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2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 5 - Budget › § 311. Retirement funds integrity report

§ 311. Retirement funds integrity report
(a) The Governor shall include, as a part of the annual budget report required by section 306 of this title, a statement of the extent by which the recommended appropriations to the Teachers’ Retirement Funds and to the Vermont Employees’ Retirement Funds differ from the amounts as recommended by the Vermont Employees’ Retirement System Retirement Board as provided by 3 V.S.A. § 471(n) and by the Teachers’ Retirement System Board of trustees as provided by 16 V.S.A. § 1942(r) and Board estimates for current obligations for retiree health care costs. If the Governor’s recommended appropriations are less than the amounts recommended by one or both of the boards of the two retirement systems for retirement obligations and retiree health care, the Governor shall set forth the long-term financial implications to the State of such shortfall and present a plan to achieve and preserve the fiscal integrity of the retirement funds of the retirement system or systems.
(b) At the request of the House or Senate Committee on Government Operations or on Appropriations, the State Treasurer and the Commissioner of Finance and Management shall present to the requesting committees the recommendations submitted under 3 V.S.A. § 471(n) and 16 V.S.A. § 1942(r). (Added 1991, No. 265 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 2005, No. 48, § 3; 2005, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 80, eff. March 3, 2006; 2009, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § E.103.1; 2013, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 58; 2015, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 32.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 5 - Budget › § 314. Grant report

§ 314. Grant report
(a) Annually, beginning January 31, 2015, the Department of Finance and Management shall publish on its website a report on all grants of federal and State monies made by each Executive Branch agency in the preceding State fiscal year. The report shall be formatted as a table and shall include, for each grant:
(1) an identification number or code for each federal or State grant issued by an agency;
(2) the name and address of the recipient or subrecipient of the State or federal grant;
(3) a description of the purpose or use of the grant;
(4) the amount of the grant; and
(5) the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for each federal grant.
(b) Grant reports issued under this section shall be public records available for inspection and review.
(c) As used in this section, “grant” means a legally enforceable agreement between an agency (grantor) and a recipient or subrecipient (grantee) to carry out a purpose as defined in that agreement. (Added 2009, No. 19, § 3, eff. July 1, 2014; amended 2011, No. 75 (Adj. Sess.), § 116, eff. March 7, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 401. Accounts

§ 401. Accounts
(a) The Commissioner of Finance and Management shall keep fair and accurate accounts of monies received and disbursed so as to show the proceeds of the several branches of revenue and the expenses of each department of the government.
(b) The Treasurer shall keep an accurate account in books of account of all monies received by the State from whatever source and of all monies withdrawn from the Treasury of the State upon warrants issued by the Commissioner of Finance and Management.
(c) In recording revenues of the General Fund as set forth in section 435 of this title and revenues of the Transportation Fund as set forth in 19 V.S.A. § 11, the Commissioner of Finance and Management shall as of June 30 each year maintain accounting records in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles that ensure consistency with each preceding fiscal year. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 18; 1979, No. 74, § 328, eff. May 8, 1979; 1981, No. 87, § 4; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 59, 60, eff. June 13, 1988; 2015, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 65.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 402. Receipts

§ 402. Receipts
The Treasurer and Commissioner of Finance and Management shall give a receipt to persons for money paid, stating for what purpose it is paid, and shall immediately enter the payment upon their books under its appropriate head. (Amended 1967, No. 154, § 1.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 404. Returned payments; penalty

§ 404. Returned payments; penalty
(a) Agencies and departments of State government may assess a penalty of $20.00 against the issuer for each payment for amounts due in the form of a check, draft, electronic payment, or other acceptable forms of payment that have been dishonored for lack of funds or credit to pay the same.
(b) Such penalty collected shall be credited to a special fund established and managed pursuant to chapter 7, subchapter 5 of this title, or to another budgeted fund other than the General Fund, and shall be available to the agency or department to offset the costs of collecting the amount owed. (Added 1983, No. 59, § 12, eff. April 22, 1983; amended 1989, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 31, 1990; 1991, No. 234 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1993, No. 27, § 5; 1997, No. 59, § 21, eff. June 30, 1997; 2013, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2017, No. 74, § 133.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 431. Depositories of State funds

