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30 V.S.A. § 7524
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 88 - Universal Telecommunications Service|§ 7524. Payment to fiscal agent

§ 7524. Payment to fiscal agent|(a) Telecommunications service providers shall pay to the fiscal agent all Universal Service Charge receipts collected from customers. A report in a form approved by the Department of Public Service shall be included with each payment.(b) Payments shall be made monthly, by the 15th day of the month, and shall be based upon amounts collected in the preceding month. If the amount is small, the Commissioner may allow payment to be made less frequently, and may permit payment on an accrual basis.(c) Telecommunications service providers shall maintain records adequate to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this chapter. The Commissioner or the fiscal agent may examine those records in a reasonable manner.(d) When a payment is due under this section by a telecommunications service provider who has provided customer credits under the Lifeline program, the amount due may be reduced by the amount of credit granted.(e) The fiscal agent shall examine the records of telecommunications service providers to determine whether their receipts reflect application of the Universal Service Charge on all assessable telecommunications services under this chapter, including the federal subscriber line charge, directory assistance, enhanced services unless they are billed as separate line items, and toll-related services.(f) The Department of Public Service shall ensure the fiscal agent is authorized to negotiate and collect from telecommunications service providers any Universal Service Charges not properly assessed or remitted pursuant to this chapter. For the purpose of this subsection, the fiscal agent may examine the records of telecommunications providers for the immediately preceding three years and assess the provider for underpayments, if any, as appropriate. (Added 1993, No. 197 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; amended 1995, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; 1995, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 22, 1996; 2013, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 30; 2015, No. 41, § 26, eff. June 1, 2015.)
30 V.S.A. § 7525
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 88 - Universal Telecommunications Service|§ 7525. Delinquent payments

§ 7525. Delinquent payments|(a) If a report required by this chapter is not filed, or if a report when filed is incorrect or insufficient, or if a provider fails to bill and collect amounts required by this chapter, the fiscal agent shall determine a delinquency from information available and shall so inform the provider.(b) Interest shall be charged on delinquent payments to the fiscal agent at the rate of 1.5 percent per month or part thereof.(c) The Public Utility Commission may hear appeals from any determinations of delinquency made by the fiscal agent. Any such determination shall become final if not so appealed within 60 days of its issuance.(d) Upon petition of the fiscal agent, the Public Utility Commission may impose, after notice and an opportunity for hearing, civil penalties against a telecommunications service provider who is delinquent in making payments to the fiscal agent. Any penalty imposed may be based upon the size and duration of the violation, but no such penalty shall exceed twice the amount of the delinquency or $1,000.00, whichever is larger.(e) A telecommunications service provider who has filed reports required by this chapter shall not be liable for delinquent payments that were due more than three years before the fiscal agent gave notice of delinquency to the provider.(f) Payments, interest, and penalties due under this chapter may be collected by civil actions in the courts of this State initiated in the name of the State or fiscal agent. (Added 1993, No. 197 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; amended 1995, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2005, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
30 V.S.A. § 8001
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 89 - Renewable Energy Programs|§ 8001. Renewable energy goals

§ 8001. Renewable energy goals|(a) The General Assembly finds it in the interest of the people of the State to promote the State energy policy established in section 202a of this title by:  (1) Balancing the benefits, lifetime costs, and rates of the State's overall energy portfolio to ensure that to the greatest extent possible the economic benefits of renewable energy in the State flow to the Vermont economy in general, and to the rate-paying citizens of the State in particular. (2) Supporting development of renewable energy that uses natural resources efficiently and related planned energy industries in Vermont, and the jobs and economic benefits associated with such development, while retaining and supporting existing renewable energy infrastructure. (3) Providing an incentive for the State's retail electricity providers to enter into affordable, long-term, stably priced renewable energy contracts that mitigate market price fluctuation for Vermonters. (4) Developing viable markets for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. (5) Protecting and promoting air and water quality in the State and region through the displacement of those fuels, including fossil fuels, which are known to emit or discharge pollutants. (6) Contributing to reductions in global climate change and anticipating the impacts on the State's economy that might be caused by federal regulation designed to attain those reductions. (7) Providing support and incentives to locate renewable energy plants of small and moderate size in a manner that is distributed across the State's electric grid, including locating such plants in areas that will provide benefit to the operation and management of that grid through such means as reducing line losses and addressing transmission and distribution constraints. (8) Promoting the inclusion, in Vermont's electric supply portfolio, of renewable energy plants that are diverse in plant capacity and type of renewable energy technology.   (b) The Commission shall adopt the rules that are necessary to allow the Commission and the Department to implement and supervise programs pursuant to subchapter 1 of this chapter. (Added 2003, No. 69, § 1, eff. June 17, 2003; amended 2005, No. 61, § 1; 2011, No. 47, § 6 (eff. May 25, 2011) and § 18; 2011, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 18, 2012; 2015, No. 56, § 21.)
30 V.S.A. § 8004
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 89 - Renewable Energy Programs|§ 8004. Sales of electric energy; Renewable Energy Standard (RES)

