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2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 11 - Management of Lakes and Ponds › § 405. Investigation and determination of public good

§ 405. Investigation and determination of public good
(a) When an application is filed under this chapter, the Department shall proceed in accordance with 10 V.S.A. chapter 170.
(b) In determining whether the encroachment will adversely affect the public good, the Department shall consider the effect of the proposed encroachment as well as the potential cumulative effect of existing encroachments on water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, aquatic and shoreline vegetation, navigation, and other recreational and public uses, including fishing and swimming, consistency with the natural surroundings, and consistency with municipal shoreland zoning ordinances or any applicable State plans. If the Department determines, after reviewing the applications, the written comments filed within the notice period, and the results of the investigation, that the proposed encroachment will not adversely affect the public good, the application shall be approved.
(c) [Repealed.]
(d) A permit issued pursuant to this section shall be effective on the date that it is signed and issued to the applicant. (Added 1967, No. 308 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. March 22, 1968; amended 1975, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 15, 1976; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 41; 2015, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 32, eff. Jan. 1, 2018; 2021, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. July 1, 2022; 2023, No. 79, § 16, eff. July 1, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 11 - Management of Lakes and Ponds › § 406. Appeals

§ 406. Appeals
Appeals of any act or decision of the Department under this chapter shall be made in accordance with 10 V.S.A. chapter 220. (Added 1967, No. 308 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. March 22, 1968; amended 1975, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. March 15, 1976; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.) § 41; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 112, eff. Jan. 31, 2005.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 11 - Management of Lakes and Ponds › § 408. Permit

§ 408. Permit
(a) A permit may contain any conditions that the Department considers necessary to protect the public good.
(b) No person granted a permit under this chapter is relieved of the responsibility to comply with any other applicable federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and permits.
(c) A permit may be revoked by the Department in the event of violation of any condition attached to the permit.
(d) Temporary emergency permits may be issued, pursuant to 3 V.S.A. § 2822(c). (Added 1967, No. 308 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. March 22, 1968; 1975, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. March 15, 1976; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 41; 2003, No. 82 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 113, eff. Jan. 31, 2005.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 11 - Management of Lakes and Ponds › § 409. Injunction

§ 409. Injunction
Any person aggrieved by any violation of this chapter, or the Attorney General at the request of the Department, may institute any appropriate action in the Superior Court of the county in which a proposed or existing encroachment is located to prevent, restrain, correct, or abate any violation of this chapter or of the conditions of any permit issued under this chapter. (Added 1967, No. 308 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. March 22, 1968; amended 1969, No. 281 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 208, eff. March 29, 1972; 1975, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. March 15, 1976; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 41; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 114.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 11 - Management of Lakes and Ponds › § 410. Rulemaking; encroachments on public waters

§ 410. Rulemaking; encroachments on public waters
The Department may adopt rules to implement the requirements of this chapter. (Added 2011, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 25, eff. May 14, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 14 - Natural Gas and Oil Conservation › § 571. Hydraulic fracturing; prohibition

§ 571. Hydraulic fracturing; prohibition
(a) No person may engage in hydraulic fracturing in the State.
(b) No person within the State may collect, store, or treat wastewater from hydraulic fracturing. (Added 2011, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 16, 2012; amended 2023, No. 53, § 135, eff. June 8, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 17 - Names of State Facilities › § 820. The naming of State buildings and facilities

§ 820. The naming of State buildings and facilities
Except for State transportation buildings and facilities named by the Transportation Board in accordance with 19 V.S.A. § 5, the name by which a State building or facility is to be known shall be authorized by the General Assembly. (Added 1993, No. 233 (Adj. Sess.), § 78, eff. June 21, 1994; amended 2015, No. 40, § 26a, eff. March 1, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 19 - Training Center Governance Committee › § 841. Committee creation

