The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
001
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CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 706)
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§ 706. Funds; allocation of by Council
Unless otherwise provided by law, any funds appropriated by the State or any federal
agency to the State Natural Resources Conservation Council for allocation to districts
organized under the provisions of this chapter shall be available for the administrative
and other expenses of the districts. The Council shall allocate such money among the
districts already organized or likely to be organized during a biennial fiscal period
in such manner and in such amounts as shall be fair, reasonable, and in the public
interest; due consideration being given to the total acreage of land within each district,
to the greater relative expense of carrying on operations within the particular districts
because of such factors as unusual topography, unusual conservation measures needed
as approved in the district work plan, special difficulty of carrying on operations,
the volume of work to be done, and the special importance of instituting conservation
operations immediately. The Council may also allocate funds to unions for administrative
and other expenses. In making allocations of monies, the Council shall reserve an
amount estimated by it to be adequate to enable it to make subsequent allocations
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, from time to time, among unions
and districts that may be organized after the initial allocations are made, but within
the ensuing biennial fiscal period. Subject to the requirements of 32 V.S.A. § 5 regarding approval of the acceptance of any sum of money, the Council is authorized
to accept contributions in the furtherance of the work contemplated by this chapter
including grants in aid from any agency of the federal government, from government
or private institutions and sources and make agreements with such federal agency as
to the terms and conditions of the use of such grants in aid. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 11(c), eff. March 1, 1961; 1967, No. 303 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. March 22, 1968; 1995, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 15, 1996.)