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3 V.S.A. § 2472a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2472a. Historic site markers program

§ 2472a. Historic site markers program|A program for the erection of historic site markers is created within the Agency of Commerce and Community Development and shall be administered by the State Historic Preservation Officer. The Preservation Officer shall oversee the erection, restoration, and maintenance of historic site markers. In performing these duties, the Preservation Officer shall consult with the Vermont Historical Society, the University of Vermont Historic Preservation Program, the Preservation Trust of Vermont, and other similar entities. (Added 1995, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 4a, eff. May 22, 1996; amended 2009, No. 33, § 8.)
3 V.S.A. § 2473
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2473. Division for Historic Preservation

§ 2473. Division for Historic Preservation|The Division for Historic Preservation is created within the Department of Housing and Community Development as the successor to and the continuation of the Board of Historic Sites and the Division of Historic Sites. (Added 1969, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 1975, No. 109, § 2; 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2015, No. 51, § D.2; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)
3 V.S.A. § 2473a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2473a. Vermont Life magazine

§ 2473a. Vermont Life magazine|(a) The Department of Tourism and Marketing, within the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, shall be responsible for the publication of Vermont Life magazine. The mission of Vermont Life magazine shall be to promote subtly the State in a premier-quality magazine filled with the best writing, illustration, art, and photography Vermont has to offer. Every issue of Vermont Life magazine shall celebrate the unique heritage, countryside, traditions, and people of Vermont and explore issues of contemporary interest to Vermonters and visitors of the State.(b) The overall operations of Vermont Life magazine shall be managed by a publisher, who shall be a State employee exempt from the classified service and who shall report to the Commissioner of Tourism and Marketing. The editorial functions of Vermont Life magazine shall be directed by an editor, who shall be a State employee exempt from the classified service and who shall report to the publisher. Vermont Life magazine editorial decisions shall be made by Vermont Life magazine editorial staff pursuant to the mission of the magazine and shall be protected from and independent of outside influence, including that from the Legislative or Executive Branch of State government.(c) An enterprise fund for the operation of Vermont Life magazine is created, which shall consist of all revenues derived from the sale of Vermont Life magazine, advertising in Vermont Life magazine, the sale of other products under the Vermont Life label, digital and other emerging media, advisory services, sponsorships, grants, events, promotions, competitions, partnerships, licensing, fundraisers, markups on retail sales of other parties' products, other commercial activities that are consistent with Vermont Life values and supportive of the Vermont brand and approved by the Secretary with the consultation of the Vermont Life Advisory Board established in Executive Order #22-2, any interest earned by Vermont Life magazine, and all sums which are from time to time appropriated for the support of Vermont Life magazine and its operations.(d) All expenses incurred in the production, publication, and sale of Vermont Life magazine, advertising, and other products under the Vermont Life label shall be paid from the Enterprise Fund.(e) The receipt and expenditure of monies from the Enterprise Fund shall be under the supervision of the business manager and at the direction of the publisher, subject to the provisions of this section. Vermont Life magazine shall maintain accurate and complete records of all receipts and expenditures by and from the Fund. (Added 1991, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; amended 1995, No. 46, § 26; 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2007, No. 11, § 1, eff. April 26, 2007; 2007, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2011, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 14, 2012; 2011, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § E.806.)
3 V.S.A. § 2474
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2474. Administrative Services Division

§ 2474. Administrative Services Division|(a) The Administrative Services Division of the Agency is created. It shall be administered by a Director of Administrative Services who shall be in the classified service.(b) The Administrative Services Division shall provide the following services to the Agency and all its components, including components assigned to it for administration:  (1) personnel administration; (2) finance and accounting; (3) coordination of filing and records maintenance activities; (4) provision of facilities, office space, and equipment and the care thereof; (5) requisitioning from the Department of Buildings and General Services of the Agency of Administration, of supplies, equipment, and other requirements; (6) management improvement services; and (7) other administrative service functions as may be assigned to it by the Secretary.   (c) Other provisions of law notwithstanding, all administrative service functions delegated to other components of the Agency shall be performed within the Agency by the Administrative Services Division. (Added 1969, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
3 V.S.A. § 2475
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2475. Vermont Center for Geographic Information