§ 841. Committee creation
(a) Creation. There is created the Training Center Governance Committee to manage access to the facilities of the Robert H. Wood Jr. Criminal Justice and Fire Service Training Center of Vermont (Training Center), located in Pittsford, Vermont.
(b) Membership. The Committee shall be composed of the following eight members:
(1) the Executive Director of the Vermont Criminal Justice Council;
(2) the Chair of the Vermont Fire Service Training Council;
(3) an employee of the Department of Buildings and General Services, appointed by the Commissioner of the Department;
(4) the Chair of the Vermont Criminal Justice Council;
(5) the Chief Training Officer of the Vermont Fire Academy;
(6) an employee of the Department of Corrections, appointed by the Commissioner of the Department;
(7) the Director of the Division of Fire Safety; and
(8) a member of the State Police, appointed by the Commissioner of Public Safety.
(c) Powers and duties. The Committee shall:
(1) Use and access. Govern the use of and access to the Training Center. In so governing, the Committee shall take into consideration the needs of the State’s various agencies and members of the public in using the Training Center’s facilities.
(2) Future needs and capital investments.
(A) Plan for the future capital needs of the Training Center;
(B) submit a capital program plan to the Department of Buildings and General Services for the capital construction bill set forth in 32 V.S.A. § 701a and report to the General Assembly as necessary on any recommended legislative action for capital needs; and
(C) on an ongoing basis, monitor the effectiveness of any capital investments related to training needs.
(3) Performance analysis. Establish policies to ensure the facility training needs of those persons that use the Training Center are cost-effectively met, and establish performance measures for assessing on an ongoing basis how well those needs are met.
(4) Budget and rates.
(A) Manage the operating budget for the facilities at the Training Center;
(B) set the rates for use of space at the Training Center;
(C) enter into and administer new contracts on behalf of the Training Center regarding the operations of the Training Center; and
(D) develop approaches to budgeting and paying for space that encourage collaboration among those persons that use the Training Center, and address future major maintenance needs.
(d) Meetings.
(1) The Committee shall meet not fewer than four times per year.
(2) A majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum.
(3) The Committee shall elect a chair and may adopt rules of procedure.
(e) Reimbursement. Members of the Committee who are not employees of the State and who are not otherwise compensated or reimbursed for their attendance shall be entitled to per diem compensation and reimbursement of expenses pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 1010. (Added 2015, No. 26, § 43, eff. May 18, 2015.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 19 - Training Center Governance Committee › § 842. Training Safety Subcommittee; recommendations; Governance Committee report

§ 842. Training Safety Subcommittee; recommendations; Governance Committee report
(a) Subcommittee creation. There is created as a subcommittee of the Training Center Governance Committee the Training Safety Subcommittee to make recommendations regarding training safety at the Robert H. Wood, Jr. Criminal Justice and Fire Service Training Center of Vermont (Training Center).
(b) Subcommittee membership. The Subcommittee shall be composed of seven members.
(1) Four of these members shall be members of the Training Center Governance Committee, appointed by the Committee as follows:
(A) two shall represent the Vermont Police Academy; and
(B) two shall represent the Vermont Fire Academy.
(2) The remaining three members shall be as follows:
(A) the Commissioner of Labor or designee;
(B) the Risk Management Manager of the Office of Risk Management within the Agency of Administration; and
(C) one employee of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns who specializes in risk management, appointed by the Executive Director of the League.
(c) Subcommittee recommendations. The Subcommittee shall annually:
(1) on or before February 1, review the safety records of the Training Center; and
(2) on or before July 1, submit to the Training Center Governance Committee its recommendations regarding how training safety at the Training Center could be improved.
(d) Governance Committee review and report.
(1) The Training Center Governance Committee shall review and consider the recommendations made by the Subcommittee under subsection (c) of this section.
(2) Annually, on or before January 15, the Governance Committee shall report to the General Assembly regarding:
(A) any training safety issues it has discovered at the Training Center and any steps it has taken to remedy those issues; and
(B) whether the Governance Committee has instituted any of the Subcommittee’s recommendations for training safety and if not, the reasons therefor.
(3) The provisions of 2 V.S.A. § 20(d) (expiration of required reports) shall not apply to the report required to be made under this subsection. (Added 2015, No. 118 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services › § 903a. Alternative purchasing sources

