Vermont Statutes Title 5 Sec. 3458
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 5 Sec. 3458
- Agency: means the Agency of Transportation. See
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- 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.
- 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
§ 3458. Planning
(a) The Agency shall be the authorized Agency of the State for participation in and the receipt of grants and assistance through federal rail assistance legislation and may receive such grants notwithstanding the provisions of 32 V.S.A. § 5.
(b) The Agency shall establish a State plan for rail transportation and local rail services that shall provide for the equitable distribution of funds received, including federal grants or loans, among State, local, and regional transportation authorities.
(c) The Agency shall administer any plan developed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and shall have authority and administrative jurisdiction to develop, promote, supervise, and support adequate, safe, and efficient rail services. (Added 1973, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 29, 1974; amended 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 45.)