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5 V.S.A. § 1809
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1809. Prosecution of cases before Board

§ 1809. Prosecution of cases before Board|The Secretary of Transportation or his or her designee shall represent the public at a Board hearing when the matters involved result directly from a proposed increase in rates, tolls, or charges, or the issuing of stock, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness for which the approval of the Board is required by law. In any proceeding, the Board may request the appearance of the Attorney General or appoint a member of the Vermont Bar to represent the interests of the public or State. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1810
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1810. Jurisdiction by the Transportation Board over charges and rates

§ 1810. Jurisdiction by the Transportation Board over charges and rates|When, upon hearing, the rates, tolls, charges, or schedules are found unjust, unreasonable, insufficient, or unjustly discriminatory, or are found to be preferential or otherwise in violation of a provision of this chapter, the Board may order and substitute for the rates, tolls, charges, or schedules, and make such changes in any regulations, measurements, practices, or acts of the company relating to its service, and may make an order to compel the furnishing of adequate service as shall after hearing be found by the Board to be just and reasonable. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1811
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1811. Service to the public

§ 1811. Service to the public|Each company subject to supervision under this chapter shall be required to furnish reasonably adequate service, accommodation, and facilities to the public. The charge made by any company subject to supervision under this chapter for any provision or service shall be reasonable and without discrimination, except as may be provided in this chapter. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1813
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1813. Exceptions

§ 1813. Exceptions|Companies under the jurisdiction of a federal commission shall not be required to keep any system of accounts and records which would conflict with any requirement of the federal commission or agency. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1817
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1817. Copy of schedules

§ 1817. Copy of schedules|Each company subject to the provisions of this chapter shall keep on file in every one of its stations or offices where payments are made by consumers or users a copy printed in plain type of so much of its schedules as the Board shall deem necessary. The copy shall be in a form and place that is readily accessible to inspection by the public. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1818
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1818. Rebates; exceptions

§ 1818. Rebates; exceptions|A company shall not directly or indirectly or by any special rate, rebate, drawback, or other device or method make any deviation from the rates, fares, charges, or prices for any service rendered by it or in services rendered or to be rendered in connection with services, as specified in its schedules of charges in effect at the time the service was rendered. No company may enter into any contract, agreement, or arrangement relating to the furnishing or rendering of any special product or special service not provided for or covered in the schedule without prior filing with the Agency. However, nothing in this section shall prohibit the giving by any company of free or reduced rate service to its employees, or in case of public emergency, or to the classes defined and provided for in the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to Regulate Commerce" and amendments to that Act. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1819
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1819. Special rate or rebate; penalty

§ 1819. Special rate or rebate; penalty|Except as provided in section 1818 of this title, an officer or employee of a transportation company who grants or knowingly consents to a special rate or rebate shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $1,000.00 and the company granting a rebate shall be fined not less than $500.00 nor more than $5,000.00 for each offense. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1820
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1820. Motor bus defined

§ 1820. Motor bus defined|A motor bus is defined to be any motor vehicle, other than a street car, operated upon the public streets and highways along a regular route, and in the operation receiving, discharging, and transporting passengers for hire. However, this definition shall not be construed to apply to transportation services, the route and destination of which are under the direction and subject to the control of the passengers so transported. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1821
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1821. Common carrier defined

§ 1821. Common carrier defined|Each person, association, or corporation owning or operating a motor bus, which indiscriminately carries passengers, freight, or express for hire, regularly over a fixed route or between fixed terminals, is declared a common carrier. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1822
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1822. Jurisdiction of Transportation Board over common carriers

§ 1822. Jurisdiction of Transportation Board over common carriers|A common carrier shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Transportation Board and, while so operating, to all reasonable rules as the Board prescribes with respect to routes, fares, schedules, continuity of service, and the convenience and safety of passengers and the public. The operation of a motor vehicle the principal purpose of which is the carrying of mail under contract with the U.S. government shall not be construed as being engaged in the business of operating a motor bus within the meaning of this section and section 1820 of this title, notwithstanding incidental transportation of passengers for hire. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1823
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1823. Certificate of public good

§ 1823. Certificate of public good|An individual, association, or corporation shall not operate a motor bus until the owner has obtained a certificate from the Transportation Board specifying the route over which the motor bus may operate, the number of passengers which the motor bus may carry at any one time, the service that the motor bus shall furnish, and that the operation of the motor bus over the proposed route will promote the general good of the State. The Board may amend or revoke any certificate. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1824
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1824. Application for certificate of public good; hearing

