§ 554. National forest lands
The consent of the State of Vermont is hereby given to the acquisition by the United
States, by purchase, gift, or condemnation with adequate compensation, of such lands
in Vermont with the approval of a Board consisting of the Governor; Lieutenant Governor;
Attorney General; Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation; and Secretary of
Agriculture, Food and Markets in the following towns: Bristol, Lincoln, Warren, Ripton,
Granville, Hancock, Rochester, Pittsfield, Chittenden, Goshen, Middlebury, Salisbury,
Leicester, Brandon, Mendon, Stockbridge, Winhall, Londonderry, Peru, Dorset, Danby,
Landgrove, Weston, Wallingford, Mt. Holly, Mt. Tabor, Stratton, Wardsboro, Dover,
Wilmington, Whitingham, Readsboro, Searsburg, Sunderland, Manchester, Woodford, Stamford,
Jamaica, Bennington, Pownal, Shaftsbury, Arlington, and Killington, and the unorganized
towns of Glastenbury and Somerset, which in the opinion of the federal government
and the State may be needed for the establishment, consolidation, and extension of
national forests in the State. Land in the Town of Rupert and the Town of Sandgate
may be considered by the Board for classification within boundaries of areas of the
State in which the United States may acquire lands as National Forest lands, provided
that the legislative body of the town has voted to allow such consideration after
having been advised to do so by a majority of town residents voting in an advisory
referendum on the question. Such Board shall act on a specific parcel only after
it has the written approval of the legislative body or selectboard members of the
town or supervisors of an unorganized town or gore wherein such land, or a part thereof,
is located. (Amended 1989, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), eff. June 4, 1990; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 72.)