§ 431. Depositories of State funds
(a) The Treasurer and the Governor shall select the banks in which the funds of the State Treasury shall be deposited. Each agency or department of the State shall be required to obtain the approval of the Treasurer to establish and maintain a bank account of a selected bank as well as develop procedures, approved by the Treasurer, to reconcile a bank account.
(b) The Treasurer is hereby authorized to enter into a pledgee agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank for the purposes of collateralization of account balances through the use of a joint-custody account. The Treasurer is authorized to execute the Federal Reserve Bank’s standard form pledgee agreement, including the limitations of liability, limitations of duties, and indemnification contained in the pledgee agreement. (Amended 1977, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1989, No. 73, § 272; 1997, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 261a; 2003, No. 66, § 38b; 2007, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 25.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 432. Management of invested State money

§ 432. Management of invested State money
In the management of funds and securities belonging to the State or held in the Treasury, with approval of the Governor, he or she may change the form of investment thereof by exchange of securities or by sale and reinvestment of the same, as may be required for the safety and permanent security of such funds; may collect accruing interest and reinvest the same; and may collect, enforce payment of, and reinvest all maturing securities and obligations and, for such purposes, may make legal transfers of the title of the same. (Amended 2007, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 26.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 433. Investments of State money

§ 433. Investments of State money
(a) Investments of State funds shall be made in:
(1) obligations of the United States, its agencies, and instrumentalities, which have a liquid market with readily determinable market value;
(2) certificates of deposit and other evidences of deposit at banks, community development credit unions as defined in 8 V.S.A. § 30101, and savings and loan associations approved by the Treasurer;
(3) bankers’ acceptances issued by domestic banks where the guaranteeing bank is rated in the highest tier assigned to the investments by at least two nationally recognized rating agencies;
(4) commercial paper rated in the highest tier by at least two nationally recognized rating agencies;
(5) investment-grade obligations of state or local governments, instrumentalities, and public authorities;
(6) repurchase agreements whose underlying purchased securities consist of any of the investments specified in subdivisions (1) through (5) of this subsection;
(7) investment agreements or guaranteed investment contracts rated or guaranteed by a financial institution whose senior long-term debt obligations are rated, at the time such agreement or contract is entered into, in the highest tier assigned to such investments by a nationally recognized rating agency, and where the Treasurer has the option to terminate each agreement in the event such rating is downgraded below the highest rating tier; and
(8) money market mutual funds that either are regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and whose portfolios consist only of dollar-denominated securities or are managed in a manner consistent with Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(b) Investments of State funds shall be made with judgment and care, under circumstances then prevailing, which persons of prudence, discretion, and intelligence exercise in the management of their own affairs, not for speculation but for investment, considering the probable safety of their capital as well as the probable income to be derived.
(c) Investments of State funds shall be made in accordance with written guidelines adopted by the Treasurer. Such guidelines shall address the liquidity, diversification, safety of principal, yield, maturity, and quality and capability of investment management, with primary emphasis on safety and liquidity. (Amended 1991, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 28, 1992; 2005, No. 46, § 1; 2009, No. 76 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 13, 2010.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 434. Investment of certain funds

§ 434. Investment of certain funds
(a)(1) A Trust Investment Account is hereby created to maximize the earnings of individual funds by associating them together for common investment.
(2) The Trust Investment Account may include:
(A) the whole or any part of individual trust funds resulting from court settlements, private bequests, grants, or other awards accepted in accordance with section 5 of this title, provided the terms thereof do not require a separate investment;
(B) the whole or any part of the funds created by express enactment of the General Assembly to finance particular or restricted programs that provide that only investment earnings of the fund shall be used for program purposes, including the Vermont Higher Education Endowment Trust Fund established pursuant to 16 V.S.A. § 2885; and
(C) any other funds that the State Treasurer identifies, in consultation with the Secretary of Administration, as appropriate for inclusion in the account.
(3) The State Treasurer may invest and reinvest the funds in the account and hold, purchase, sell, assign, transfer, and dispose of the investments in accordance with the standard of care established by the prudent investor rule under 14A V.S.A. § 902. The Treasurer shall apply the same investment objectives and policies adopted by the Vermont State Employees’ Retirement System, where appropriate, to the investment of funds in the Trust Investment Account.
(4) At reasonable intervals, but at least annually in June of each fiscal year, the Treasurer shall credit each individual fund in the Trust Investment Account with a pro rata share of the net income of the Account. The value of the individual funds transferred to or withdrawn from the Trust Investment Account shall be on the basis of the fair market value of the total funds of the Account at the time of the transfer or withdrawal. The Treasurer may withdraw monies from the Account as permitted or required by the terms of the individual funds or as required by acts of the General Assembly.
(5) Annually, the Treasurer shall prepare a report to the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance on the financial activity of the Trust Investment Account. The provisions of 2 V.S.A. § 20(d) (expiration of required reports) shall not apply to the required report to be made under this subdivision.
(b) The State Treasurer may invest and reinvest the monies deposited into the Tobacco Litigation Settlement Fund established by section 435a of this title and may hold, purchase, sell, assign, transfer, and dispose of the investments in accordance with the standard of care established by the prudent investor rule under 14A V.S.A. § 902. (Added 1999, No. 66 (Adj. Sess.), § 60, eff. Feb. 8, 2000; amended 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 294e; 2011, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 32, eff. May 14, 2012; 2015, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 447, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 435. General Fund

