§ 2501 Purpose-Article I
§ 2502 Effective date; new member states-Article II
§ 2503 Commission; membership-Article III
§ 2504 Powers and duties of Commission-Article IV
§ 2505 Common services-Article V
§ 2506 Cooperation with U.S. Forest Service-Article VI
§ 2507 Officers and employees; rules; annual meetings; quorum; sections-Article VII
§ 2508 Forest fire plan; aid to member-Article VIII
§ 2509 Status of persons rendering aid; liability; reimbursement; compensation and death benefits-Article IX
§ 2510 Allocation of costs; budget; records; reports-Article X
§ 2511 Advisory committee-Article XI
§ 2512 Donations, gifts, grants-Article XII
§ 2513 Limitation; responsibility of member; construction-Article XIII
§ 2514 Duration-Article XIV
§ 2515 Intercompact liability-Article XV

Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 10 > Chapter 81 > Subchapter 2 - Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Compact

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Month: shall mean a calendar month and "year" shall mean a calendar year and be equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • said: when used by way of reference to a person or thing shall apply to the same person or thing last mentioned. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.