§ 8004. Sales of electric energy; Renewable Energy Standard (RES)|(a) Establishment; requirements. The RES is established. Under this program, a retail electricity provider shall not sell or otherwise provide or offer to sell or provide electricity in the State of Vermont without ownership of sufficient energy produced by renewable energy plants or sufficient tradeable renewable energy credits from plants whose energy is capable of delivery in New England that reflect the required amounts of renewable energy set forth in section 8005 of this title or without support of energy transformation projects in accordance with that section. A retail electricity provider may meet the required amounts of renewable energy through eligible tradeable renewable energy credits that it owns and retires, eligible renewable energy resources with environmental attributes still attached, or a combination of those credits and resources.(b) Rules. The Commission shall adopt the rules that are necessary to allow the Commission and the Department to implement and supervise further the implementation and maintenance of the RES.(c) RECS; banking. The Commission shall allow a provider that has met the required amount of renewable energy in a given year, commencing with 2017, to retain tradeable renewable energy credits created or purchased in excess of that amount for application to the provider's required amount of renewable energy in one of the following three years.(d) Alternative compliance payment. In lieu of purchasing renewable energy or tradeable renewable energy credits or supporting energy transformation projects to satisfy the requirements of this section and section 8005 of this title, a retail electricity provider in this State may pay to the Vermont Clean Energy Development Fund established under section 8015 of this title an alternative compliance payment at the applicable rate set forth in section 8005.(e) VPPSA members. In the case of members of the Vermont Public Power Supply Authority, the requirements of this chapter may be met in the aggregate.(f) Joint efforts. Retail electricity providers may engage in joint efforts to meet one or more categories within the RES. (Added 2003, No. 69, § 1, eff. June 17, 2003; amended 2005, No. 61, § 3; 2005, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; 2007, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 21; 2009, No. 45, § 3, eff. May 27, 2009; 2011, No. 47, §§ 18, 20m(a); 2015, No. 56, § 2.)
30 V.S.A. § 8006
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 89 - Renewable Energy Programs|§ 8006. Tradeable credits; environmental attributes; recognition, monitoring, and disclosure

§ 8006. Tradeable credits; environmental attributes; recognition, monitoring, and disclosure|(a) The Commission shall establish or adopt a system of tradeable renewable energy credits for renewable resources that may be earned by electric generation qualifying for the RES. The system shall recognize tradeable renewable energy credits monitored and traded on the New England Generation Information System (GIS); shall provide a process for the recognition, approval, and monitoring of environmental attributes attached to renewable energy that are eligible to satisfy the requirements of sections 8004 and 8005 of this title but are not monitored and traded on the GIS; and shall otherwise be consistent with regional practices.(b) The Commission shall ensure that all electricity provider and provider-affiliate disclosures and representations made with regard to a provider's portfolio are accurate and reasonably supported by objective data. Further, the Commission shall ensure that providers disclose the types of generation used and shall clearly distinguish between energy or tradeable energy credits provided from renewable and nonrenewable energy sources and existing and new renewable energy. (Added 2005, No. 61, § 4; amended 2011, No. 47, § 18; 2015, No. 56, § 7.)
30 V.S.A. § 8007
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 89 - Renewable Energy Programs|§ 8007. Small renewable energy plants; simplified procedures