§ 435. General Fund
(a) There is established the General Fund, which shall be the basic operating fund of the State. The General Fund shall be used to finance all expenditures for which no special revenues have otherwise been provided by law.
(b) The General Fund shall be composed of revenues from the following sources:
(1) alcoholic beverage tax levied pursuant to 7 V.S.A. chapter 15;
(2) [Repealed.]
(3) [Repealed.]
(4) corporate income and franchise taxes levied pursuant to chapter 151 of this title;
(5) individual income taxes levied pursuant to chapter 151 of this title;
(6) all corporation taxes levied pursuant to chapter 211 of this title;
(7) 69 percent of the meals and rooms taxes levied pursuant to chapter 225 of this title;
(8) [Repealed.]
(9) [Repealed.]
(10) 33 percent of the revenue from the property transfer taxes levied pursuant to chapter 231 of this title and the revenue from the gains taxes levied each year pursuant to chapter 236 of this title; and
(11) [Repealed.]
(12) all other revenues accruing to the State not otherwise required by law to be deposited in any other designated fund or used for any other designated purpose. (Added 1973, No. 262 (Adj. Sess.), § 52; amended 1975, No. 254 (Adj. Sess.), § 163; 1977, No. 118 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 3, 1978 for tax years beginning Jan. 1, 1978; 1997, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 39, eff. April 29, 1998; 1999, No. 49, § 78; 1999, No. 66 (Adj. Sess.), § 55, eff. Feb. 8, 2000; 1999, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 272b; 2003, No. 68, § 37, eff. July 1, 2004; 2005, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 43; 2011, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 56a, eff. July 1, 2013; 2017, No. 74, § 134; 2017, No. 85, § H.4, eff. July 1, 2018; 2018, No. 11 (Sp. Sess.), § H.9; 2019, No. 76, § 4a, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 448, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 435a. Tobacco Litigation Settlement Fund

§ 435a. Tobacco Litigation Settlement Fund
(a) A Tobacco Litigation Settlement Fund shall be established in the State Treasury, separate from the General Fund and any other fund, for the support of tobacco use prevention, cessation, and control, and for other health care purposes.
(b) Into the Fund shall be deposited all monies received by the State in connection with the Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement between members of the tobacco industry and the State approved by the Vermont Superior Court on December 14, 1998 and finalized in Vermont on January 13, 1999, and any interest that accrues on the balance of such monies.
(c) Of the balance in the Tobacco Litigation Settlement Fund, $19,200,000.00 is hereby reserved for the sole purpose of long-term sustainable tobacco education, prevention, cessation, and control programs and the Trust Fund proposal developed in accordance with 1999 Acts and Resolves No. 62 , Sec. 274(a)(4)(A)(iii). (Added 1999, No. 62, § 275a.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 436. Interfund borrowing

§ 436. Interfund borrowing
Notwithstanding any provisions of law, the State Treasurer, with the approval of the Governor, may borrow from any funds created by the General Assembly available amounts as the Treasurer may determine to be necessary or desirable for the purpose of defraying the expenses of government, including the payment of notes issued for these purposes. Borrowing may be only made twice a year; first, during the period commencing 15 business days prior to the end of the State’s fiscal year and ending 15 business days after the end of the State’s fiscal year, and second, during the period commencing on December 10, or the preceding Friday if December 10 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, and ending on January 10 of the succeeding year. Not later than the last day of the period during which the funds were borrowed, the State Treasurer shall transfer to any fund from which initial borrowing has been made an amount equal to the borrowed amount, together with interest at the rate as the State Treasurer in the Treasurer’s sole discretion shall determine. (Added 1997, No. 61, § 254; amended 2005, No. 71, § 34a; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 449, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 461. Disbursements on Commissioner’s warrants

