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24A V.S.A. § 407-511
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 407 - Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste Management District|App § 407-511. Validation of District meetings

§ 407-511. Validation of District meetings|When any of the requirements as to notice or warning of a special District meeting have been omitted or not complied with, the omission or noncompliance, if the meeting and the business transacted at it are otherwise legal and within the scope of the District powers, may be corrected and legalized by vote at a special meeting of the District called and duly warned for that purpose. The question to be voted upon shall substantially be, "Shall the action taken at the meeting of this District held on (state date) in spite of the fact that (state the error or omission), and any act or action of the District officers or agents pursuant thereto be readopted, ratified, or confirmed?"  Errors or omissions in the conduct of an original meeting which are not the result of an unlawful notice or warning or noncompliance within the scope of the warning may be cured by a resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the District by a vote of two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast at a regular meeting or a special meeting called for that purpose stating that the defect was the result of an oversight, inadvertence, or mistake. When an error or omission of this nature has been thus corrected by resolution, all business within the terms of the action of the qualified voters shall be as valid as if the requirements had been initially complied with upon condition, however, that the original action thereby corrected by the Board of Supervisors was in compliance with the legal exercise of its corporate powers.
24A V.S.A. § 407-512
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 407 - Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste Management District|App § 407-512. Priority

§ 407-512. Priority|When a special meeting of the District is called to act upon a proposition to incur bonded or other indebtedness, the special meeting procedures outlined in subchapter 4 shall control over the meeting procedures outlined in this subchapter in the event of conflict.
24A V.S.A. § 407-601
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 407 - Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste Management District|App § 407-601. Indemnification

§ 407-601. Indemnification|To the extent permitted by law, the District shall protect, defend, indemnify, and hold harmless each member municipality and its respective officials, officers, members, employees, and agents from and against all liabilities, damages, claims, demands, judgments, losses, costs, expenses, suits, actions, or proceedings, and attorneys' fees, with respect to any act or omission arising out of the activities and operations of the District. The District shall indemnify its officers, supervisors, and employees from and against all liabilities, damages, claims, demands, judgments, losses, costs, expenses, suits, actions, or proceedings and attorney's fees, except in the case of willful misconduct and gross negligence.
24A V.S.A. § 407-603
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 407 - Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste Management District|App § 407-603. Admission of new member municipalities

§ 407-603. Admission of new member municipalities|The Board of Supervisors may authorize the inclusion of additional member municipalities in the District upon such terms and conditions as in its sole discretion shall deem to be fair, reasonable, and in the best interests of the District. The legislative branch of any nonmember municipality which desires to be admitted to the District shall make application for admission to the Board of Supervisors of the District. The Board shall determine the effects and impacts which are likely to occur if such municipality is admitted and shall thereafter either grant or deny authority for admission of the petitioning municipality. If the Board grants such authority, it shall also specify any terms and conditions, including financial obligations, upon which such admission is predicated. The petitioning municipality shall thereafter comply with the approval procedures specified in 24 V.S.A. chapter 121. If a majority of the voters of the petitioning municipality present and voting at a meeting of such municipality duly warned for such purpose shall vote to approve the agreement and the terms and conditions for admission, the vote shall be certified by the clerk of that municipality to the Board of Supervisors. Thereafter, upon satisfactory performance of the terms and conditions of admission, said municipality shall by resolution of the Board of Supervisors become and thereafter be a member municipality of the District.
24A V.S.A. § 407-604
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 407 - Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste Management District|App § 407-604. Dissolution of District