§ 8007. Small renewable energy plants; simplified procedures|(a) The same application form, rules, and procedures that the Commission applies to net metering systems of 150 kilowatts (kW) or less under sections 248 and 8010 of this title shall apply to the review under section 248 of this title of any renewable energy plant with a plant capacity of 150 kW or less and to the interconnection of such a plant with the system of a Vermont retail electricity provider. This requirement includes any waivers of criteria under section 248 of this title made pursuant to section 8010 of this title.(b) With respect to renewable energy plants that have a plant capacity that is greater than 150 kW and is 2.2 MW or less, the Commission shall establish by rule or order standards and procedures governing application for, and issuance or revocation of, a certificate of public good for such a plant under the provisions of section 248 of this title, and the interconnection of such a plant with the system of a Vermont retail electricity provider.  (1) In developing such rules or orders, the Commission:  (A) Shall waive the requirements of section 248 of this title that are not applicable to such a plant, including, for a plant that is not owned by a Vermont retail electricity provider, criteria that are generally applicable to such a provider. (B) May modify notice and hearing requirements of this title as it deems appropriate. (C) Shall simplify the petition and review process as appropriate.  (2) Notwithstanding 1 V.S.A. §§ 213 and 214, a petitioner whose petition under section 248 of this title is pending as of the effective date of a Commission rule or order under this subsection (b) may elect to apply the standards and procedures of such a rule or order to the pending petition if the petition pertains to a renewable energy plant with a plant capacity that is greater than 150 kW and is 2.2 MW or less. (Added 2009, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. June 4, 2010; 2013, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.)
30 V.S.A. § 8011
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 89 - Renewable Energy Programs|§ 8011. Energy storage facilities

§ 8011. Energy storage facilities|(a) The Commission may adopt and implement rules that govern the installation and operation of energy storage facilities of all sizes.(b) The rules may establish a size threshold below which storage facilities need not submit an application for a certificate of public good pursuant to section 248 of this title.(c) The rules may include provisions that govern:  (1) the respective duties of retail electricity providers and energy storage facility owners or operators; (2) the electrical and fire safety, power quality, interconnection, metering, and decommissioning of energy storage facilities; (3) the resolution of disputes between energy storage facility owners, operators, and the interconnecting provider; (4) energy storage aggregators and the operation of aggregations; and (5) energy storage facilities paired with other resources, such as net metering and standard offer plants, including retrofits of existing plants.   (d) The rules shall establish standards and procedures governing application for and issuance or revocation of a certificate of public good for certain energy storage facilities under the provisions of section 248 of this title. In establishing these standards and procedures, the rules may:  (1) waive the requirements of section 248 of this title that are not applicable to energy storage facilities, including criteria that are generally applicable to public service companies as defined in this title; (2) modify notice and hearing requirements of this title as the Commission considers appropriate; and (3) seek to simplify the application and review process. (Added 2021, No. 54, § 11.)
30 V.S.A. § 8016
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 89 - Renewable Energy Programs|§ 8016. ARRA energy monies

§ 8016. ARRA energy monies|The expenditure of each of the following shall be subject to the direction and approval of the Commissioner of Public Service, after consultation with the Clean Energy Development Board established under subdivision 8015(e)(4) of this title, and shall be made in accordance with subdivisions 8015(d)(1) (expenditures authorized), and (e)(7)(A) (reporting) and subsections 8015(f) (Fund manager), (h) (ARRA funds), and (i) (rules) of this title and applicable federal law and regulations:  (1) The amount of $21,999,000.00 in funds received by the State under the appropriation contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, Pub.L. No. 111-5, to the State Energy Program authorized under 42 U.S.C. § 6321 et seq. (2) The amount of $9,593,500.00 received by the State under ARRA from the U.S. Department of Energy through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. (Added 2009, No. 67 (Adj. Sess.); § 69; amended 2011, No. 47, § 20l, eff. July 9, 2011.)
30 V.S.A. § 8060a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 91 - Vermont Telecommunications Authority|§ 8060a. Period of dormancy

§ 8060a. Period of dormancy|On July 1, 2015, the Division for Connectivity established under 3 V.S.A. § 2225 shall become the successor in interest to and the continuation of the Vermont Telecommunications Authority, and the Authority shall cease all operations and shall not resume its duties as specified under this chapter or under any other Vermont law unless directed to do so by enactment of the General Assembly or, if the General Assembly is not in session, by order of the Joint Fiscal Committee. Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 5, the Joint Fiscal Committee shall issue such order only upon finding that, due to an unforeseen change in circumstances, implementation of the Authority's capacity to issue revenue bonds or to accept any new gifts, grants, or contributions would be the most effective means of furthering the State's telecommunications goals and policies. Upon the effective date of such enactment or order, the duties of the Executive Director and the Board of Directors of the Authority shall resume in accordance with chapter 91 of this title and the Director for Connectivity shall be the acting Executive Director of the Authority, until the position is filled pursuant to subsection 8061(e) of this title. (Added 2013, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 28, eff. June 16, 2014.)
30 V.S.A. § 8063
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 91 - Vermont Telecommunications Authority|§ 8063. Interagency cooperation and assistance

