)(4) of this title. (Added 1993, No. 137 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
10 V.S.A. § 7014
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 161 - Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste|§ 7014. Tax ramifications

§ 7014. Tax ramifications|(a) All property and business of the Authority is devoted to an essential public and governmental function and purpose and is exempt from all taxes, franchise fees, and special assessments of whatever nature of the State or any subdivision of the State.(b) The Authority annually shall pay a municipality, in which a disposal site is located, an amount in lieu of taxes equal to the amount of property tax that would be paid on such a disposal site by an owner subject to property tax.(c) The Authority shall pay all applicable State and local permit fees, including any fees negotiated pursuant to subdivision 7012(f)(3) of this chapter. (Added 1989, No. 296 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 29, 1990.)
10 V.S.A. § 7015
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 161 - Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste|§ 7015. Construction costs

§ 7015. Construction costs|(a) In lieu of proposing a financing plan for the construction costs to the General Assembly under subsection 7012(i) of this title, the Authority may solicit offers to purchase or otherwise commit or contract for disposal capacity in the disposal facility authorized by this chapter. In the solicitation, the Authority should provide an estimate of the proposed design capacity and the expected construction costs.(b) No offer may be accepted unless the terms of all such commitments or contracts, taken together, provide for the complete prepayment of all construction costs, exhaust the proposed capacity, contain acceptable terms and conditions, and are otherwise in the best interests of the State.(c) The commitments or contracts shall be nontransferable, without approval of the Authority, shall provide for payment on an equal and pro rata basis for all generators and shall provide for the right of the Authority to reacquire, at any time, pro rata from all such commitments or contracts sufficient capacity to meet emergencies or necessary contingencies.(d) If the total capacity of all offered commitments or contracts is less than the expected low-level radioactive waste, or if the commitments or contracts provide less than all the construction costs, or if the offers are for any other reason unsatisfactory, then the Authority shall reduce the design capacity of the facility, try to negotiate terms and conditions that will provide the complete construction costs and carry out the purposes of this chapter.(e) The Authority may, for any reason, decide to not accept all offers received under this section and decide to pursue an alternative method of financing the construction costs of the disposal facility. If the Authority decides not to accept any such offers, it shall propose a financing plan to the General Assembly within 90 days or by the date set out in subdivision 7002(a)(9) of this title, whichever is later. (Added 1989, No. 296 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 29, 1990; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 43.)
10 V.S.A. § 7022
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 161 - Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste|§ 7022. Screening and certification process

§ 7022. Screening and certification process|Under the authority of section 7020 of this title, the Agency shall adopt rules regarding screening for potential alternative sites and certification of sites, which must at least establish the procedures and criteria for:  (1) screening, by the Authority, of the Town of Vernon and the rest of the State; (2) selecting and studying potential alternative sites by the Authority; (3) submission, by the Authority, of each selected potential alternative site to the Agency for certification; (4) certification, by the Agency, of alternative sites and the Yankee site as meeting applicable siting requirements; (5) characterization of an alternative site; (6) deciding, by the Authority, to characterize a certified alternative site or to prepare a draft license application for a disposal facility at a characterized site. (Added 1989, No. 296 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 29, 1990.)
10 V.S.A. § 7023
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 161 - Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste|§ 7023. Waste separation; recoverability; and minimum facility design standards

§ 7023. Waste separation; recoverability; and minimum facility design standards|(a) Under the authority of section 7020 of this title, the Agency shall adopt rules establishing waste separation, recoverability, and minimum facility design standards for any low-level radioactive waste disposal facility including:  (1) a prohibition on shallow land burial; (2) definitions of short-lived waste and long-lived waste; (3) definition of hazardous life of the short-lived waste; (4) requirements for maximum separation of short-lived and long-lived waste; (5) requirements that the design be compatible with and complement the characteristics of the site as necessary for the performance objectives; (6) requirements for active management during, and setting the length of, an institutional control period; (7) requirements to control the dilution of long-lived waste where the purpose is to convert long-lived waste to short-lived waste or to change the federal classification; (8) requirements for enhanced containment sufficient to meet the performance objectives; (9) requirements for recoverability of the separated long-lived waste that are compatible with the performance objectives; (10) requirements for structural integrity during the design life of the facility; (11) requirements for monitoring, until the end of the institutional control period, that are adequate to detect failure of the facility in time to take reasonable remedial action and that provide for independent review and verification; (12) requirements for long-term passive isolation of the waste from the environment, including the minimization of water intrusion and protection against intruders; (13) requirements for the permanent unmistakable marking of the facility identifying it as hazardous to future human inhabitants; (14) performance objectives for each stage of the life of the facility to ensure the protection of individuals and the general population from releases of radioactivity, the protection of individuals and the general population from direct radiation, the protection of individuals from and during intrusion; and (15) capacity specifications to limit the size of the disposal facility to that necessary to dispose of the expected low-level radioactive waste.   (b) In establishing the definitions of short-lived and long-lived waste and in establishing the requirements for maximum separation of those wastes, the Agency shall ensure that the hazardous life of the short-lived waste is less than the institutional control period and shall consider the costs of separation and all risks from separating and disposing of the separated wastes. This should include the risks associated with the separation process, the placement of the separated wastes in the facility authorized by this chapter, the recovery of the long-lived waste and any transportation and preparation of that waste for permanent disposal. (Added 1989, No. 296 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 29, 1990.)