§ 1824. Application for certificate of public good; hearing|A certificate shall be issued only after written application has been made. Upon receipt of an application, the Board shall fix a time and place for hearing, which shall be in a town within which the route or a part of the route is proposed, and shall give notice of the pendency of the application and of the time and place of hearing to the applicant, and to any common carrier operating over any portion of the proposed route or over a route substantially parallel to the proposed route. The Board shall make an order for the publication of the substance of the petition and of the time and place of the hearing in a newspaper published in the county or counties where the proposed route is located, the publication to be at least 12 days before the day appointed for the hearing. A public hearing shall be held on the petition. To enable the provision of service for which there is an immediate or urgent need to a point or points within a territory having no carrier service capable of meeting those needs, the Board may, without hearings or other proceedings, grant temporary authority for the service by a common carrier. Temporary authority, unless suspended or revoked for good cause, shall be valid for the time as the Board shall specify but not more than an aggregate of 180 days and shall create no presumption that corresponding permit authority shall be granted. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1824a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1824a. Publicly funded carriers

§ 1824a. Publicly funded carriers|Sections 1823-1824 of this title shall not apply to any carrier subsidized by public funds under 24 V.S.A. chapter 126. (Added 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
5 V.S.A. § 1825
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1825. Petition by public; notice; hearing

§ 1825. Petition by public; notice; hearing|Any town, city, or village within which, or between which, and any other town, city, or village in this State any common carrier is furnishing service, may bring a written petition to the Transportation Board, or the Board on its own motion may conduct an investigation in respect to routes, fares, schedules, continuity of service, and the convenience and safety of passengers and the public. Upon petition, the Board shall fix a time and place for a hearing upon the petition, and shall mail notice of the petition to the parties in interest and give notice of the petition at least one week prior to the hearing. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1826
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1826. Display of certificate

§ 1826. Display of certificate|The owner or operator of every motor bus shall display in a conspicuous place in or on the motor bus the certificate in abbreviated form prescribed by the Board or a certified copy of the certificate. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1827
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1827. Jurisdiction of Commissioner of Motor Vehicles

§ 1827. Jurisdiction of Commissioner of Motor Vehicles|Upon the granting of a certificate as provided in section 1823 of this title, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall have jurisdiction over the registration of a motor bus, its speed and lighting, the safety devices, and the licensing of operators. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1828
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1828. Safe operation of motor buses

§ 1828. Safe operation of motor buses|Common carriers shall furnish motor buses and operate them in a manner that will afford safety and protection to their passengers and to the public. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 1829
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1829. Supervision by Transportation Board of common carriers; abandonment of service

§ 1829. Supervision by Transportation Board of common carriers; abandonment of service|The Transportation Board shall have general supervision and jurisdiction of common carriers, make rules, hold hearings, and issue certificates as may be required under the provisions of this chapter. No common carrier without first having given 30 days' notice to the Transportation Board and the Agency of Transportation shall abandon all or any part of its certificated authority or discontinue any service established under the provisions of this chapter, except it may discontinue a temporary service established incident to the certificated authority provided service is not in effect more than 60 days during any year and may suspend service temporarily by reason of road conditions or when ordered by the State or local authorities. A change in schedule or the elimination of a trip or trips established for experimental purposes or established to meet educational, athletic, convention, holiday, vacation, peak, seasonal, temporary, extraordinary, excursion, tour, mail, express, or newspaper traffic requirements shall not be deemed to constitute a discontinuance of service or an abandonment of authority by a common carrier of passengers. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
5 V.S.A. § 1830
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 24 - Powers and Duties of Board and Agency as to Companies Other Than Railroads and Aircraft|§ 1830. Penalty

§ 1830. Penalty|An individual or the officers of an association or corporation who violates any order, rule, or regulation adopted or established under the provisions of this chapter or violates any provision of this chapter shall be fined not more than $5,000.00 or imprisoned for not more than 60 days, or both. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 2003
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 28 - Transportation of Hazardous Materials|§ 2003. Transportation of radioactive materials; preferred routes

§ 2003. Transportation of radioactive materials; preferred routes|(a) The Secretary of Transportation, following consultation with the Commissioner of Health and the Commissioner of Public Safety, shall designate any highway as a part of a preferred route for the transportation of fissile radioactive materials and large quantity packages of radioactive materials as defined by the U.S. Department of Transportation in order to cause the least risk to persons and property. The Secretary shall confer with the governing body of a municipality regarding the establishment of a preferred route within the boundaries of its jurisdiction and give its timely opinion due consideration.(b) A person who violates the order of the Secretary and transports radioactive materials in violation of this section shall be subject to the following penalties:  (1) civil penalty- a maximum penalty of up to $10,000.00 per day for each violation; (2) criminal penalty- a fine of not more than $25,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
5 V.S.A. § 2101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 29 - Motor Carrier Safety Standards|§ 2101. Motor carrier safety standard rules

