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. § 2909)
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§ 2909. Hearing before Commission on failure to agree
If the municipality does not ratify such agreement for the purchase in the manner
provided in section 2908 of this title or if the price cannot be agreed upon or if it cannot be agreed as to how much, if
any, of such plant and property lying outside such municipality the public interest
requires such municipality to purchase, either the municipality or the utility may
petition the Commission for a determination of these questions. The Commission, after
proper notice and hearing, shall decide the amount of just compensation and any other
matters in dispute, and shall also, when required to fix the price to be paid for
such plant and property, determine the amount of damages, if any, caused by the severance
of the plant and property proposed to be purchased from the other plant and property
of the utility. The Commission shall make its determinations on or before 12 months
after the filing of the petition. The Commission may extend the time for determination
an additional six months upon agreement of all of the parties or, absent such an agreement,
upon a finding by the Commission, after notice and hearing, that such an extension
is necessary to prevent injustice to one or more of the parties. From such determinations,
there shall be the right of appeal to the Supreme Court on all matters involved as
provided in chapter 1 of this title. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 99, eff. June 8, 2004.)