Vermont § 309c - Cancellation of locally managed projects

§ 309c. Cancellation of locally managed projects

• (a) Notwithstanding section 309a of this title, a municipality or other local sponsor responsible for a locally managed project
  through a grant agreement with the Agency shall be responsible for the repayment,
  in whole or in part, of federal funds required by the Federal Highway Administration
  or other federal agency because of cancellation of the project by the municipality
  or other local sponsor due to circumstances or events wholly or partly within the
  municipality’s or other local sponsor’s control. Prior to any such determination that
  cancellation of a project was due to circumstances or events wholly or partly within
  a municipality’s or other local sponsor’s control, the Agency shall consult with the
  municipality or other local sponsor to attempt to reach an agreement to determine
  the scope of the municipality’s or other local sponsor’s repayment obligation. (b) Within 15 days of an Agency determination under subsection (a) of this section, a
  municipality may petition the Board for a hearing to determine if cancellation of
  the project was due to circumstances or events in whole or in part outside the municipality’s
  control. The Board shall hold a hearing on the petition within 30 days of its receipt
  and shall issue an appropriate order within 30 days thereafter. If the Board determines
  that cancellation of the project was due in whole or in part to circumstances or events
  outside the municipality’s control, it shall order that the municipality’s repayment
  obligation be reduced proportionally, in whole or in part. The municipality shall
  have no obligation to make a repayment under this section until the Board issues its
  order. (Added 2009, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 30.)