§ 903a. Alternative purchasing sources
As an alternative to the procedures set forth in section 903 of this title, the Commissioner may elect to purchase any of the items mentioned in this chapter through a program established by the federal General Services Administration to supply federal agencies with supplies and materials, or may choose to participate in cooperative purchases with other states, provided that the Commissioner first determines that purchasing through the General Services Administration or cooperative agreements with other states is in the best interests of the State as provided in subsection 903(b) of this title. (Added 1995, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 298.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services › § 904. Surplus property; acceptance and distribution

§ 904. Surplus property; acceptance and distribution
The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services or the Commissioner’s designee, as approved by the Secretary of Administration may apply for and accept in the name of the State all federal surplus property and commodities, including food commodities formerly acquired by the Department of Education under former 16 V.S.A. § 205 or the Department of Institutions, under 1945 Acts and Resolves No. 4, as may be made available to the State, municipalities, and nonprofit private schools by the federal government or any agency thereof. The Commissioner or designee may distribute that property to such State departments, institutions and agencies, municipalities, and nonprofit private schools as may be entitled thereto. (Added 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; amended 1961, No. 31, § 2; 1991, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 19; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services › § 905. Centralized purchasing of school equipment and supplies

§ 905. Centralized purchasing of school equipment and supplies
(a) The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services and the Secretary of Education, or their designees, shall develop and promote a program of centralized purchasing of equipment and supplies for public schools in Vermont, by which purchases may be combined in order to obtain volume purchasing discounts and other purchasing benefits.
(b) Establishment of a revolving fund is authorized for the purposes of this section to be administered by the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services. All expenses of the program shall be paid out of the revolving fund. Costs shall be prorated according to rules established by the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, and charged to users of the program. At his or her discretion, the Commissioner of Finance and Management may anticipate receipts to be paid into the fund based upon assurances from participants in the program and may issue warrants thereon for the purposes of this section. (Added 1987, No. 14, § 1, eff. April 21, 1987; amended 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 36, eff. June 13, 1988; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 282, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services › § 906. Stationery and office supplies

§ 906. Stationery and office supplies
(a) The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall manage a supply program in order to ensure the disbursal of equipment for use by State government, including fleet vehicles, office supplies, stationery, record books, and forms purchased by the State. The Commissioner shall disburse them upon requisition to all State departments, institutions and, within limits approved by the Commissioner of Finance and Management, to county officers whose compensation and expenses are paid by the State or any institution of higher education chartered in Vermont and accredited or holding a certificate of approval from the State Board of Education. The form of the requisition shall be prescribed by the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services.
(b) The Commissioner shall keep an accurate account of all the property and services mentioned in this section and of its distribution, and shall annually render an account to the Commissioner of Finance and Management of the distribution of those supplies and services rendered for the preceding 12 months and an inventory of all supplies on hand, in such manner and form as shall be approved by the Commissioner of Finance and Management.
(c) The Commissioner shall also maintain a central duplicating section to provide duplicating services for State departments, institutions, and county officers whose compensation and expenses are paid by the State, and supply postal services to all State offices and officers located in central Vermont and in other locations when feasible as determined by the Commissioner.
(d) [Repealed.]
(e) All operating expenses and services of the central supply section and central duplicating section shall be paid out of a revolving fund insofar as possible. The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, with the approval of the Commissioner of Finance and Management, may assess charges for supplies, equipment, and services, which the Commissioner of Finance and Management shall charge back to appropriations for the various departments all items mentioned under this section, and credit like amounts to the revolving fund. (Added 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; amended 1967, No. 148, § 1; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 39, eff. June 13, 1988; 1991, No. 87, § 4; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996; 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 43, eff. June 8, 2004; 2007, No. 65, § 285.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services › § 907. Manner of payment of bills for purchases

§ 907. Manner of payment of bills for purchases
(a) The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall furnish to suppliers at the expense of the State the forms for all proposals and contracts. The Commissioner shall make all contracts in duplicate and shall forward forthwith one copy to the Commissioner of Finance and Management. An item of expense for any article mentioned in this chapter shall not be allowed by the Commissioner of Finance and Management in the settlement of any account except when the purchase of the article is authorized and approved by the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services.
(b) The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services may establish a purchasing card program for the purpose of authorizing all spending units of the State to use a purchasing card as an alternative payment method for official State purchases. The Commissioner may contract with one or more financial institutions, card-issuing banks, credit card companies, charge card companies, debit card companies, or third-party merchant banks to provide State purchasing cards. The Commissioner may accept receipts from the purchasing card program. The Commissioner is authorized to establish policies for participation in the program and use of the purchasing card. (Added 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; amended 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996; 2003, No. 63, § 25, eff. June 11, 2003; 2005, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 30, eff. May 15, 2006.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services › § 908. Price-fixing illegal; penalty

