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. § 6005)
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§ 6005. Rulemaking
(a) On or before July 1, 2027, the Agency of Natural Resources, in consultation with the
Environmental Justice Advisory Council and the Interagency Environmental Justice Committee,
shall adopt rules to:
(1) define cumulative environmental burdens;
(2) implement consideration of cumulative environmental burdens within the Agency of Natural
Resources; and
(3) inform how the public and the covered agencies implement the consideration of cumulative
environmental burdens and use the environmental justice mapping tool.
(b) On or before July 1, 2028 and as appropriate thereafter, the covered agencies, in
consultation with the Environmental Justice Advisory Council, shall adopt or amend
policies and procedures, plans, guidance, and rules, where applicable, to implement
this chapter.
(c)(1) Prior to drafting new rules required by this chapter, agencies shall consult with
the Environmental Justice Advisory Council to discuss the scope and proposed content
of rules to be developed. Agencies shall also submit draft rulemaking concepts to
the Advisory Council for review and comment. Any proposed rule and draft Administrative
Procedure Act filing forms shall be provided to the Advisory Council not less than
45 days prior to submitting the proposed rule or rules to the Interagency Committee
on Administrative Rules (ICAR).
(2) The Advisory Council shall vote and record individual members’ support or objection
to any proposed rule before it is submitted to ICAR. The Advisory Council shall submit
the results of their vote to both ICAR and the Legislative Committee on Administrative
Rules (LCAR). (Added 2021, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 31, 2022; amended 2023, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 40, eff. June 17, 2024.)