§ 461. Disbursements on Commissioner’s warrants
The Treasurer shall not disburse monies from the State Treasury except upon warrants issued by the Commissioner of Finance and Management, unless otherwise provided. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8(c); 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 59, eff. June 13, 1988.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 462. Appropriation required

§ 462. Appropriation required
(a) Except in the case of funds held by the State in trust, rebates payable to the U.S. Treasury Department in accordance with the provisions of section 476 of this title, or unless otherwise specified by statute, no monies shall be paid out of the Treasury of the State except upon specific appropriation. The Commissioner of Finance and Management shall not issue his or her warrant except as authorized under the provisions of this section. Such warrant shall be the certificate of the Commissioner of Finance and Management that the account covered by the same is approved for payment by the State Treasurer.
(b) All expenditures from enterprise and internal service funds, except those directly resulting from a client-driven demand for products or services, shall be made pursuant to an appropriation. Based on the needs of the programs, the Commissioner of Finance and Management may change authorized spending limits during the course of the year and may anticipate receipts for enterprise and internal service funds. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1985, No. 125 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. April 18, 1986; 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 59, eff. June 13, 1988; 1997, No. 66 (Adj. Sess.), § 63, eff. Feb. 20, 1998; 1997, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 262.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 463. Itemized bills with vouchers required

§ 463. Itemized bills with vouchers required
The Commissioner of Finance and Management shall require all bills presented to him or her for allowance to be fully itemized and accompanied, as far as possible, with vouchers. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8(c); 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 59, eff. June 13, 1988; 1995, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. June 6, 1996; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2007, No. 7, § 4.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 464. Itemized statements and receipts required

§ 464. Itemized statements and receipts required
When required by the Commissioner of Finance and Management and before payment is made by the State, all claimants for compensation for services rendered or expense incurred for the State shall furnish the Commissioner of Finance and Management itemized statements in the form as the Commissioner of Finance and Management may from time to time prescribe and shall be verified by written declarations or, if specifically authorized by the Commissioner of Finance and Management, by electronic signature as defined at 9 V.S.A. § 271(9) that they are made under the pains and penalties of perjury, and a person who willfully makes a false statement shall be guilty of perjury and be punished accordingly. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8(c); 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 59, eff. June 13, 1988; 1993, No. 140 (Adj. Sess.), § 105, eff. April 15, 1994; 1995, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. June 6, 1996; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2007, No. 7, § 5; 2009, No. 4, § 100, eff. April 29, 2009; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 450, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 465. Only lawful claims allowed; warrants

§ 465. Only lawful claims allowed; warrants
The Commissioner of Finance and Management shall allow only a valid and legal claim except as otherwise specifically directed. The Commissioner shall issue the warrant pursuant to this section, and no other officer shall issue a warrant on the State Treasurer. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8(c); 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 59, eff. June 13, 1988; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 451, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 466. Requisitions

§ 466. Requisitions
(a) Upon requisition of an officer having authority to expend money for the payment of expenses chargeable to the State, with the approval of the Governor, the Commissioner of Finance and Management is authorized to issue a warrant on the Treasurer for funds necessary for the expenses. Advances shall not be made until the officer files with the State Treasurer a good and sufficient bond, approved by the Governor and Commissioner of Finance and Management, to indemnify the State against all loss or shortage of sums so advanced. The expense of the bond shall be paid by the State.
(b) The State Treasurer may advance funds for travel when the travel has been approved by the Governor or the Governor’s delegated representatives. The amounts to be advanced and the requirements for settlement will be determined by rules adopted by the State Treasurer.
(c) The State Treasurer may enter into contracts with banks and other financial institutions in order to establish a credit card reimbursement program for State officials and employees and may guarantee payment of charges incurred under this program. No person shall charge personal items to a credit card account guaranteed by the State of Vermont under such a program. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8(c); 1979, No. 205 (Adj. Sess.), § 138, eff. May 9, 1980; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 99; 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 59, eff. June 13, 1988; 2009, No. 33, § 62; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 452, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 467. Accounts with Superior Court clerks