§ 908. Price-fixing illegal; penalty
Every contract, combination, or conspiracy, providing for the establishment or maintenance of minimum prices in the sale of any commodity to the State or any municipality or agency thereof, between manufacturers, producers, wholesalers, factors, retailers, or persons, firms, or corporations in competition with each other is hereby declared illegal. A person who makes such a contract or engages in such a combination or conspiracy shall be fined not more than $5,000.00 or be imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (1963, No. 149.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services › § 909. State purchase of food and agricultural products

§ 909. State purchase of food and agricultural products
(a) When procuring food and agricultural products for the State, its agencies, departments, instrumentalities, and institutions, the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall consider the interests of the State relating to the proximity of the supplier and the costs of transportation, and relating to the economy of the State and the need to maintain and create jobs in the State.
(b) When making purchases pursuant to this section, the Secretary of Administration, the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, and any State-funded institutions shall, other considerations being equal and considering the results of any econometric analysis conducted, purchase products grown or produced in Vermont when available. (Added 2011, No. 52, § 72, eff. May 27, 2011.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services › § 921. Application of subchapter; definitions

§ 921. Application of subchapter; definitions
(a) This subchapter applies to competitive bids for sale of apparel, footwear, or textiles pursuant to subchapter 1 of this chapter.
(b) As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services.
(2) “Independent monitor” means a nonprofit organization that is neither funded nor controlled, in whole or in part, by businesses that sell or manufacture apparel, footwear, or textiles. (Added 2007, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 28, 2008.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services › § 922. Bids for the sale of apparel, footwear, or textiles

§ 922. Bids for the sale of apparel, footwear, or textiles
(a) The Commissioner shall require that a bidder for the sale of apparel, footwear, or textiles provide certification from each supplier that the supplier at the point of assembly of the goods:
(1) complies with all applicable wage, health, labor, environmental, and safety laws, legal guarantees of freedom of association, building and fire codes, and laws relating to discrimination in hiring, promotion, and compensation on the basis of race, disability, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, and affiliation with any political, nongovernmental, and civic group except when federal law precludes the State from attaching the procurement conditions provided in this subchapter; and
(2) complies with all human and labor rights treaty obligations that are shared by the United States and the country in which the goods are assembled, including obligations with regard to forced labor, indentured labor, slave labor, child labor, involuntary prison labor, physical and sexual abuse, and freedom of association.
(b) Prior to the awarding of a contract, a bidder for the sale of apparel, footwear, or textiles shall submit a list of the names and addresses of suppliers at the point of assembly of goods subject to the bid process.
(c) If, after complying with the filing requirements of this section, a bidder is awarded a contract, that contractor shall, during the term of the contract, promptly inform the Commissioner of any change in the information furnished to the Commissioner pursuant to this section. (Added 2007, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 28, 2008.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services › § 923. Exception

§ 923. Exception
The Commissioner may accept a bid from and award a contract to a supplier who has not met the requirements provided in section 922 of this title if, after reasonable investigation by the Commissioner, it appears that the required unit or item of supply or brand of that unit or item is procurable by the State from only that supplier or under other extraordinary circumstances. The approval of an exception pursuant to this section shall be documented in writing, signed by the Commissioner, and retained as part of the contract file. (Added 2007, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 28, 2008.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services › § 925. Complaints of noncompliance with subchapter; investigations of complaints

