Vermont § 484 - Travel Information Council; creation, membership, terms

§ 484. Travel Information Council; creation, membership, terms

• (a) The Travel Information Council is created to administer the provisions of this chapter. (1) The Agency of Transportation shall be responsible for the administration and maintenance
  of the official business directional sign program, information plazas, and other tourist
  information facilities deemed appropriate by the Council. (2) The Agency of Commerce and Community Development shall be responsible for the collection
  and distribution of travel information, as deemed appropriate by the Council. (b)(1) The Council may adopt rules consistent with this chapter relating to the determination
  of locations for official business directional signs and to all other matters necessary
  and appropriate to the administration of this chapter. In adopting those rules it
  shall give consideration to the adequacy of information provided by highway directional
  signs and the preservation of scenic and aesthetic values and shall consult with the
  Agency of Transportation as to matters of highway safety. (2) It shall determine whether official business directional signs at a particular location
  shall be displayed in tiers or upon panels. (3) It shall advise the Agency of Commerce and Community Development on policies and matters
  pertaining to collection and distribution of tourist information. (c)(1) The Council shall have seven members, comprising the Secretary of Commerce and Community
  Development or designee, who shall chair the Council, and six appointed members as
  follows: one representing the lodging industry, one the restaurant industry, one the
  recreation industry, one the Agency of Transportation, one the general public, and
  one agriculture. (2) The six appointed members shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent
  of the Senate in two-year staggered terms so that three members are appointed annually.
  The members are eligible for reappointment. (3) Members of the Council shall be entitled to per diem compensation and reimbursement
  of expenses as permitted under 32 V.S.A. § 1010, which shall be paid by the Agency of Transportation. (d)(1) The Council shall designate, in each State transportation district, a person to represent
  business, a person to represent the public, and a person to represent the district
  planning or development agencies as a committee to act for it in those districts in
  considering applications for signs and the location thereof. (2) The members of the committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Council, and a majority
  of a committee shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of any business. (3) A person aggrieved by a decision of a committee may ask for and shall be granted a
  hearing before the Council and may appeal on questions of law to the Superior Court
  under V.R.C.P. 74 from a decision of the Council. (Added 1967, No. 333 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 23, 1968; amended 1969, No. 92, § 2, eff. April 19, 1969; 1971, No. 115, § 1, eff. April 26, 1971; 1983, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1993, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 1(a), (b); 2019, No. 61, § 5.)