Vermont § 1601 - Agency of Transportation; powers

§ 1601. Agency of Transportation; powers

• (a) The Agency of Transportation shall supervise and direct the execution of all laws
  and Transportation Board orders relating to public transportation corporations and
  firms and individuals engaged in this business, including the: (1) [Repealed.] (2) supervision and evaluation under chapter 24 of this title of the quality of service
  of public transportation companies; and (3) review of proposed changes in rate schedules and petitions to the Transportation Board,
  and, at the discretion of the Secretary, representation of the interests of the consuming
  public in proceedings to change rate schedules of transportation companies under chapter
  24 of this title. (4) [Repealed.] (b) In cases requiring hearings by the Board, the Secretary of Transportation or his or
  her designee shall represent the interests of the public unless otherwise specified
  by law. In any hearing, the Board may, if it determines that the public interest
  would be served, request the Attorney General or a member of the Vermont Bar to represent
  the public or the State. (c) The Agency may bring proceedings on its own motion before the Transportation Board
  with respect to any matter within the jurisdiction of the Board, and may initiate
  rulemaking proceedings on matters within its jurisdiction. The Transportation Board,
  with respect to any matter within its jurisdiction, may issue orders on its own motion
  and may initiate rulemaking proceedings. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2023, No. 6, § 22, eff. July 1, 2023.)