§ 925. Complaints of noncompliance with subchapter; investigations of complaints
(a) The Commissioner shall initiate an investigation to determine whether a violation of this subchapter has occurred if:
(1) The Commissioner has knowledge that a contractor or a supplier at the point of assembly of goods subject to a contract is not in compliance with this subchapter.
(2) The contractor informs the Commissioner that the contractor or a supplier at the point of assembly of goods subject to a contract is not in compliance with this subchapter.
(3) A worker for a contractor or for a supplier at the point of assembly of goods subject to a contract files a written complaint directly with the Commissioner stating that the contractor or supplier, to the best of the worker’s knowledge, is not in compliance with this subchapter.
(4) A third party established and based in the United States, on behalf of or on the basis of information from a worker or workers, files directly with the Commissioner a written complaint, signed and dated under oath before an official authorized by applicable law to administer oaths, stating that, to the best of the third party’s knowledge, a contractor or a supplier at the point of assembly of goods subject to a contract is not in compliance with this subchapter.
(5) A third party established and based outside the United States, on behalf of or on the basis of information from a worker or workers, files directly with the Commissioner a signed and dated written complaint stating that, to the best of the third party’s knowledge, a contractor or a supplier at the point of assembly of goods subject to a contract is not in compliance with this subchapter.
(b) After receiving a complaint alleging noncompliance with this subchapter, the Commissioner shall contact in a timely manner, in writing and by certified letter, the contractor that is the subject of the complaint or whose supplier is the subject of the complaint. (Added 2007, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 28, 2008.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services › § 926. Determinations of noncompliance with subchapter

§ 926. Determinations of noncompliance with subchapter
(a) In making a determination of whether a violation of this subchapter has occurred, the Commissioner may take into account any factors, information, sources of information, and materials determined reliable and relevant by the Commissioner, as determined on a case-by-case basis. The Commissioner has specific authority and discretion to employ an independent monitor to investigate a complaint.
(b) The determination of whether a party subject to a complaint is in compliance with this subchapter is solely that of the Commissioner.
(c) After rendering a determination under this section, the Commissioner promptly shall inform the complainant and contractor in writing. (Added 2007, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 28, 2008.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services › § 927. Consequences of noncompliance with subchapter

§ 927. Consequences of noncompliance with subchapter
If, in the opinion of the Commissioner, a contractor that has been determined to be not in compliance with this subchapter does not make good-faith efforts to change its practices or use its bargaining position with an offending supplier to change the supplier’s practices, the Commissioner may take appropriate remedial action, including barring the contractor from bidding on future State contracts or terminating the State’s contract with the contractor. Reference to the authority given in this section shall be specifically referenced in State contracts with contractors that are subject to this subchapter. (Added 2007, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 28, 2008.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services › § 928. Coordination with other jurisdictions

§ 928. Coordination with other jurisdictions
The Commissioner shall coordinate with other jurisdictions of the United States of America with those jurisdictions’ efforts to develop an effective strategy to monitor vendor compliance with the requirements of this subchapter or similar requirements of those jurisdictions. (Added 2007, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 28, 2008.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 53 - Public Printing › § 1101. Public documents defined

§ 1101. Public documents defined
The words “public documents,” as used in this chapter, shall include the acts and resolves and journals of the General Assembly, the reports of State officers or of any commission, board, or person authorized by law to make reports. (Amended 1969, No. 289 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 53 - Public Printing › § 1103. Printing of reports and bulletins

§ 1103. Printing of reports and bulletins
The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, after consultation with the State officers and boards, shall cause to be printed such number of their respective bulletins and reports, in such manner and form, as in his or her judgment the best interests of the State require. (Amended 1961, No. 30, § 1, eff. March 17, 1961; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 53 - Public Printing › § 1106. Contracts for printing

§ 1106. Contracts for printing
The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services may make contracts for printing the public documents, Senate and House bills, printing needed by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House for their respective houses, legislative directories, and such other printing and binding as may be authorized by law or the interests of the State require, excepting contracts for printing court dockets. (Amended 1961, No. 30, § 1, eff. March 17, 1961; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 53 - Public Printing › § 1107. Bids

§ 1107. Bids
The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall make contracts for all State printing by advertisement and bid or letters of inquiry, unless otherwise provided. He or she may reject any and all bids and readvertise or with the approval of the Governor let such contract without further advertisement. (Amended 1961, No. 30, § 1, eff. March 17, 1961; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 53 - Public Printing › § 1108. Acceptance or rejection of bids; conditions of contracts

