Vermont § 1202 - General provisions—Article I A

§ 1202. General provisions—Article I A

• . Statement of policy. It is recognized that in certain cases municipalities in New Hampshire and Vermont
  may, in order to avoid duplication of cost and effort, and in order to take advantage
  of economies of scale, find it necessary or advisable to enter into agreements whereby
  joint sewage and waste disposal facilities are erected and maintained. The states
  of New Hampshire and Vermont recognize the value of and need for such agreements,
  and adopt this compact in order to authorize their establishment. B. Requirement of congressional approval. This compact shall not become effective until approved by the U.S. Congress. C. Definitions. 1. “Sewage and waste disposal facilities” shall mean publicly owned sewers, interceptor
  sewers, sewerage facilities, sewage treatment facilities, and ancillary facilities
  whether qualifying for grants in aid under Title II of the Federal Water Pollution
  Control Act, as amended, or not. 2. “Municipalities” shall mean cities, towns, village districts, or other incorporated
  units of local government possessing authority to construct, maintain, and operate
  sewage and waste disposal facilities and to raise revenue therefor by bonding and
  taxation, which may legally impose and collect user charges and impose and enforce
  pretreatment conditions upon users of sewage and waste disposal facilities. 3. “Water pollution agency” shall mean the agencies within New Hampshire and Vermont
  possessing regulating authority over the construction, maintenance, and operation
  of sewage and waste disposal facilities and the administration of grants in aid from
  their respective state and under the Federal Water Pollution Act, as amended, for
  the construction of such facilities. 4. “Governing body” shall mean the legislative body of the municipality, including in
  the case of a town, the town meeting, and in the case of a city, the city council,
  or the board of mayor and aldermen or any similar body in any community not inconsistent
  with the intent of this definition. (Added 1975, No. 116, § 1, eff. June 29, 1975.)