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: 19 V.S.A. § 10l)
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§ 10l. Agency cooperation with regional planning commissions
(a) Legislative intent. The General Assembly finds that regional planning commissions possess a unique expertise
that enables the Agency to conduct rural transportation planning and local consultation
activities that build upon the integration of land use, environmental, and economic
development inputs. To ensure the Agency continues to meet its local consultation
requirements found in 23 C.F.R. § 250.212, the General Assembly requires the following duties of regional planning commissions
as part of an annual contract and work preparing the transportation planning initiative
(TPI).
(b) Duties of regional planning commissions. Regional planning commissions, serving areas of the State not qualifying as a Metropolitan
Planning Area under federal regulations, shall implement the transportation planning
initiative (TPI) program. This program provides the mechanism by which the Agency
coordinates policy development and planning to ensure the involvement by Vermont citizens
and rural local officials. It shall include:
(1) Ensuring that local officials and citizens are involved in the statewide transportation
planning process.
(2) Providing technical assistance to facilitate local officials and staff in making transportation
policy and investment decisions.
(3) Coordinating town planning and development regulations to meet better State transportation
policies and investment priorities.
(4) Participating in State and national transportation policy and planning development
processes to ensure regional and local input.
(5) Implementing a project evaluation process to prioritize all transportation projects
within the regions utilizing State or federal funds to be included in the State Transportation
Program.
(6) Developing and maintaining a regional, multi-modal transportation plan that clearly
details regional and local project, planning, and policy priorities.
(7) Maintaining a regional transportation advisory committee (TAC) that reviews and provides
input on all major State and federal transportation planning and policy decisions.
In order to facilitate this input, the regional planning commissions, in collaboration
with the Agency of Transportation, shall provide warning and notice of all public
meetings regarding transportation plans, projects, and proposals. (Added 2007, No. 75, § 31.)