§ 467. Accounts with Superior Court clerks
The Commissioner of Finance and Management shall issue a warrant in favor of each Superior Court clerk when the clerk requires money for election or court expenses, and the State Treasurer shall charge the same to the clerk. The clerk shall be credited for monies properly disbursed by him or her, and the balance shall be paid by the clerk into the Treasury. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 59, eff. June 13, 1988; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 189.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 469. Requisition for court expenses

§ 469. Requisition for court expenses
With the approval of the Court Administrator, the Supreme Court, the Judicial Bureau, and the Superior Court may requisition money from the State to pay fees and expenses related to grand and petit jurors, fees and expenses of witnesses approved by the judge, expenses of guardians ad litem, expenses of elections, and other expenses of court operations. The cash advances shall be administered under the provisions of section 466 of this title. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 59, eff. June 13, 1988; 2005, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 83, eff. March 3, 2006; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 190.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 475. Disasters on State properties

§ 475. Disasters on State properties
The Commissioner of Finance and Management is hereby directed to issue warrants, on certificate of the Attorney General that the Attorney General has authorized the services or expenditures, in the following cases:
(1) to fire departments or municipalities maintaining the same, for services rendered by them in fighting fires, except forest fires, which are provided for in 10 V.S.A. § 2643, or dealing with disasters on State-owned or -operated properties; and
(2) for services rendered and expenses incurred in operations directed at the recovery of bodies or persons lost or perished by reason of disasters or drowning. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8(b); 1963, No. 97; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 59, eff. June 13, 1988; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 453, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 476. Rebate of income earned from investment or reinvestment of bond proceeds to the U.S. Treasury Department

§ 476. Rebate of income earned from investment or reinvestment of bond proceeds to the U.S. Treasury Department
Subject only to the approval of the Governor, the Commissioner of Finance and Management shall issue his or her warrant for payment to the U.S. Treasury Department or any other agency of the United States of all or any portion of the income received by the State from the investment or reinvestment of the proceeds of any bonds issued by the State in such amount and to the extent necessary to ensure that interest on bonds issued by the State is not included in gross income of the recipients thereof for federal income tax purposes. (Added 1985, No. 125 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. April 18, 1986; amended 1987, No. 36, § 7; 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 59, eff. June 13, 1988.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 502. Monies to be paid over without deduction

§ 502. Monies to be paid over without deduction
(a) The gross amount of money received in their official capacities by every administrative department, board, officer, or employee, from whatever source, shall be paid forthwith to the State Treasurer, or deposited according to the direction of the State Treasurer in such bank to the credit of the State Treasurer as the Treasurer shall designate, without any deduction on account of salaries, fees, costs, charges, expenses, claim, or demand of any description whatsoever, unless otherwise provided. Such monies shall be credited to such funds as are now or may hereafter be designated for the deposit thereof. Money so paid and all monies belonging to or for the use of the State shall not be expended or applied by any department, board, officer, or employee, except in accordance with the provisions of section 462 of this title.
(b) [Repealed.]
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, bank charges directly related to the investment, management, and custodial services for State funds may be applied against any related investment earnings resulting from the investment, management, and custodial services provided by the financial institution. Such charges shall include only those direct fees charged by financial institutions and as expressly approved by the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall obtain and retain detailed monthly statements from each respective financial institution of all charges assessed and such reports shall be available for audit by the Auditor of Accounts. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8(b); 1983, No. 81, § 2; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 59, eff. June 13, 1988; 1995, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 266; 1997, No. 66 (Adj. Sess.), § 65, eff. Feb. 20, 1998; 2005, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 60a.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 503. Payment of monies into Treasury

§ 503. Payment of monies into Treasury
Quarterly and more frequently if the Commissioner of Finance and Management so directs, Superior Court clerks and other collectors and receivers of public money shall pay all money collected or held by them into the State Treasury. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 8(c), 21(a); 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 59, eff. June 13, 1988; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 191; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 454, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 504. Fines paid to Superior Court clerk

§ 504. Fines paid to Superior Court clerk
Damages and costs received in actions to which the State is a party, and fines and the amount of bonds and recognizances to the State taken in any county, shall be paid to the Superior Court clerk. His or her receipt shall be the only valid discharge thereof and he or she shall pay the same into the State Treasury. (Amended 1969, No. 131, § 29, eff. April 23, 1969; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 192.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 506. Failure of Superior Court clerk to pay over