§ 1108. Acceptance or rejection of bids; conditions of contracts
The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services may require satisfactory bonds from bidders and contractors. (Amended 1961, No. 30, § 1, eff. March 17, 1961; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996; 2021, No. 66, § 6, eff. June 7, 2021.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 53 - Public Printing › § 1111. Stationery, forms, and supplies

§ 1111. Stationery, forms, and supplies
The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall procure and cause to be printed and distributed all office stationery and shall purchase and cause to be distributed all office supplies required by the General Assembly, the several State officers, departments, institutions, boards, and commissions, and such blank complaints, forms, and record books as are necessary. (Amended 1961, No. 30, § 1, eff. March 17, 1961; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 53 - Public Printing › § 1113. Journals of the Joint Assembly, Senate, and House of Representatives

§ 1113. Journals of the Joint Assembly, Senate, and House of Representatives
The Secretary of the Joint Assembly, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, within 60 days after the close of each session of the General Assembly, shall furnish a certified copy of the original journals of their respective houses to the printer designated by the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, and within 30 days after the receipt from the printer of the last paged copy shall compile a proper index of the journals of their respective houses and furnish the same to the printer, and shall superintend the publication of their respective journals. The journal of the Joint Assembly shall be bound with the Journal of the Senate. (Amended 1961, No. 30, § 1, eff. March 17, 1961; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 53 - Public Printing › § 1191. Publication

§ 1191. Publication
The Court Administrator shall contract with an appropriate law book publisher for the editing and printing of the volumes and advance reports of the Vermont Reports. (Amended 1969, No. 52, § 2, eff. April 10, 1969; 1971, No. 119, § 1, eff. April 26, 1971.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 53 - Public Printing › § 1193a. Sale and exchange of surplus copies

§ 1193a. Sale and exchange of surplus copies
The surplus volumes of Vermont Reports may be sold, the price to be fixed by the State Librarian. (Added 1975, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996; 1997, No. 59, § 19, eff. June 30, 1997.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 55 - State Insurance › § 1401. Purchase of insurance

§ 1401. Purchase of insurance
The Secretary of Administration shall secure insurance coverage for the benefit of the State and its employees while performing official duties, in fire and casualty companies authorized to do business in this State in such amounts and such coverages as deemed for the best interests of the State. Insurance policies covering the State shall provide that loss, if any, shall be payable to the State. All policies shall be filed and kept in the office of the Secretary of Administration. The cost of all insurance purchased and the cost of managing such purchases shall be borne by the department or board for whose benefit it is purchased. (Added 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; amended 1985, No. 242 (Adj. Sess.), § 306; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996; 2013, No. 50, § E.101.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 55 - State Insurance › § 1403. Waiver of immunity by municipal corporations and counties

§ 1403. Waiver of immunity by municipal corporations and counties
Notwithstanding the provisions of 12 V.S.A. § 5602 or any other statute, when a municipal corporation purchases a policy of liability insurance under 24 V.S.A. § 1092, and when a county purchases a policy of liability insurance under the provisions of 24 V.S.A. § 131, it waives its sovereign immunity from liability to the extent of the coverage of the policy and consents to be sued. (Added 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; amended 1981, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1989, No. 114, § 7, eff. June 20, 1989.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 55 - State Insurance › § 1404. Judgments, maximum liability of municipal corporations and counties

§ 1404. Judgments, maximum liability of municipal corporations and counties
Upon trial of any action in which sovereign immunity has been waived, as provided in section 1403 of this title, a judgment shall not be rendered against a municipal corporation or county for more than the maximum amount of liability insurance carried by it and applicable to the subject matter of the action. (Added 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; amended 1989, No. 114, § 8, eff. June 20, 1989.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 55 - State Insurance › § 1405. Inventories of State property

§ 1405. Inventories of State property
State departments, institutions, and agencies having property belonging to the State or in their charge on or before February 1 in each even-numbered year shall render an inventory to the Secretary of Administration of all such property, and its value, on hand on January 1 preceding, on such forms and in such detail as the Secretary of Administration may require. (Added 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; amended 1963, No. 215, § 4; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996; 2013, No. 50, § E.101.2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 55 - State Insurance › § 1406. Liability insurance

