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10 V.S.A. § 1154
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 45 - Connecticut River Flood Control Compact|§ 1154. Powers of Commission- Article III

§ 1154. Powers of Commission- Article III|The Commission shall constitute a body, both corporate and politic, with full power and authority: (1) to sue and be sued; (2) to have a seal and alter the same at pleasure; (3) to appoint and employ such agents and employees as may be required in the proper performance of the duties hereby committed to it and to fix and determine their qualifications, duties and compensation; (4) to enter into such contracts and agreements and to do and perform any and all other acts, matters and things as may be necessary and essential to the full and complete performance of the powers and duties hereby committed to and imposed upon it and as may be incidental thereto; (5) to have such additional powers and duties as may hereafter be delegated to or imposed upon it from time to time by the action of the legislature of any of said states, concurred in by the legislatures of the other states and by the Congress of the United States.The Commission shall make, or cause to be made, such studies as it may deem necessary, in cooperation with the corps of engineers and other federal agencies, for the development of a comprehensive plan for flood control and for utilization of the water resources of the Connecticut River Valley.The Commission shall not pledge the credit of the signatory states or any of them.
10 V.S.A. § 1157
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 45 - Connecticut River Flood Control Compact|§ 1157. Authority of United States- Article VI

§ 1157. Authority of United States- Article VI|Nothing contained in this compact shall be construed as a limitation upon the authority of the United States.
10 V.S.A. § 1158
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 45 - Connecticut River Flood Control Compact|§ 1158. Expenses of Commission- Article VII

§ 1158. Expenses of Commission- Article VII|The signatory states agree to appropriate for compensation of agents and employees of the Commission and for office, administrative, travel and other expenses on recommendation of the Commission subject to limitations as follows: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts obligates itself to not more than seventy-five hundred ($7500) dollars in any one year, the State of New Hampshire obligates itself to not more than one thousand ($1000) dollars in any one year, the State of Vermont obligates itself to not more than two thousand ($2000) dollars in any one year and the State of Connecticut obligates itself to not more than sixty-five hundred ($6500) dollars in any one year. (Amended 1989, No. 210 (Adj. Sess.), § 196; 1991, No. 5, § 63, eff. March 13, 1991.)
10 V.S.A. § 1159
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 45 - Connecticut River Flood Control Compact|§ 1159. Separability of provisions- Article VIII

§ 1159. Separability of provisions- Article VIII|Should any part of this compact be held to be contrary to the constitution of any signatory state or of the United States, all other parts thereof shall continue to be in full force and effect.
10 V.S.A. § 1160
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 45 - Connecticut River Flood Control Compact|§ 1160. Compact effective, when; notice of ratification- Article IX

§ 1160. Compact effective, when; notice of ratification- Article IX|This compact shall become operative and effective when ratified by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the States of New Hampshire, Vermont and Connecticut and approved by the Congress of the United States. Notice of ratification shall be given by the governor of each state to the governors of other states and to the President of the United States, and the President of the United States is requested to give notice to the governors of each of the signatory states of approval by the Congress of the United States.
10 V.S.A. § 1171
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 45 - Connecticut River Flood Control Compact|§ 1171. Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Commission; appointment; term of office

§ 1171. Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Commission; appointment; term of office|The Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Commission shall consist of three members. Biennially, in the month of February, the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint one member of the Commission whose term of office shall be six years from and after March 1 of the year in which he or she is appointed.
10 V.S.A. § 1172
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 45 - Connecticut River Flood Control Compact|§ 1172. Vacancies in Commission membership; power of removal

§ 1172. Vacancies in Commission membership; power of removal|The provisions of 3 V.S.A. §§ 257-259 shall apply to vacancies that may occur in the membership of said Commission from this State, and to the power of removal of any such commissioner; except that if a vacancy occurs among such membership, either by death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, between sessions of the General Assembly, the Governor shall have power to fill such vacancy by appointment until March 1 of the next biennial year.
10 V.S.A. § 1173
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 45 - Connecticut River Flood Control Compact|§ 1173. Expenses of members of Commission

§ 1173. Expenses of members of Commission|The members of said Commission appointed by the State of Vermont shall each receive as compensation for their services the sum of $30.00 a day for each day's service performed in connection with the duties of such office.
10 V.S.A. § 1174
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 45 - Connecticut River Flood Control Compact|§ 1174. Expenditure for support of the Connecticut Commission