§ 407-604. Dissolution of District|(a) Procedure. If the Board of Supervisors by resolution approved by two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast determines that it is in the best interests of the public, the member municipalities and the District that the District be dissolved, and if the District then has no outstanding debt or obligations under long-term contracts, or will have no such debt or obligation upon completion of the plan of dissolution, it shall prepare a plan of dissolution and thereafter adopt a resolution directing that the question of such dissolution and the plan of dissolution be submitted to the voters of the District at a special meeting of the District duly warned for such purpose. If two-thirds of the voters of the District present and voting at such special meeting of the District duly warned for such purpose shall vote to dissolve the District and approve the plan of dissolution, the District shall cease to conduct its affairs except insofar as may be necessary for the winding up thereof. The Board of Supervisors shall immediately cause a notice of the proposed dissolution to be mailed to each known creditor of the District and to the Vermont Secretary of State and shall proceed to collect the assets of the District and apply and distribute them in accordance with the plan of dissolution, which plan and the implementation thereof shall be subject to approval and supervision by the Windsor Superior Court.(b) Plan of dissolution. The plan of dissolution shall:  (1) Identify and value all unencumbered assets of the District; (2) Identify and value all encumbered assets of the District; (3) Identify all creditors of the District and the nature or amount of all liabilities and obligations of the District; (4) Identify all obligations under long-term contracts; (5) Specify the means by which assets of the District shall be liquidated and all liabilities and obligations of the District shall be paid and discharged, or adequate provision shall be made for the satisfaction thereof; (6) Specify the amount of monies due from each member municipality, if necessary, to extinguish the liabilities of the District; (7) Specify the nature and amount of any liabilities or obligations to be assumed and paid by the member municipalities; (8) Specify the means by which any assets remaining after discharge of all liabilities shall be liquidated if necessary; (9) Specify that any assets remaining after payment of all liabilities shall be apportioned and distributed among the member municipalities according to the same basic formula used in apportioning the annual assessments of the District.   (c) Termination. When the plan of dissolution has been implemented, the Board of Supervisors shall adopt a resolution certifying that fact to the member municipalities, whereupon this agreement and the District created hereby shall be terminated.
24A V.S.A. § 407-605
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 407 - Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste Management District|App § 407-605. Amendment of the District agreement

§ 407-605. Amendment of the District agreement|The Board of Supervisors may amend this District agreement by the following procedure. The Board of Supervisors at any regular or special meeting of the Board may, by a majority vote, pass a resolution stating its intent to amend the agreement. A written copy of the resolution, stating the wording of the amendment and the purpose of the amendment and the date of the meeting scheduled to act on the amendment, shall be delivered to the legislative branches of each municipality and mailed to or left at the usual place of residence of each member of the Board of Supervisors at least 10 business days prior to the meeting scheduled to adopt the amendment. The amendment shall become effective after 10 business days following a majority vote of the Board of Supervisors at the meeting scheduled to act on the amendment, unless a majority of the legislative branches of member municipalities requests, in writing, that the Board of Supervisors hold a special District meeting to vote on the amendment. This District agreement may be amended by the voters of the District at a special meeting called in accordance with section 501 of subchapter 5 of this chapter. This agreement may be amended from time to time in the manner herein provided, but no such amendment shall be made which shall substantially impair the rights of the holders of any bonds or other notes or other evidence of indebtedness or substantially affect any obligations under long-term contracts of the District then outstanding or in effect, or the rights of the District to procure the means for payment, continuation, or termination thereof. If the amendment is adopted by the Board of Supervisors or by the voters of the District, the Clerk of the District, within 10 days after the vote of adoption, shall certify to the Secretary of State each proposal of amendment showing the facts as to its origin and the procedure followed. The Secretary of State shall then proceed as with municipal charter amendments.
24A V.S.A. § 407-606
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 407 - Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste Management District|App § 407-606. Severability

§ 407-606. Severability|Should any court of competent jurisdiction judge any term, phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this agreement to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such judgment shall not affect the validity, legality, or enforceability of the agreement as a whole or any other part of this agreement.
24A V.S.A. § 407-607
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 407 - Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste Management District|App § 407-607. Definitions

