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: 30 V.S.A. § 127)
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§ 127. Utility poles in easements across private property
(a) Utility easements and State rules regarding utility rights of way and pole attachments
shall include, as an authorized utility use, the installation of fiber-optic cable
for purposes of providing broadband service to the public or for providing utility
network management and monitoring, or both. The use of the utility easement and right-of-way
is generally of the type contemplated in utility easements, does not materially burden
the landowner beyond what was intended in the conveyance or condemnation, serves the
public good, and facilitates the construction of broadband networks.
(b) This section shall apply to all utility easements and State rules in effect on or
after June 8, 2021. This section shall not apply to an easement that contains an express
prohibition on the installation and operation of fiber-optic cable. (Added 2021, No. 71, § 19, eff. June 8, 2021; amended 2023, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 360, eff. July 1, 2024.)