§ 1174. Expenditure for support of the Connecticut Commission|The Department of Environmental Conservation shall make an expenditure for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Article VII of the Compact, section 1158 of this title, relating to payment by the State to the Connecticut Commission of the proportionate share of the State in the expenses of said Commission. This expenditure is conditioned upon payment by the other compacting states of their proportionate amounts. (Amended 2011, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § E.709.)
10 V.S.A. § 1175
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 45 - Connecticut River Flood Control Compact|§ 1175. Notification of funds received; tax and economic loss

§ 1175. Notification of funds received; tax and economic loss|(a) The State Treasurer shall notify the Commissioner of Finance and Management when he or she receives funds from either the State of Connecticut or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as provided in the Connecticut River Flood Control Compact, sections 1151-1160 of this title, in reimbursement for loss of taxes and for economic losses and damages for any tax year in a town or towns of this State occasioned by ownership therein by the United States of lands, rights or other property in a flood control dam and reservoir.(b) At the same time the State Treasurer shall transmit to the Secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources the official notification he or she has received from the Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Commission setting forth the tax loss or the economic losses and damages, as determined by the Commission according to the terms of said Compact, or as otherwise determined by the Commission, together with the part of each such loss the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are obligated to pay.(c) Funds received pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be credited to a special fund, established and managed pursuant to 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5, from which payments shall be made in accordance with section 1176 of this title. (Amended 1959, No. 108, § 1; 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1961, No. 100, § 2; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1987, No. 76, § 18; 2011, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § E.709.1.)
10 V.S.A. § 1176
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 45 - Connecticut River Flood Control Compact|§ 1176. Certifications of sums due towns; warrants

§ 1176. Certifications of sums due towns; warrants|On receipt of information from the State Treasurer under section 1175 of this title, the Secretary of Natural Resources shall certify to the Commissioner of Finance and Management the sums due under the terms of the compact payable by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of Connecticut and the name of each person, partnership, corporation, or municipality to whom the sums are due. The Commissioner of Finance and Management shall issue his or her warrants accordingly. (Amended 1959, No. 108, § 2; 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1961, No. 100, § 2; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 76, § 18.)
10 V.S.A. § 1177
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 45 - Connecticut River Flood Control Compact|§ 1177. Maintenance of records by Secretary of Natural Resources

§ 1177. Maintenance of records by Secretary of Natural Resources|It shall be the sole responsibility of the Secretary of Natural Resources to keep and maintain all records, except records of warrants issued by the Commissioner of Finance and Management, in connection with and compiled as a result of sections 1175 and 1176 of this title. All departments or agencies of the State maintaining these records shall forthwith deliver the same to the Secretary of Natural Resources. (Amended 1959, No. 328 Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1961, No. 100, § 2; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 76, § 18.)
10 V.S.A. § 1178
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 45 - Connecticut River Flood Control Compact|§ 1178. Reimbursement for tax losses not covered by Compact

§ 1178. Reimbursement for tax losses not covered by Compact|(a) The State of Vermont shall annually reimburse its political subdivisions for the ten percent of the amount of real property, personal property is lost to them by reason of acquisition and ownership by the United States of land, rights or other property acquired by the United States for flood control dams and reservoirs, and not reimbursed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of Connecticut under the terms of the Connecticut River Flood Control Compact, sections 1151-1160 of this title. Such total annual reimbursement by the State of Vermont under the terms of this section shall equal one-ninth of the aggregate amount determined by the Connecticut River Flood Control Commission as being due by the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to the State of Vermont solely for the aforesaid tax losses under the terms of said compact.(b) The Commissioner of Finance and Management shall annually issue his or her warrants in favor of those political subdivisions upon vouchers issued by the Secretary of Natural Resources at the same time as vouchers are issued for payments of reimbursement of the loss of that political subdivision by the State of Connecticut and Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1961, No. 100, § 2; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 76, § 18.)
10 V.S.A. § 1191
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 45 - Connecticut River Flood Control Compact|§ 1191. Purpose

§ 1191. Purpose|The purpose of this subchapter is to provide a mechanism for a cooperative effort with the State of New Hampshire to guide any development that may occur, in a way that maximizes the conservation of the visual, ecological, and agricultural integrity of the Connecticut River watershed. (Added 1987, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
10 V.S.A. § 1192
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 45 - Connecticut River Flood Control Compact|§ 1192. Policy

§ 1192. Policy|It is the policy of this State to join with the State of New Hampshire in a common effort to ensure that development within the Connecticut River watershed proceeds in ways that protect its outstanding ecological, scenic, recreational, historic, cultural, agricultural, fish, and wildlife values. (Added 1987, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
10 V.S.A. § 1193
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 45 - Connecticut River Flood Control Compact|§ 1193. Connecticut River Watershed Advisory Commission established

