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The Vermont Statutes Online

The Vermont Statutes Online have been updated to include the actions of the 2023 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.

Title 6 : Agriculture

Chapter 215 : Agricultural Water Quality

Subchapter 003 : Water Quality; Financial and Technical Assistance

(Cite as: 6 V.S.A. § 4822)
  • § 4822. Eligibility for State assistance

    Vermont farmers shall be eligible to receive available State financial assistance with the installation of on-farm improvements designed to control agricultural nonpoint source waste discharges, provided that:

    (1) for farmers who also seek federal financial assistance for this purpose, the improvements:

    (A) are eligible for federal assistance through programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and

    (B) are consistent with a “nutrient management plan” prepared by the Vermont field office of the NRCS, or with an animal waste management plan based on standards equivalent to those of the NRCS; or

    (2) for farmers who decline to seek or accept federal financial assistance for this purpose, the improvements:

    (A) are determined by the Secretary to be equivalent to those eligible for federal assistance through programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and

    (B) are consistent with an animal waste management plan based on standards determined by the Secretary to be equivalent to those of the NRCS; and

    (3) improvements will be constructed on a farm that is in good standing with the Secretary at the time of the award on all grant agreements, contract awards, or enforcement proceedings. (Added 1995, No. 62, § 37, eff. April 26, 1995; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2015, No. 39, § 4.)