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: 29 V.S.A. § 1555)
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§ 1555. Acquisition and distribution of surplus commodities
(a) The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services may apply for and warehouse surplus
government commodities made available by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under
section 32 of the act of August 24, 1935, as amended and related legislation, and
section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949. He or she may distribute the commodities
to recipients who are eligible under the above-mentioned federal statutes and U.S.
Department of Agriculture regulations.
(b) He or she may also apply for and warehouse government commodities made available under
section 6 of public law 396, approved June 4, 1946, known as the National School Lunch
Act, and distribute those commodities to tax-supported or tax-exempt schools operating
approved school lunch programs. (Added 1965, No. 20, eff. April 2, 1965; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)