Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 1511
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 1511
- Agency: means the Agency of Transportation. See
- Board: means the Transportation Board. See
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- highway: includes rights-of-way, bridges, drainage structures, signs, guardrails, areas to accommodate utilities authorized by law to locate within highway limits, areas used to mitigate the environmental impacts of highway construction, vegetation, scenic enhancements, and structures. 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
- Town: includes incorporated villages and cities. See
§ 1511. Town approval of projects on the State highway system
(a) If a planned highway project is located completely within one town or is located in more than one town and in the event the voters of one of the towns at an annual or special meeting that has been warned, vote against that project within one year after the corridor or corridor design hearing, or both, the project shall be suspended by the Agency of Transportation and the facts related to the project with appropriate recommendations shall be reported to the Transportation Board for its review. The Board shall make its report with recommendations to the General Assembly, which shall order either completion or discontinuance of the project.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section do not apply to any project that:
(1) has been the subject of a corridor or corridor/design hearing prior to May 1, 1982; or
(2) was specifically designated for one or more of the following: preliminary design; right-of-way acquisition; or construction by the General Assembly prior to May 1, 1982. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2021, No. 20, § 105.)