§ 1193. Connecticut River Watershed Advisory Commission established|(a) A Connecticut River Watershed Advisory Commission is established to develop ways to cooperate, and to initiate and encourage interstate cooperation and coordination with and between the appropriate officers of the State of Vermont and the State of New Hampshire to achieve the purpose of this subchapter. In a manner consistent with New Hampshire law, the Advisory Commission may designate citizens from Vermont municipalities bordering the Connecticut River to serve on, or coordinate with, local river management advisory groups established pursuant to New Hampshire law.(b) The Advisory Commission shall consist of 15 members: the Secretary of Natural Resources; one member selected by each of the five regional planning commissions bordering the Connecticut River and nine at-large members appointed by the Governor who shall be residents of the Connecticut River watershed. The at-large members may include persons who are members of the General Assembly and shall include others who represent diverse interests such as forestry, tourism, fishing, boating, and land preservation and historic preservation. One or more members shall be actively farming land they own bordering the Connecticut River or its tributaries.(c) The Secretary of Natural Resources shall promptly convene the first meeting of the Advisory Commission at which time a chairperson will be elected by the members. The chairperson shall serve for one year or until his or her successor is elected.(d) A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum.(e) Members shall be entitled to compensation in accordance with the provisions of 32 V.S.A. § 1010.(f) In the event of a vacancy occurring in the membership of the Commission, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. (Added 1987, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1991, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
10 V.S.A. § 1194
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 45 - Connecticut River Flood Control Compact|§ 1194. Support services

§ 1194. Support services|The Secretary of Natural Resources shall provide supportive services to the Advisory Commission. (Added 1987, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
10 V.S.A. § 1195
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 45 - Connecticut River Flood Control Compact|§ 1195. Acceptance of grants and contributions

§ 1195. Acceptance of grants and contributions|The Commission may receive and accept grants, aid, or contributions of money, property, labor, or other things of value, to be expended to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. (Added 1987, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
10 V.S.A. § 1196
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 45 - Connecticut River Flood Control Compact|§ 1196. Report

§ 1196. Report|Beginning in 1989 and annually thereafter, the Advisory Commission shall file a report on its activities under this subchapter. The report shall be filed with the Agency of Natural Resources, the Governor, and the General Assembly on or before July 15. (Added 1987, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 44b.)
10 V.S.A. § 1201
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 46 - Interstate Waste Compact|§ 1201. Compact

§ 1201. Compact|The State of Vermont enters into the following compact with the State of New Hampshire subject to the terms and conditions therein stated. (Added 1975, No. 116, § 1, eff. June 29, 1975.)
10 V.S.A. § 1202
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 46 - Interstate Waste Compact|§ 1202. General provisions- Article I

§ 1202. General provisions- Article I|A. Statement of policy. It is recognized that in certain cases municipalities in New Hampshire and Vermont may, in order to avoid duplication of cost and effort, and in order to take advantage of economies of scale, find it necessary or advisable to enter into agreements whereby joint sewage and waste disposal facilities are erected and maintained. The states of New Hampshire and Vermont recognize the value of and need for such agreements, and adopt this compact in order to authorize their establishment.B. Requirement of congressional approval. This compact shall not become effective until approved by the U.S. Congress.C. Definitions.  1. "Sewage and waste disposal facilities" shall mean publicly owned sewers, interceptor sewers, sewerage facilities, sewage treatment facilities, and ancillary facilities whether qualifying for grants in aid under Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, or not. 2. "Municipalities" shall mean cities, towns, village districts, or other incorporated units of local government possessing authority to construct, maintain, and operate sewage and waste disposal facilities and to raise revenue therefor by bonding and taxation, which may legally impose and collect user charges and impose and enforce pretreatment conditions upon users of sewage and waste disposal facilities. 3. "Water pollution agency" shall mean the agencies within New Hampshire and Vermont possessing regulating authority over the construction, maintenance, and operation of sewage and waste disposal facilities and the administration of grants in aid from their respective state and under the Federal Water Pollution Act, as amended, for the construction of such facilities. 4. "Governing body" shall mean the legislative body of the municipality, including in the case of a town, the town meeting, and in the case of a city, the city council, or the board of mayor and aldermen or any similar body in any community not inconsistent with the intent of this definition. (Added 1975, No. 116, § 1, eff. June 29, 1975.)
10 V.S.A. § 1204
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 46 - Interstate Waste Compact|§ 1204. Effective date- Article III