§ 407-607. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Solid waste" shall mean any discarded garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply plant, or pollution control facility, and other discarded material possessing no value to its present user, including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous materials resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, or agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include animal manure and absorbent bedding used for soil enrichment or solid or dissolved materials in industrial discharges which are point sources subject to permits under the Waste Pollution Control Act, 10 V.S.A. chapter 47. (2)(A) "Hazardous waste" shall mean any waste or combination of wastes of a solid, liquid, contained gaseous, or semi-solid form, including those which are toxic, corrosive, ignitable, reactive, strong sensitizers, or which generate pressure through decomposition, or other means, which in the judgment of the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation, or his or her duly authorized representative:   (i) may cause, or contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness, taking into account the toxicity of such waste, its persistence and degradability in nature, and its potential for assimilation, or concentration in tissue, and other factors that may otherwise cause or contribute to adverse acute or chronic effects on the health of persons or other living organisms; or (ii) may have an unusually destructive effect on water quality if discharged to ground or surface waters of the State.  (B) All special nuclear, source, or byproduct material, as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1964 and amendments thereto, codified in 42 U.S.C. § 2014, is specifically excluded from this definition. Hazardous waste also includes any material or product so designated under 10 V.S.A. § 6602(4).  (3) "Household hazardous waste" shall mean any component of solid waste generated by households in the District which exhibit the characteristics of a hazardous waste, but which are excluded from State or federal hazardous waste regulation. (4) "Small quantity generator hazardous waste" shall mean wastes generated by industrial, commercial, and institutional activities in the District which would be a listed or characteristic hazardous waste but which are generated in small enough quantities so as to be excluded from State or federal regulation as a hazardous waste. (5) "Sludge" shall mean solids and semi-solids generated by a wastewater treatment plant. Notwithstanding any provision of this agreement, the District shall have the power to impose and collect a surcharge or special assessment for the collection, storage, and disposal of sludge.
24A V.S.A. § 409-101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-101. Creation and name

§ 409-101. Creation and name|A union municipal district to be known as the Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District is created.
24A V.S.A. § 409-102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-102. Purpose

§ 409-102. Purpose|The purpose of the District is to provide for the treatment and management of solid waste generated or disposed of within the geographical boundaries of member municipalities (the "members") in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and 10 V.S.A. chapter 159 (waste management), 24 V.S.A. chapter 117 (municipal and regional planning and development), and 24 V.S.A. chapter 121 (intermunicipal cooperation and services). The means of treatment and management may include land disposal, recycling, and transportation. The District is not organized nor shall it function for the purpose of treating or disposing of hazardous waste.
24A V.S.A. § 409-103
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-103. Composition

§ 409-103. Composition|The District includes all the lands within those municipalities which vote to approve and enter into this chapter. At the time of its creation, those municipalities are Belvidere, Cambridge, Craftsbury, Eden, Elmore, Hyde Park, Johnson, Morristown, Stowe, Waterville, Wolcott, and Worcester.
24A V.S.A. § 409-104
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-104. Duration

§ 409-104. Duration|The District shall continue perpetually.
24A V.S.A. § 409-105
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-105. Powers