§ 506. Failure of Superior Court clerk to pay over
If a Superior Court clerk neglects to make a return or pay into the State Treasury any money as provided in this chapter, the Commissioner of Finance and Management shall forthwith notify the State’s Attorney, who shall immediately prosecute the clerk and the sureties on his or her official bond. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8(c); 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess. ), § 5(b); 1987 (Adj. Sess.), § 59, eff. June 13, 1988; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 193.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 508. Receipts given by State officers

§ 508. Receipts given by State officers
State officers, except Superior Court clerks and Superior judges, and every person in the employ of the State under salary or per diem established by statute, receiving money belonging to or for the use of the State, shall give the person paying the money a receipt for payment in the form as shall be prescribed by the State Treasurer. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. July 1, 1965, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1967, No. 154, § 2; 1971, No. 47; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 194; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 455, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 509. Overpayment; refund

§ 509. Overpayment; refund
An officer of the State, a board, or commission receiving money in payment of an obligation due the State, the board, or commission, when an overpayment is made, shall forthwith refund to that person the amount of such overpayment when demand is made; however, there shall be no obligation to refund sums in the amount of $1.00 or less. A person who has made such overpayment to the State, a board, or commission may recover the amount of the money in a civil action on this statute. A warrant for payment shall issue accordingly. (Added 1959, No. 251, eff. June 10, 1959; amended 1981, No. 248 (Adj. Sess.), § 313, eff. May 6, 1982.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 509a. Judiciary overpayment; refund

§ 509a. Judiciary overpayment; refund
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 509 of this title, when a person who owes money to the Judiciary makes an overpayment, the Judiciary shall forthwith refund to that person the amount of such overpayment; however, there shall be no obligation to refund sums in the amount of $10.00 or less. If a person is owed a refund of more than $10.00 and cannot be located by the Judiciary, the refund shall be submitted to the abandoned property procedure. For refunds of $10.00 or less that are not demanded by the person within a year after the payment, the refund shall revert to the State and be deposited into the revenue fund where the original payment was deposited. (Added 2007, No. 51, § 7.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 510. Appropriation; federal funds; Public Service Department receipts

§ 510. Appropriation; federal funds; Public Service Department receipts
All monies received from the United States government are appropriated to the purposes specified in the Acts of Congress under which those payments are made to the State of Vermont. The Commissioner of Finance and Management may anticipate receipts from the United States government, and from the gross revenue tax fund and from the sales of power by the Public Service Department and issue warrants based thereon. Anticipated receipts shall be credited to the proper account when received. (Added 1997, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 257.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 511. Excess receipts

§ 511. Excess receipts
If any receipts, including federal receipts, exceed the appropriated amounts, the receipts may be allocated and expended on the approval of the Commissioner of Finance and Management. If, however, the expenditure of those receipts will establish or increase the scope of the program, which establishment or increase will at any time commit the State to the expenditure of State funds, they may only be expended upon the approval of the General Assembly. Excess federal receipts, whenever possible, shall be utilized to reduce the expenditure of State funds. The Commissioner of Finance and Management shall report to the Joint Fiscal Committee quarterly with a cumulative list and explanation of the allocation and expenditure of such excess receipts. The provisions of 2 V.S.A. § 20(d) (expiration of required reports) shall not apply to the report to be made under this section. (Added 1997, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 261; amended 2009, No. 67 (Adj. Sess.), § 83, eff. Feb. 25, 2010; 2013, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 60.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 541. Collection of fines and costs

§ 541. Collection of fines and costs
All fines; costs, including costs taxed as State’s Attorneys’ and court fees; bail; and unclaimed fees collected by judges shall be paid into the proper treasury. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. July 1, 1965, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 195.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 542. Payment to Treasurer

§ 542. Payment to Treasurer
The judge or clerk of each Criminal Division of the Superior Court shall quarterly, on or before the first day of February, May, August, and November, pay into the State Treasury all money in his or her hands belonging to the State. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. July 1, 1965, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 544. Judge may pay witnesses

§ 544. Judge may pay witnesses
The judge or clerk of each Criminal Division of the Superior Court shall pay from any fines and costs in his or her hands belonging to the State all juror and witness fees payable by the State and shall take the receipts of persons receiving the same. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. July 1, 1965, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 581. Unclaimed costs to revert to State

