§ 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.)