§ 1406. Liability insurance
(a) The Secretary of Administration, on behalf of the State, may contract or enter into agreements with any insurance company or companies or insurance corporation or corporations licensed to do business within the State for the purpose of insuring the State against liability or may self-insure against liability.
(b) The Secretary of Administration is directed to charge back against individual departmental appropriations in all funds the proper amounts necessary to pay the cost of the insurance or self-insurance referred to in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The State Liability Self-Insurance Fund is created to provide a program of self-insuring liability coverages for all State agencies, Legislature, departments, State colleges, Judiciary, quasi-State agencies, boards, commissions, and employees, as defined in 3 V.S.A. § 1101. All covered entities shall participate in the program and shall contribute to the Fund. The Fund shall be administered by the Secretary of Administration to adjust claims, to pay judgments, and to reimburse contractors and State agencies for services rendered.
(1) All balances remaining in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year shall be carried forward to remain in the Fund. Interest earned by the Fund shall be deposited in the Fund.
(2) The Commissioner of Finance and Management may anticipate receipts to this Fund and issue warrants based thereon.
(3) Losses shall be fully reserved and funded and provision shall be made for losses incurred but not reported. The Fund shall be actuarially reviewed annually. (Added 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; amended 1981, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 46, eff. June 13, 1988; 1989, No. 114, § 9, eff. June 20, 1989; 1989, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996; 2013, No. 50, § E.101.3.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 55 - State Insurance › § 1407. Definition

§ 1407. Definition
For purposes of this chapter only, natural resources conservation districts shall be considered agencies of the State, and their employees shall be considered State employees. (Added 1983, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 6, 1984.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 55 - State Insurance › § 1408. Workers’ compensation insurance

§ 1408. Workers’ compensation insurance
(a) The State Employees’ Workers’ Compensation Fund is created to provide a program for self-insurance coverage for all officers and State employees, as defined in 3 V.S.A. § 1101, of all State agencies, departments, boards, and commissions, as well as any other person defined as an employee pursuant to 21 V.S.A. chapter 9. All State agencies, departments, boards, and commissions shall participate in the program and contribute to the Fund. The Fund shall be administered by the Secretary of Administration, who:
(1) shall authorize payments from the Fund in accordance with the provisions of this section and 21 V.S.A. chapter 9;
(2) shall make final decisions regarding voluntary acceptance of claim and case management;
(3) may contract with independent adjustment companies for claims adjustment services;
(4) may conduct actuarial reviews and loss prevention programs;
(5) may provide no more than six percent of the total annual assessment for that fiscal year for loss prevention programs and actuarial reviews.
(b) All balances remaining in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year shall be carried forward to remain in the Fund. Interest earned by the Fund shall be deposited in the Fund.
(c) [Repealed.]
(d) The Secretary shall annually assess each program participant an amount to be deposited in the State Employees’ Workers’ Compensation Fund. The Secretary may adjust the annual assessment to ensure that the debts and obligations of the program are adequately funded.
(e) The Commissioner of Finance and Management may anticipate receipts to this Fund and issue warrants based thereon.
(f) Losses shall be fully reserved and funded in accordance with common insurance industry practices and in accordance with the principle of accuracy rather than adequacy whenever possible. The Fund shall be actuarially reviewed annually. (Added 1989, No. 104, § 1, eff. Feb. 1, 1990; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996; 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 33, eff. June 10, 2004; 2005, No. 209 (Adj. Sess.), § 34; 2013, No. 50, § E.101.4; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § E.102.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 57 - Central Warehouse › § 1501. Power to obtain warehouse

§ 1501. Power to obtain warehouse
The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, with the approval of the Emergency Board, may arrange for and operate a general supply and material warehouse for the use of the State. In making this arrangement, he or she may enter into a lease with any person who may desire to construct and rent such a building to the State. (Added 1961, No. 156, § 1; amended 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 47, eff. June 13, 1988; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 57 - Central Warehouse › § 1502. Division of cost

