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: 10 V.S.A. § 8222)
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§ 8222. Accrual of environmental contamination claims
(a) A common-law or statutory claim based on environmental contamination shall accrue
so long as the contamination remains on or in an affected property or natural resource.
(b) As used in this section:
(1) “Environmental contamination” means any hazardous material or hazardous waste as defined
in 10 V.S.A. § 6602, or other substance or material that has the potential to adversely affect human
health or the environment (A) on or in an affected property, including in buildings
or other structures, or (B) on or in a natural resource.
(2) “Natural resource” has the same meaning as in 10 V.S.A. § 6615d(a)(8).
(c) Nothing in this section shall shorten or otherwise limit any later accrual date that
may apply under other source of law.
(d)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, and notwithstanding 1 V.S.A. §§ 213 and 214, or any other provision of law, this section shall apply to:
(A) any action or proceeding commenced on or after effective date of this act; and
(B) any action or proceeding that is pending on effective date of this act.
(2) This section shall not revive claims subject to a final, nonappealable judgment rendered
prior to effective date of this act.
(3) This section shall not apply to a criminal claim whose limitations period expired
prior to effective date of this act. (Added 2023, No. 46, § 26, eff. June 5, 2023.)