The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 3 V.S.A. § 4020)
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§ 4020. State agency planning and coordination
(a) State agencies that have programs or take actions affecting land use, as determined
by Executive Order of the Governor, shall engage in a continuing planning process
to ensure that those programs and actions are consistent with the goals established
in 24 V.S.A. § 4302 and compatible with regional and approved municipal plans, as those terms are defined
in that section. This planning process shall be coordinated, in a manner established
by Executive Order of the Governor, with the planning process of other agencies and
of regional and municipal entities of the regions in which the programs and actions
are to have effect.
(b) In the process of preparing plans or amendments to plans, a State agency shall hold
at least two public hearings that are noticed as provided in section 839 of this title for administrative rules, but plans shall not be adopted as administrative rules
under chapter 25 of this title. Specific notice also shall be provided to the following,
at least 30 days prior to the public hearing:
(1) the executive director of each regional planning commission;
(2) the Department of Housing and Community Affairs within the Agency of Commerce and
Community Development;
(3) the Council of Regional Commissions; and
(4) business, conservation, low-income advocacy, and other community or interest groups
or organizations that have requested notice prior to the date the hearing is warned.
(c) Any of the foregoing bodies or their representatives may submit comments on the proposed
plan or amendment, and may appear and be heard in any proceeding with respect to the
adoption of the proposed plan or amendment. State agencies shall use an informal
working format at locations convenient and accessible to the public in order to provide
opportunities for all persons and organizations with an interest in their plans and
actions to participate. (Added 1987, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 28, eff. July 1, 1989; amended 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 1(a); 2025, No. 18, § 21, eff. May 13, 2025.)