§ 581. Unclaimed costs to revert to State
Fees allowed in a bill of costs to a judge that are not demanded by the party to whom such fees are due within six months after such bill is allowed shall revert to the use of the State, and the judge, after the expiration of six months, shall be relieved from all liability to parties to whom the fees were due. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 196.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 582. Sale of meals; revolving fund

§ 582. Sale of meals; revolving fund
Superintendents of institutions in the Departments of Corrections and of Mental Health and the Vermont Veterans’ Home may sell meals prepared under their food service programs to employees, officials, visitors, and other necessary persons participating in institutional programs. Rates for meals and food issue sold shall be reasonably related to costs. Proceeds from these sales may be deposited to a separate special fund for each institution and may be used for food supplies. (Added 1979, No. 205 (Adj. Sess.), § 151, eff. May 9, 1980; amended 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 583. Credit card payments

§ 583. Credit card payments
(a) A statewide officer or secretary of a State agency, commissioner of a State department, or the Court Administrator may accept payment of taxes, registration fees, license fees, penalties, fines, interest, charges, surcharges, or any other fees or amounts due the State by means of credit cards, debit cards, charge cards, prepaid cards, stored value cards, and direct bank account withdrawals or transfers.
(b) The State Treasurer shall negotiate and contract with banks and bank credit card companies or others to provide as a method of payment to State agencies or departments the use of credit card or debit card accounts or direct bank account withdrawals or transfers and may agree to pay such bank or other company a fee or percentage of the amount collected and remitted to the State. The Court Administrator may so contract for the Judiciary with the approval of the State Treasurer. Notwithstanding section 502 of this title, an agency, a department, or the Judiciary may charge against such collections the percentage or fee imposed.
(c) The State Treasurer shall assist each statewide officer, secretary, commissioner, and Court Administrator who elects to accept payments, as authorized by this section, with establishing procedures for accepting those payments.
(d) A statewide officer or secretary of a State agency, a commissioner of a State department, or the Court Administrator who has authority to accept payment of fees, penalties, fines, charges, surcharges, or any other amounts due the State by a credit card, debit card, charge card, prepaid card, or stored value card shall not charge or collect any additional amounts for using such card to make the payment unless the agency develops a policy regarding additional charges. Each policy and recommended charge, except that which is adopted and recommended by the Court Administrator, shall be approved by the Secretary of Administration prior to applying the charge. Any such charge shall approximate the cost of providing the service.
(e) [Repealed.] (Added 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 66c; amended 2003, No. 61, §§ 1, 5; 2007, No. 51, § 8; 2011, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 51, eff. May 14, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 584. Vermont Clean Water Affinity Card Program

§ 584. Vermont Clean Water Affinity Card Program
(a) The State Treasurer is hereby authorized to sponsor and participate in an Affinity Card Program for the benefit of water quality improvement in this State upon his or her determination that such a Program is feasible and may be procured at rates and terms in the best interests of the cardholders.
(b) In selecting an affinity card issuer, the Treasurer shall consider the issuer’s record of investments in the State and shall take into consideration program features that will enhance the promotion of the State-sponsored affinity card, including consumer-friendly terms, favorable interest rates, annual fees, and other fees for using the card.
(c) The net proceeds of the State fees or royalties generated by the Vermont Clean Water Affinity Card Program shall be transmitted to the State and shall be deposited into the Clean Water Fund under 10 V.S.A. § 1388 to provide financial incentives to encourage farmers in Vermont to implement agricultural practices that improve soil health, enhance crop resilience, or reduce agricultural runoff to waters.
(d) The State shall not assume any liability for lost or stolen credit cards nor any other legal debt owed to the financial institutions.
(e) The State Treasurer is authorized to adopt such rules as may be necessary to implement the Vermont Clean Water Affinity Card Program. (Added 2009, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § H.18, eff. June 2, 2009; amended 2011, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 33, eff. May 14, 2012; 2019, No. 83, § 4.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 585. Definitions