§ 1204. Effective date- Article III|A. This compact shall become effective when a bill of the New Hampshire General Court that incorporates the compact becomes a law in New Hampshire and when it is approved by the U.S. Congress. (Added 1975, No. 116, § 1, eff. June 29, 1975; amended 2019, No. 14, § 28, eff. April 30, 2019.)
10 V.S.A. § 1223
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 46 - Interstate Waste Compact|§ 1223. Procedures and conditions governing intergovernmental agreements- Article II

§ 1223. Procedures and conditions governing intergovernmental agreements- Article II|A. Cooperative Agreements Authorized. Any two or more municipalities, one or more located in New Hampshire and one or more located in Vermont, may enter into cooperative agreements for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a resource recovery facility or sanitary landfill or both and those related services needed for the efficient operation thereof. The agreement may also include the sale of energy and other byproducts.B. Approval of Agreements. Any agreement entered into under this compact shall, prior to becoming effective, be approved by the solid waste agencies of both New Hampshire and Vermont as in conformance with each state's solid waste management plan.C. Method of Adopting Agreements. Agreements hereunder shall be adopted in accordance with existing statutory procedures for the adoption of intergovernmental agreements between municipalities within each state, and further in New Hampshire, as provided in RSA Chapter 53-B.D. Review and Approval of Plans. The solid waste agencies of the state in which any part of a solid waste disposal and resource recovery facility that is proposed under an agreement pursuant to this compact is proposed to be or is located is hereby authorized and required, to the extent such authority exists under its state law to assure that the proposed facility is compatible with the existing state plan.E. Contents of Agreements. Agreements entered into pursuant to this compact shall contain the following:  1. Duration of the agreement. 2. Purpose of the agreement. 3. Provision for a joint board and/or administrator responsible for administering the cooperative undertaking and the powers to be exercised thereby. All municipalities party to the agreement shall be represented. 4. The manner of acquiring, holding, and disposing of real and personal property used in the cooperative undertaking. 5. The manner of financing the cooperative undertaking and establishing a budget therefor. 6. The manner and method of establishing and imposing fair and equitable charges for the users of the facilities. 7. A provision establishing a procedure for the arbitration of disputes. 8. The conditions and procedure under which a municipality may withdraw from or be added to a cooperative agreement. 9. The manner in which the agreement may be amended. 10. The methods to be employed in the termination of the agreement and for disposing of property upon termination. (Added 1981, No. 32, § 3.)
10 V.S.A. § 1224
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 46 - Interstate Waste Compact|§ 1224. Effective date- Article III

§ 1224. Effective date- Article III|A. This compact shall become effective when ratified by New Hampshire and Vermont and approved by the U.S. Congress. (Added 1981, No. 32, § 3.)
10 V.S.A. § 1231
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 46A - Interstate Public Water Supply Compact|§ 1231. Compact

§ 1231. Compact|The State of Vermont enters into the following compact with the State of New Hampshire subject to the terms and conditions therein stated. (Added 1995, No. 37, § 1.)
10 V.S.A. § 1232
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 46A - Interstate Public Water Supply Compact|§ 1232. General provisions- Article I

§ 1232. General provisions- Article I|A. Statement of policy. It is recognized that in certain cases municipalities in New Hampshire and Vermont may, in order to avoid duplication of cost and effort, and in order to take advantage of economies of scale, find it necessary or advisable to enter into agreements whereby joint public water supply facilities are erected and maintained. The states of New Hampshire and Vermont recognize the value of and need for such agreements, and adopt this compact in order to authorize their establishment.B. Requirement of congressional approval. This compact shall not become effective until approved by the U.S. Congress.C. Definitions.  1. "Public water supply facilities" shall mean publicly owned water supply sources, storage, treatment, transmission, and distribution facilities and ancillary facilities regardless of whether or not the same qualify for federal or state construction grants-in-aid. 2. "Municipalities" shall mean cities, towns, village districts, or other incorporated units of local government possessing authority to construct, maintain, and operate public water supply facilities and to raise revenue therefor by bonding and taxation, that may legally impose and collect user charges and impose and enforce regulatory control upon users of public water supply facilities. 3. "Water supply agency" shall mean the agencies within New Hampshire and Vermont possessing regulating authority over the construction, maintenance, and operation of public water supply facilities and the administration of grants-in-aid from their respective state for the construction of such facilities. 4. "Governing body" shall mean the legislative body of the municipality. (Added 1995, No. 37, § 1.)