§ 1502. Division of cost
The cost of leasing the warehouse may be prorated among the using departments and agencies. The Commissioner of Finance and Management is directed to charge the pro rata share of this cost against the appropriation of each using agency. (1961, No. 156, § 2; amended 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 48, eff. June 13, 1988.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 57 - Central Warehouse › § 1503. Warehouse stocks, charges

§ 1503. Warehouse stocks, charges
The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services may stock the warehouse by purchase from time to time of supplies and materials in anticipation of the needs of State agencies. Costs shall be prorated according to those needs and charged to the accounts of using agencies. Payment shall be made from funds appropriated to the agencies for supplies. (Added 1961, No. 156, § 3; amended 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 49, eff. June 13, 1988; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 59 - Surplus Property › § 1551. The State agency for surplus property

§ 1551. The State agency for surplus property
The Department of Buildings and General Services of the Agency of Administration is designated the State agency for surplus property. (1965, No. 19, § 1, eff. April 2, 1965; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 59 - Surplus Property › § 1553. Power of Commissioner of Buildings and General Services to require bond

§ 1553. Power of Commissioner of Buildings and General Services to require bond
The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services may in his or her discretion bond any person in the employ of the Department of Buildings and General Services handling monies, signing checks, or receiving or distributing property from the United States under authority of this chapter. (Added 1965, No. 19, § 3, eff. April 2, 1965; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 59 - Surplus Property › § 1554. Transfer charges

§ 1554. Transfer charges
Any charges made or fees assessed by the Department of Buildings and General Services for acquiring, warehousing, distributing, or transferring of any property of the United States of America for educational, public health, or civil defense purposes, including research for any such purpose, or for any purpose that may be eligible under the federal act as amended before or after April 2, 1965, shall be limited to those reasonably related to the costs of care and handling in respect to its acquisition, receipt, warehousing, distribution, or transfer by the Department of Buildings and General Services. In the case of real property, those charges and fees shall be limited to the reasonable administrative costs of the Department of Buildings and General Services incurred in effecting transfer. (1965, No. 19, § 4, eff. April 2, 1965; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 59 - Surplus Property › § 1555. Acquisition and distribution of surplus commodities

§ 1555. Acquisition and distribution of surplus commodities
(a) The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services may apply for and warehouse surplus government commodities made available by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under section 32 of the act of August 24, 1935, as amended and related legislation, and section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949. He or she may distribute the commodities to recipients who are eligible under the above-mentioned federal statutes and U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations.
(b) He or she may also apply for and warehouse government commodities made available under section 6 of public law 396, approved June 4, 1946, known as the National School Lunch Act, and distribute those commodities to tax-supported or tax-exempt schools operating approved school lunch programs. (Added 1965, No. 20, eff. April 2, 1965; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies › Chapter 59 - Surplus Property › § 1556. State surplus property

§ 1556. State surplus property
(a) All material, equipment, and supplies found to be surplus by any State agency or department shall be transferred to the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services. The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall be responsible for the disposal of surplus State property. The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services may:
(1) transfer the property to any other State agency or department having a justifiable need for the property, or transfer to any municipality, school, or nonprofit organization having a justifiable need as determined by a State agency or department, and assess an administrative fee if deemed appropriate;
(2) store or warehouse the property for future needs of the State;
(3) transfer the property to municipalities for town highways and bridges;
(4) after giving priority to the provisions of subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection, transfer used bridge beams and other surplus material, equipment, and supplies to VAST, the local affiliates of VAST, or to municipalities cooperating with VAST or municipalities developing and maintaining their own trail system;
(5) recondition and repair any property for use or sale when economically feasible;
(6) sell surplus property by any suitable means, including bids or auctions;
(7) donate, at no charge, surplus motor vehicles and related equipment, to any nonprofit entity engaged in rehabilitating and redistributing motor vehicles to Vermont residents with low income, provided that the Commissioner has first attempted to sell or satisfy the needs of the State for the vehicles or equipment concerned.
(b) Any municipality, school, or nonprofit organization that receives a transfer of property pursuant to this section shall assume ownership of the property from the State. (Added 1979, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 25, 1980; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996; 1997, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 76, eff. April 29, 1998; 2001, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 28, eff. June 21, 2002; 2015, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. June 2, 2016.)