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: 5 V.S.A. § 1601)
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§ 1601. Agency of Transportation; powers
(a) The Agency of Transportation shall supervise and direct the execution of all laws
and Transportation Board orders relating to public transportation corporations and
firms and individuals engaged in this business, including the:
(1) [Repealed.]
(2) supervision and evaluation under chapter 24 of this title of the quality of service
of public transportation companies; and
(3) review of proposed changes in rate schedules and petitions to the Transportation Board,
and, at the discretion of the Secretary, representation of the interests of the consuming
public in proceedings to change rate schedules of transportation companies under chapter
24 of this title.
(4) [Repealed.]
(b) In cases requiring hearings by the Board, the Secretary of Transportation or his or
her designee shall represent the interests of the public unless otherwise specified
by law. In any hearing, the Board may, if it determines that the public interest
would be served, request the Attorney General or a member of the Vermont Bar to represent
the public or the State.
(c) The Agency may bring proceedings on its own motion before the Transportation Board
with respect to any matter within the jurisdiction of the Board, and may initiate
rulemaking proceedings on matters within its jurisdiction. The Transportation Board,
with respect to any matter within its jurisdiction, may issue orders on its own motion
and may initiate rulemaking proceedings. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2023, No. 6, § 22, eff. July 1, 2023.)