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Subchapter
001
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 6603j)
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§ 6603j. Curbside collection of waste oil
(a) Municipalities that have more than 4,000 residents or that have mandatory curbside
collection of recyclables shall be eligible for State grants under this section if
they implement a program for the curbside collection of used oil by July 1, 1996.
A private hauler that, by July 1, 1996, implements or participates in a program for
the curbside collection of used oil shall be eligible if the private hauler serves
a community or group of communities with a population of more than 4,000 or serves
a community with mandatory curbside collection of recyclables. Eligibility in all
cases shall depend upon the municipality’s or the hauler’s compliance with all State
program requirements and upon the taking of all necessary precautions to minimize
contamination while collecting used oil.
(b) Municipalities that provide curbside collection services as specified in subsection
(a) of this section and private haulers that provide such services may apply to the
Secretary for grants under this subsection. Financial assistance may be provided in
the form of grants to compensate up to 60 percent of the costs incurred:
(1) to retrofit collection vehicles to collect used oil at the curb (in an amount not
to exceed $360.00 per truck); and
(2) to purchase pumps necessary to transfer oil from collection vehicles to the larger
aggregation container (in an amount not to exceed $300.00 per pump) as part of the
operations of a used oil collection program that is part of the State program.
(c) Funding for this program shall come from the Petroleum Cleanup Fund, from which funds
may be disbursed for this purpose in addition to those purposes authorized under 10 V.S.A. § 1941. The Secretary shall allocate grants under this section in amounts totaling not more
than $20,000.00 per year after consulting with the technical advisory committee on
solid waste and after establishing equitable limits on the number of grants that may
be awarded, under this section, to particular areas of the State.
(d) Recipients of grants under this section, for a period of three years from the date
of receipt of the grant, shall be required to provide to their customers, on a quarterly
basis, information that encourages those customers to participate in the curbside
used oil collection program.
(e) The Secretary may adopt rules establishing criteria for eligible collection programs
and rules to manage grant allocation under this section. (Added 1993, No. 220 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)