Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 2
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 2
- Agency: means the Agency of Transportation. See
- Board: means the Transportation Board. See
- Department: means the Department of Motor Vehicles. See
- Develop: means the partition or division of any tract of land of any size by a person through sale, lease, transfer, or any other means by which any interest in or to the land or a portion of the land is conveyed to another person that will require the construction of permanent new or enlarged points of access to a State or town highway other than a limited access facility pursuant to subsection 1702a(a) of this title; excluding, however, tracts of land located entirely within a city or incorporated village. See
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- 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.
- Secretary: means the head of the Agency who shall be a member of the Governor's Cabinet responsible directly to the Governor for the administration of the Agency. See
- Traffic Committee: consists of the Secretary of Transportation or designee, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or designee, and the Commissioner of Public Safety or designee and is responsible for establishing speed zones, parking and no parking areas, rules for use of limited access highways, approval of the testing of automated vehicles as defined in 23 V. See
§ 2. Composition of Agency
(a) The Agency shall be composed of the following:
(1) the Department of Motor Vehicles;
(2) such divisions as the Secretary finds necessary to carry out the provisions of Titles 5 and 19, as well as any other duties imposed by law on the Agency or the Secretary; and
(3) all other boards, councils, committees, or components assigned to or created within the Agency.
(b) The following units are attached to the Agency for administrative support only:
(1) Traffic Committee;
(2) Travel Information Council; and
(3) all transportation and transit authorities established by law or executive order.
(c) The Agency shall administer the provisions of Titles 5, 19, and 23, other than those involving quasi-judicial or regulatory functions assigned to the Board.
(d) The Agency shall also administer other related provisions of law as may be made applicable by law or executive order and perform other functions as may be assigned to it by law or order.
(e) In addition to the authority and administrative jurisdiction set forth in subsection (c) of this section, the Agency shall have the authority and administrative jurisdiction to develop, promote, supervise, and support safe and adequate transportation services.
(f) There shall be a section within the Agency dedicated to assisting municipalities and regions in the development and implementation of locally managed transportation projects. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 121, § 15; 1989, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1991, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. May 15, 1992; 1993, No. 61, § 8, eff. June 3, 1993; 1995, No. 60, § 18, eff. April 25, 1995; 1995, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 18b, eff. May 22, 1996; 1997, No. 38, § 6c, eff. May 28, 1997.)