§ 409-105. Powers|(a) The District shall have all those powers set forth in 24 V.S.A. § 4866 as the same presently exist, together with any additional powers which may be added thereto by amendment in the future, all of which powers are incorporated herein by reference.(b) Except as provided by section 107 of this chapter, the District shall have the power:  (1) To operate, cause to be operated, or contract, or both, for the operation of any and all facilities for the collection, transportation, treatment, storage, resource recovery, recycling, and disposal of solid waste, and to determine and make charges for such services. (2) To purchase, sell, own, lease, convey, mortgage, improve, and use real and personal property. (3) To sue. (4) To enter into contracts for any term or duration. (5) To adopt a capital budget and program. (6) To issue regulations implementing the purposes of the District, subject to the requirements of 24 V.S.A. chapter 59. (7) To provide solid waste disposal services for the member municipalities and others. (8) To exercise the power of eminent domain. (9) To borrow money and issue evidence of indebtedness as provided by 24 V.S.A. chapter 53 (Indebtedness) or other provisions of law authorizing general obligations or revenue debt, including 10 V.S.A. chapter 12 (Vermont Industrial Development Authority) and 24 V.S.A. chapter 119 (Municipal Bond Bank). (10) To establish a budget and assess member municipalities and others in accordance therewith. (11) To appropriate and expend monies. (12) To establish sinking funds for the retirement of bonded or other indebtedness. (13) To charge member municipalities, haulers, commercial and residential generators, and others for solid waste generated, arising, or disposed of within the geographical boundaries of member municipalities, regardless of how such waste is disposed. This power includes the ability to make estimates of amounts generated or hauled, or both, for purposes of such charges. (14) To exercise any other powers which are necessary or desirable for dealing with solid waste problems consistent with the provisions of Titles 10 and 24. (15) To establish capital reserve funds. (16) To accept and administer gifts, grants, and bequests in trust. (17) To exercise all powers incident to public corporations. (18) To make payments in lieu of taxes to members hosting District facilities. (19) To do all things set forth in or necessary to this chapter. (20) To enter into contracts with banks, insurance companies, or other financial institutions so as to obtain a letter of credit, bond insurance, or other forms of financial guarantees or credit enhancement in connection with District bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness. (21) To provide host communities of District facilities with incentive payments, services, and benefits.
24A V.S.A. § 409-106
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-106. Sovereign immunity

§ 409-106. Sovereign immunity|The District shall have the benefit of sovereign immunity to the same extent that the State of Vermont does. The District shall provide liability and other insurance for itself and the members of the Board of Supervisors (the "Board"). The District shall hold harmless and indemnify all members of the Board from all claims of every kind and nature arising out of or connected with duties as supervisors, excepting only willful negligence and criminal conduct.
24A V.S.A. § 409-107
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-107. Transportation and collection sites

§ 409-107. Transportation and collection sites|The costs and responsibility for providing adequate collection sites for the solid waste generated within its geographical boundaries and for the transportation of such solid waste to the appropriate District facility shall be borne by each member. Should any member not wish to institute its own system for meeting this obligation, the Board may provide for the collection and transportation of such solid waste.
24A V.S.A. § 409-108
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-108. Definitions

§ 409-108. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Board" means the Board of Supervisors of the Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District. (2) "District" means the Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District. (3) "Members" means those municipalities who comprise the District. (4) "Solid Waste" means any discarded garbage, refuse, or any other solid, liquid, or contained gaseous material as well as septage or sludge from a waste or water supply treatment facility, but does not include hazardous. (5) "Hazardous Waste" means any solid, liquid, or contained gaseous waste, or any combination of these wastes, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics has ever been at any time in the past, is presently, or may in the future be classified as hazardous under applicable laws and regulations of the United States, the State of Vermont, or any subdivision thereof, or by regulation of the District. (6) "Transport" or "transportation" means the movement of waste by air, rail, highway, or water. (7) "Treatment" means any method, technique, or process, including neutralization designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of any solid waste so as to neutralize such waste, or so as to recover energy or material resources from the waste or so as to render such waste safer for transport, amendable for recovery, amendable for storage, or reduced in volume. (8) "Facility" means all contiguous land, structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on the land, used for treating, recycling, storing, or disposing of waste. A facility may consist of several treatment, storage, or disposal operational units. (9) "Disposal" means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of any solid waste into or on any land or water such that solid waste or any constituent thereof may enter the environment or be emitted into the air or discharged into any ground or surface waters. (10) "Person" means any individual, partnership, company, corporation, association, unincorporated association, joint venture, trust, municipality, the State of Vermont or any agency, department, or subdivision of the State, federal agency, or any other legal or commercial entity.
24A V.S.A. § 409-201
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-201. Authority

§ 409-201. Authority|All power and authority of the District shall be exercised by the Board except as provided in subchapter 5 of this chapter.
24A V.S.A. § 409-202
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-202. Composition

§ 409-202. Composition|Each member of the District shall have one supervisor on the Board for each nine votes, or portion thereof to which it is entitled under section 208 of this chapter. Each supervisor must be a resident of his or her municipality, entitled to vote in municipal elections.