§ 2475. Vermont Center for Geographic Information|The Vermont Center for Geographic Information is created as a division within the Agency of Commerce and Community Development and shall be administered and have the duties as set forth in 10 V.S.A. chapter 8 (geographic information). (Added 2013, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § E.800.4.)
3 V.S.A. § 2477
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2477. Rental Housing Advisory Board

§ 2477. Rental Housing Advisory Board|(a)(1) The Department of Housing and Community Development shall create the Rental Housing Advisory Board consisting of 11 members, each of whom shall be a resident of Vermont and shall be appointed by the Commissioner of the Department, as follows:   (A) three members representing landlords, one of whom is a for-profit landlord and one of whom represents a nonprofit housing provider; (B) three members representing tenants; (C) three members representing municipalities; and (D) two members of the public.  (2) A member shall serve a term of three years. (3) The Board shall annually elect a chair from among its members. (4) A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum for transacting business. (5) The Board shall take action by a majority vote of the members present and voting.   (b) The Board shall be staffed by the Department, which, along with the Departments of Health and of Public Safety, shall provide support to the Board as required.(c) The Board shall have the following powers and duties:  (1) to act as an advisory group to the Governor, General Assembly, and appropriate State agencies on issues related to rental housing statutes, policies, and regulations; (2) to report regularly to the Vermont Housing Council on its deliberations and recommendations; (3) to work with appropriate State agencies on developing adequate data on the location and condition of Vermont's rental housing stock; (4) to provide guidance to the State on the implementation of programs, policies, and regulations better to support decent, safe, and sanitary housing, including recommendations for incentives and programs to assist landlords with building repairs; (5) to provide information to community partners, municipalities, landlords, and tenants, including educational materials on applicable rental housing statutes, regulations, and ordinances; and (6) in preparation for a natural disaster, to collect information regarding available resources, disaster-related information, and community needs, and, in the event of a natural disaster, work with government authorities in charge of disaster response and communication. (Added 2017, No. 188 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 28, 2018.)
3 V.S.A. § 2501
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2501. Definitions

§ 2501. Definitions|As used in this subchapter, "Program" means the Market Vermont Program created by this subchapter. (Added, 1991, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 1(a); 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
3 V.S.A. § 2502
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2502. Market Vermont Program

§ 2502. Market Vermont Program|The Market Vermont Program is hereby created. It shall be directed jointly by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets and by the Secretary of Commerce and Community Development. Notwithstanding 3 V.S.A. chapters 13 and 14 or any other contrary provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets and the Secretary of Commerce and Community Development shall have the authority to enter into one or more written contracts with persons or entities for the administration of the Program. Any such contract shall provide for the sufficient oversight, review, and control by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets and by the Secretary of Commerce and Community Development, or their designees, to ensure that the Program purposes are achieved. Where they deem it appropriate, the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets and the Secretary of Commerce and Community Development may enter into a memorandum of understanding concerning the operation of the Program or concerning the contracting with persons or entities for the administration of the Program. The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets and the Secretary of Commerce and Community Development issue rules to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. (Added 1991, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2001, No. 63, § 224a.)
3 V.S.A. § 2505
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2505. Market Vermont Fund

§ 2505. Market Vermont Fund|(a) The Market Vermont Fund is hereby established. The Fund shall comprise fees collected under section 2504 of this title and any monies appropriated by the General Assembly. The Fund shall be used for the administration and advertising of the Market Vermont program established by this chapter.(b) The special fund created by subsection (a) of this section shall be organized and managed pursuant to 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5. (Added 1991, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1997, No. 59, § 31, eff. June 30, 1997.)
3 V.S.A. § 2506
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2506. Penalties

§ 2506. Penalties|Any person who uses the Market Vermont logo without authority, after it has been filed with the Secretary of State in accordance with section 2504 of this title, shall be deemed to have committed an unfair or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of 9 V.S.A. § 2453 and shall be subject to the penalties and injunctive authority provided in 9 V.S.A. chapter 63. (Added 1991, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
3 V.S.A. § 2510
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2510. Findings

