Vermont § 1602 - Definitions As used in this chapter:

§ 1602. Definitions As used in this chapter:

• (1) “Environmental considerations” are requirements set forth in any applicable permit
  or approval issued by a federal or State agency, board, or commission responsible
  for the protection of scenic, natural, and historic resources. (2) “Nondiscriminating local ordinances” are municipal ordinances that apply to similar
  development or construction, whether undertaken by an individual, a governmental body,
  or the municipality itself. (3) “Relocation” means required adjustments of utility facilities necessitated by planned
  highway maintenance or construction activities. “Normal relocation” means constructing
  a replacement facility, in kind, that is both functionally equivalent to the existing
  facility and necessary for the continuous operation of the utility service, highway
  project economy, or sequence of highway construction or maintenance. (4) “Safety considerations” are requirements set forth in any applicable permit or approval
  issued by a federal or State agency, board, or commission responsible for highway
  and traffic safety. (5) “Utility” means a privately, publicly, or cooperatively owned line, facility, or system
  for producing, transmitting, or distributing communications, cable television, power
  electricity, light, heat, gas, oil, crude products, water, steam, waste, stormwater
  not connected with the highway drainage, or any other similar commodity, including
  any fire or police signal system or highway lighting system, which directly or indirectly
  serves the public