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. § 518)
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§ 518. Minor alterations to existing facilities
(a) As used in this section, the term “minor alterations to existing facilities” means
any of the following activities involving existing facilities, provided the activity
does not require a permit under 10 V.S.A. chapter 151 (Act 250):
(1) Activities that qualify as “categorical exclusions” under 23 C.F.R. § 771.117 and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321-4347.
(2) Activities involving emergency repairs to or emergency replacement of an existing
bridge, culvert, highway, or State-owned railroad, even if the need for repairs or
replacement does not arise from damage caused by a natural disaster or catastrophic
failure from an external cause. Any temporary rights under this subdivision shall
be limited to 10 years from the date of taking.
(b) In cases involving minor alterations to existing facilities, the Agency, following
the procedures of section 923 of this title, may exercise the powers of a selectboard. However, if an interested person has not
provided the Agency with identification information necessary to process payment,
or if an owner refuses an offer of payment, payment shall be deemed to be tendered
when the Agency makes payment into an escrow account that is accessible by the owner
upon his or her providing any necessary identification information. Further, if an
appeal is taken under subdivision 923(5) of this title, the person taking the appeal shall follow the procedure specified in section 513 of this title. (Added 1997, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; amended 2005, No. 80, § 49; 2013, No. 12, § 18; 2015, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 25.)