§ 8063. Interagency cooperation and assistance|(a) Other departments and agencies of State government shall assist and cooperate with the Authority and shall make available to it information and data as needed to assist the Authority in carrying out its duties. The Secretary of Administration shall establish protocols and agreements among the Authority and departments and agencies of the State for this purpose. Nothing in this section shall be construed to waive any privilege or protection otherwise afforded to the data and information under exemptions to the public records act or under other laws due solely to the fact that the information or data is shared with the Authority pursuant to this section.(b) No instrumentality of the State shall sell, lease, or otherwise divest itself of ownership or control of radio frequency spectrum without prior notice to and approval of the General Assembly or, if the General Assembly is not in session, without prior notice to the Chairs of the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development and the Senate Committees on Finance and on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs and approval of the Joint Fiscal Committee, in consultation with the legislative Chairs already referenced in this subsection. (Added 2007, No. 79, § 1, eff. June 9, 2007; amended 2011, No. 53, § 18, eff. May 27, 2011.)
30 V.S.A. § 8066
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 91 - Vermont Telecommunications Authority|§ 8066. Refunding obligations -  Issuance and sale

§ 8066. Refunding obligations -  Issuance and sale|(a) The Authority may provide for the issuance of refunding obligations for the purpose of refunding any obligations then outstanding that have been issued under the provisions of this chapter, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such obligations and for any corporate purpose of the Authority. The issuance of such obligations, the maturities and other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the Authority in respect of the same shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter that relate to the issuance of obligations, insofar as those provisions may be appropriate.(b) Refunding obligations issued as provided in this section may be sold or exchanged for outstanding obligations issued under this chapter and, if sold, the proceeds thereof may be applied, in addition to any other authorized purposes, to the purchase, redemption, or payment of such outstanding obligations. Pending the application of the proceeds of any refunding obligations, with any other available funds, to the payment of the principal, accrued interest and any redemption premium on the obligations being refunded, and, if so provided or permitted in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such refunding obligations or in the trust agreement securing them to the payment of any interest on such refunding obligations and any expenses in connection with such refunding, such proceeds may be invested in direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and the interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America, and which shall mature or which shall be subject to redemption by the holders thereof, at the option of such holders, not later than the respective dates when the proceeds, together with the interest accruing thereon will be required for the purposes intended. (Added 2007, No. 79, § 1, eff. June 9, 2007.)
30 V.S.A. § 8067
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 91 - Vermont Telecommunications Authority|§ 8067. Remedies of bondholders and note holders

§ 8067. Remedies of bondholders and note holders|(a) In the event that the Authority defaults in the payment of principal or of interest on any bonds or notes issued under this chapter after they become due, whether at maturity or upon call for redemption, and the default continues for a period of 30 days, or in the event that the Authority fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this chapter or defaults in any agreement made with the holders of an issue of bonds or notes of the Authority, the holders of 25 percent in aggregate principal amount of the bonds or notes of such issue then outstanding, by instrument or instruments filed in the Office of the Secretary of State and proved or acknowledged in the same manner as a deed to be recorded, may appoint a trustee to represent the holders of such bonds or notes for the purposes herein provided.(b) Such trustee may, and upon written request of the holders of 25 percent in principal amount of such bonds or notes then outstanding shall, in his or her or its own name:  (1) enforce all rights of the bondholders or note holders, including the right to require the Authority to carry out any agreements with the holders of such bonds or notes and to perform its duties under this chapter; (2) enforce all rights of the bondholders or note holders, including the right to collect and enforce the payment of amounts due to the Authority, so as to carry out any contract as to, or pledge of revenues, and to require the Authority to carry out and perform the terms of any contract with the holders of such bonds or notes or its duties under this chapter; (3) bring suit upon all or any part of such bonds or notes; (4) by action or suit, require the Authority to account as if it were the trustee of an express trust for the holders of such bonds or notes; (5) by action or suit, enjoin any acts or things that may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the holders of such bonds or notes; (6) declare all such bonds or notes due and payable, and, if all defaults shall be made good, with the consent of the holders of 25 percent of the principal amount of such bonds or notes then outstanding to annul the declaration and its consequences.   (c) The trustee shall in addition to the foregoing have and possess all the powers necessary or appropriate for the exercise of any functions specifically set forth herein or incident to the general representation of bondholders or note holders in the enforcement and protection of their rights.(d) Before declaring the principal of bonds or notes due and payable, the trustee shall first give 30 days' notice in writing to the Governor, to the Authority, and to the Attorney General of the State.(e) The Superior Court or courts with equity jurisdiction shall have jurisdiction of any suit, action, or proceeding by the trustee on behalf of bondholders or note holders. (Added 2007, No. 79, § 1, eff. June 9, 2007.)