The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 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 10 : Conservation and Development
Chapter 081 : Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Compact
Subchapter 001 : PROVISIONS RELATING TO FOREST FIRE PROTECTION COMPACT
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 2462)-
§ 2462. Mutual aid compact
(a) The Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation may enter into agreements with the federal government and other states outside the Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Compact to provide and accept assistance, including training of personnel, for the purpose of mutual fire protection. Any employee of the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation assigned to fire control duties or training programs outside this State shall be considered to be working in this State for purposes of compensation and any other employee benefits.
(b) The Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation may not enter into any agreement under this section that supersedes or conflicts with sections 2501 through 2515 of this title. (Added 1971, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