§ 2510. Findings|The General Assembly finds that a number of programs and tax credits have been established which encourage the development of businesses and jobs in the State of Vermont. The General Assembly also finds that some beneficiaries leave this State before the State derives any benefit from the assistance. Therefore, it is the public policy of the State of Vermont to recapture any benefits that it has granted to any business if, within a qualified period after the benefit was bestowed, that business decides to leave the State or to otherwise curtail its activity to a point lower than represented when the benefit was granted. (Added 1993, No. 221 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
3 V.S.A. § 2511
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2511. Definitions

§ 2511. Definitions|As used in this subchapter:  (1) "Benefit" means any abatement, loan, or grant awarded to the business as enumerated in subdivision (2) of this section. (2) "Business" means any individual, partnership, corporation, or other entity that has been granted a tax abatement pursuant to the provisions of Title 24, or has been granted a loan or a grant by any board, commission, or program established under the provisions of Title 10 or 24, or under the provisions of this title. (3) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Taxes. (4) "Qualified period" means a period of five years after the initial grant of a benefit or a time period set forth in any agreement executed by the State subsequent to the effective date of this subchapter. (Added 1993, No. 221 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
3 V.S.A. § 2512
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2512. Notice

§ 2512. Notice|(a) A business shall notify the agency or department which granted the benefit in writing within 60 days after the business closes or substantially curtails the operation of the trade or business within the qualified period.(b) A business shall be considered to be substantially curtailed when the average number of full-time equivalent employees in any one calendar year is less than 50 percent of the highest average number of full-time equivalent employees in any prior year in the qualified period.(c) A business shall not be considered to be substantially curtailed or closed when that business has relocated to another location within the State of Vermont or been sold but is still located within the State, provided that the employment test of subsection (b) of this section is met. (Added 1993, No. 221 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
3 V.S.A. § 2513
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2513. Action on notice

§ 2513. Action on notice|(a) The agency or department shall notify the Commissioner of the amount of the benefit conferred to the business over the qualified period.(b) The Commissioner shall:  (1) assess such amount of benefit conferred against the business or the successors in interest to that business; and (2) notify the business or successor in interest of the assessment by certified mail within 30 days of receiving notice pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.   (c) The agency or department which granted the benefit shall:  (1) Provide a hearing within 30 days, if one is requested by the business within 15 days of assessment by the Commissioner. An aggrieved business may within 30 days appeal a determination by the agency or department to the Washington Superior Court or the Superior Court of the county of the place of business. (2) Have the discretion to reduce the amount of the benefit which it requests the Commissioner to assess, upon showing of good cause.   (d)(1) A business shall pay an assessment within 90 days of the date of assessment or 30 days after the final decision of the agency, department, or court as a result of a hearing pursuant to this subchapter.  (2) Assessments under this subsection shall bear interest from the date of assessment at the rate determined under 32 V.S.A. § 3108. (Added 1993, No. 221 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
3 V.S.A. § 2514
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2514. Enforcement

§ 2514. Enforcement|(a) Any assessment made pursuant to this subchapter shall be a debt against the business, or the successors in interest who are not bona fide purchasers as that term is defined under the Uniform Commercial Code, 9A V.S.A., or the principles of the business, or the applicants who applied for the benefit, or the promisors or guarantors who acted as accommodation parties to facilitate the benefit.(b) The Commissioner may file a security interest against the property of the business or person liable under subsection (a) of this section.(c) The Commissioner may bring a civil action in Washington County Superior Court against any business or person set forth in subsection (a) of this section who fails to make payment by the date set forth in section 2513 of this title and may seek from the court penalties of no more than $10,000.00 if that business or person set forth in subsection (a) of this section has failed to provide the notice required under section 2512 of this title. (Added 1993, No. 221 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
3 V.S.A. § 2515
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2515. Failure to give notice

§ 2515. Failure to give notice|If the agency or department finds that a business has failed to give notice pursuant to section 2512 of this title, it shall take action under section 2513 of this title as if the business had given notice. (Added 1993, No. 221 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
3 V.S.A. § 2516
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2516. Contract provisions