§ 585. Definitions
(a) As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Finance and Management.
(2) A “special fund” is a fund created to account for specific revenues earmarked to finance particular or restricted programs and activities, or created by expressed enactment of the General Assembly or created by the Commissioner of Finance and Management to account for and manage such proceeds as those of court settlements or private bequests, transfers between State and local governments, monies of State institution inmate or patient operations, monies resulting from the disposal of State property, grants and other awards accepted by the General Assembly or in accordance with section 5 of this title, transfers of a general services nature between State agencies, or financial transactions by State government on behalf of nonstate entities.
(b) The Commissioner shall fully utilize the fund and account structure in the State finance system to manage efficiently dedicated revenues, with the intended result of reducing and limiting the number of separate special funds, while maintaining accountability and segregation of revenues dedicated by statute for specific purposes. (Added 1991, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 28, 1992; amended 1997, No. 59, § 79, eff. June 30, 1997; 2005, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 283.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 586. Application

§ 586. Application
The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to funds established to account for proceeds from the sale of bonds; to the General Fund, the Transportation Fund, the Fish and Wildlife Fund, the Tobacco Litigation Settlement Fund; or to any federal revenue funds, trust funds, enterprise funds, internal service funds, or agency funds; or to public service enterprise funds established to implement provisions of 30 V.S.A. §§ 211 and 212a through 212f, the budget stabilization reserves created by sections 308 and 308a of this title, the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Fund created by 10 V.S.A. § 7013, the Lands and Facilities Trust Fund created by 3 V.S.A. § 2807, the Education Fund created by 16 V.S.A. § 4025, or the Vermont Housing and Conservation Trust Fund created by 10 V.S.A. § 312. (Added 1991, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 28, 1992; amended 1993, No. 25, § 76, eff. May 18, 1993; 1997, No. 59, § 80, eff. June 30, 1997; 1997, No. 60, § 20, eff. July 1, 1998; 1997, No. 64, § 19, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; 1999, No. 62, § 275b; 2001, No. 61, § 54, eff. June 16, 2001; 2001, No. 63, § 230a; 2013, No. 1, § 86.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 587. Special funds; creation and termination

§ 587. Special funds; creation and termination
(a) Creation of special funds. The creation of all special funds shall be in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
(b) Termination of special funds. All special funds shall be terminated at a time specified as a condition of the fund’s creation, when the revenue source of the fund ceases to exist, or when the purpose of the fund has been fulfilled as determined by the General Assembly. (Added 1991, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 28, 1992; amended 1997, No. 59, § 81, eff. June 30, 1997.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 601. Statement of purpose

§ 601. Statement of purpose
It is the purpose of this subchapter to establish a uniform policy on the creation and review of Executive and Judicial Branch fees and to require that any such fee be created solely by the General Assembly. (Added 1995, No. 186 (Adj. Sess.), § 31, eff. May 22, 1996; amended 2007, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 22.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 7 - The Public Monies › § 602. Definitions

§ 602. Definitions
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Agency” or “State agency” means any Executive Branch agency, department, or entity created by Title 3 and any board, commission, council, or similar entity attached to an Executive Branch agency, department, or entity.
(2) “Fee”:
(A) Means a monetary charge by an agency or the Judiciary for a service or product provided to, or the regulation of, specified classes of individuals or entities.
(B) The following charges are exempt from the provisions of this subchapter:
(i) a charge established under the jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission as provided by 30 V.S.A. §§ 20, 21, and 218;
(ii) a charge established by the Board of Liquor and Lottery as provided by Title 7;
(iii) a duly adopted charge concerning only inmates of a correctional or detention facility, students enrolled in an educational institution, or patients admitted to a hospital or rehabilitation facility;
(iv) monies paid into an enterprise or internal service fund;
(v) a transfer between agencies of State government or between State government and a political subdivision, as compensation for a service, to support a regulatory activity, or to account for surplus property;
(vi) monies from interest and premium payments, rent or lease payments, proceeds of fair market or negotiated sales, or sales of commercially available items;
(vii) except for the purposes of section 605 of this title, motor vehicle and other highway user fees authorized by the General Assembly for the support of the Transportation Fund;
(viii) a charge established by the Department of Financial Regulation as authorized by law; and
(ix) any other charge exempt by law. (Added 1995, No. 186 (Adj. Sess.), § 31, eff. May 22, 1996; amended 1997, No. 59, § 1, eff. June 30, 1997; 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2005, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 43; 2007, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 22; 2007, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 30; 2013, No. 72, § 31; 2015, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 34; 2019, No. 73, § 41.)