§ 2101. Motor carrier safety standard rules|(a) The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to promote safety in motor carrier safety standards, and furthermore:  (1) Is authorized to make rules under 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 governing motor carrier safety standards as they apply to the transportation of passengers and goods by commercial motor vehicles. These rules shall identify violations, and possible penalties, by category, depending on the seriousness of the violation. These rules shall be no less protective of public safety than the rules adopted by the federal government regarding motor carrier safety standards, but a rule shall not prohibit a person between the ages of 18 and 21 from operating a motor vehicle in intrastate commerce. (2) Is authorized to enforce these rules through the use of agency staff, or others, pursuant to cooperative agreement. (3) Is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with agencies of this and other states and of the federal government in relation to enforcement of these rules and rules or regulations adopted by the federal government which apply to transportation in Vermont.   (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any of the rules adopted by the Secretary under this section.(c) Any person who violates these rules shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $1,000.00.(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or other law whether general, special, or local, violations of any rules adopted pursuant to this section involving the operation of a motor vehicle may be charged through the use of a traffic complaint prescribed by the Supreme Court pursuant to 4 V.S.A. § 1105.(e) The regulations promulgated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation contained in parts 40, 350, 360, 365, 372, 381-383, 385-388, 390-397, and 399 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, revised as of October 1, 2008, and any amendment or addition to these regulations may be adopted by the Secretary of Transportation. (Added 1989, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 16, 1990; amended 1991, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 19, 1992; 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 2003, No. 26, § 1; 2009, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 11.)
5 V.S.A. § 3002
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 56 - Intercity Rail Passenger Service|§ 3002. Powers of Agency

§ 3002. Powers of Agency|(a) To carry out the purposes of 19 V.S.A. § 10e, the Agency of Transportation may, subject to subsection (b) of this section:  (1) Contract in the name of the State with federal agencies, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), railroads, municipalities, adjacent states, or other responsible persons to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (2) Receive, manage, use, or expend, for the purposes of this chapter, federal and State funds appropriated to the Agency for the promotion or development of intercity rail passenger service or for intercity rail passenger service facilities. (3) Operate, manage, use, exchange, lease, or otherwise deal with or dispose of, in whole or in part, land and rights in land acquired in the name of the State under authorization of this chapter, and to charge reasonable fees for such use or the use of land, buildings, and other facilities, or for services rendered. Monies received from the fees shall be credited to the Transportation Fund. (4) Acquire on behalf of the State, acting either alone or with municipalities or the federal government, land and rights in land needed to carry out the purposes of this chapter.   (b) An acquisition or transfer under this section of property or rights in property with an appraised or other estimated value of $500,000.00 or above, or of an option to acquire property with an appraised or other estimated value of $500,000.00 or above, shall be made with the specific prior approval of the General Assembly of the acquisition or transfer and its terms or, if the General Assembly is not in session, with the specific prior approval of the Joint Transportation Oversight Committee. The requirement of this subsection shall not apply, however, if the General Assembly has approved a specific project described in the annual transportation program and the scope of the project includes the acquisition or transfer of property. (Added 1995, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 6a, eff. May 22, 1996; amended 2003, No. 56, § 14, eff. June 4, 2003; 2011, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 49.)
5 V.S.A. § 3402
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 58 - State Acquisition of Railroads|§ 3402. Scope

§ 3402. Scope|For purposes of this chapter, the term "State-owned railroad property" includes the following:  (1) property of the former Rutland Railway Corporation south of chaining station 6583+50 (milepost 124.6875) in Burlington acquired pursuant to No. 162 of the Public Acts of 1963; (2) property of the former St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad acquired pursuant to No. 182 of the Public Acts of 1974 (1973 Adjourned Session); (3) property of the former Montpelier and Barre Railroad Corporation acquired pursuant to No. 188 of the Public Acts of 1980 (1979 Adjourned Session); (4) property of the Delaware and Hudson Railway Company's Washington Branch acquired pursuant to No. 216 of the Public Acts of 1982 (1981 Adjourned Session) and No. 221, section 17(i) of the Public Acts of 1986 (1985 Adjourned Session); and (5) other railroad property acquired by the Agency of Transportation or its predecessors pursuant to this chapter or other enabling legislation. (Added 1987, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 26, 1988.)
5 V.S.A. § 3403
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 58 - State Acquisition of Railroads|§ 3403. Acquisition and modernization

§ 3403. Acquisition and modernization|(a) The Agency of Transportation, as agent for the State, and with the specific prior approval of the General Assembly, is authorized to acquire by purchase or condemnation, after the approval of the Surface Transportation Board, if necessary, any portion or portions of the line of any railroad directly affecting the State, including rails and ties, rights-of-way, land, buildings, appurtenances, and other facilities required for the operation of the line or to facilitate its sale or lease for continued operation. This action may be taken in concert with another state or states as necessary to ensure continued railroad service in this State.(b) To further the purposes of this chapter, the Secretary is authorized to take such action as may be necessary to secure any federal aid for which the State may be eligible.(c) The Secretary may contract for the rebuilding of any State-owned railroad property and, further, is authorized to spend appropriated funds for the modernization of any State-owned railroad property.(d) In connection with acquisitions or other projects specifically authorized by the General Assembly, the Agency may exercise the right of eminent domain in the manner and as provided in 19 V.S.A. chapter 5. This right may only be exercised in connection with the acquisition of existing railroad lines, including rails, ties, bridges, rights-of-way, land, buildings, appurtenances, and other facilities or improvements to said rails, ties, bridges, or appurtenances. (Added 1987, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 26, 1988; amended 2011, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 35.)