§ 2516. Contract provisions|All contracts or grant awards conferring benefits to businesses after the effective date of this subchapter shall contain a provision notifying the business of the recapture provisions provided in this section and the qualified period for that business under that contract. (Added 1993, No. 221 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
3 V.S.A. § 2701
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 49 - Education|§ 2701. Agency and Secretary created

§ 2701. Agency and Secretary created|There is created an Agency of Education that shall be under the direction and supervision of a Secretary of Education. (Added 2011, No. 98 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.)
3 V.S.A. § 2702
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 49 - Education|§ 2702. Secretary of Education

§ 2702. Secretary of Education|(a) With the advice and consent of the Senate, the Governor shall appoint a Secretary of Education from among no fewer than three candidates proposed by the State Board of Education. The Secretary shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.(b) The Secretary shall report directly to the Governor and shall be a member of the Governor's Cabinet.(c) At the time of appointment, the Secretary shall have expertise in education management and policy and demonstrated leadership and management abilities. (Added 2011, No. 98 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.)
3 V.S.A. § 2801
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 51 - Natural Resources|§ 2801. Definitions

§ 2801. Definitions|In this chapter the following words mean:  (1) Agency: The Agency of Natural Resources. (2) Department: A major component of the Agency. (3) Director: The head of a division or branch of the Agency. (4) Division: A major component of a department or a technical or administrative support component of the Agency. (5) Commissioner: The head of a department responsible to the Secretary for the administration of the department. (6) Secretary: The head of the Agency, a member of the Governor's Cabinet and responsible to the Governor for the administration of the Agency. (Added 1969, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 1, 1970; amended 1979, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1987, No. 76, § 13.)
3 V.S.A. § 2802
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 51 - Natural Resources|§ 2802. Creation of Agency

§ 2802. Creation of Agency|(a) An Agency of Natural Resources is created consisting of the following:  (1) The Department of Fish and Wildlife. (2) The Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation.  (A) The Division of Forests. (B) The Division of Parks. (C) The Division of Recreation.  (3) [Repealed.] (4) The Board of Forests, Parks and Recreation. (5) The Department of Environmental Conservation. (6) The State Natural Resources Conservation Council. (7) The Division of Geology and Mineral Resources.   (b) The Natural Resources Board is attached to the Agency for the purpose of receiving administrative support.(c) The Agency will provide representation on the following compact commissions:  (1) The Interstate Commission on the Lake Champlain Basin. (2) The New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission. (Added 1969, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 1, 1970; amended 1979, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1983, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), eff. April 13, 1984; 1983, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. April 27, 1984; 1987, No. 76, § 14; 1989, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 31, 2005.)
3 V.S.A. § 2803
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 51 - Natural Resources|§ 2803. Advisory capacity

§ 2803. Advisory capacity|(a) All boards, committees, councils, activities, and departments which under this chapter are a part of the Agency shall be advisory only, except as hereinafter provided, and the powers and duties of such boards, committees, councils, activities, and departments, including administrative, policy making, rulemaking, and regulatory functions, shall vest in and be exercised by the Secretary of the Agency.(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section or any other provision of this chapter, the Fish and Wildlife Board and the Natural Resources Board shall retain and exercise all powers and functions given to them by law which are of regulatory or quasi-judicial nature, including the power to adopt, amend, and repeal rules and regulations, to conduct hearings, to adjudicate controversies, and to issue and enforce orders, in the manner and to the extent to which those powers are given to those respective boards by law.(c) [Repealed.]  (Added 1969, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 1, 1970; amended 1971, No. 93, § 2, eff. April 22, 1971; 1971, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. April 6, 1972; 1983, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), eff. April 13, 1984; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Jan. 31, 2005.)
3 V.S.A. § 2804
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 51 - Natural Resources|§ 2804. Personnel designation

§ 2804. Personnel designation|The Secretary, Deputy Secretary, commissioners, deputy commissioners, attorneys, and all members of boards, committees, commissions, or councils attached to the Agency for support are exempt from the classified State service. Except as authorized by section 311 of this title or otherwise by laws, all other positions shall be within the classified service. (Added 1969, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 6(b), eff. June 1, 1970; amended 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.)