Vermont § 227b - Wireless telecommunications

§ 227b. Wireless telecommunications

• (a)(1) The Secretary of Administration is designated as the exclusive agent for the State
  of Vermont to contract for the use of State-owned buildings, structures, and land
  for wireless, two-way interactive telecommunications facilities. The Secretary is
  granted the power to contract or grant a lease or license of up to 25 years for such
  buildings, structures, and land for such purposes. The provisions of this section
  shall apply to all State-owned buildings, structures, and land, including such property
  owned or managed by the Department of Buildings and General Services, the Agency of
  Transportation, the Department of Public Safety, and the Agency of Natural Resources. (2) The Secretary is granted all powers necessary to carry out his or her responsibilities
  under this section. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the powers granted
  to the Secretary under this section relating to wireless telecommunications facilities
  shall supersede the authority granted to any other State official or agency relating
  to such facilities. The powers granted by this section shall not affect the Secretary’s
  duty, and any duty of the facility owner, to seek and obtain any applicable gubernatorial,
  quasi-judicial, or legislative review, approval, or permit required by law, including
  as necessary permits under 10 V.S.A. chapter 151 (Act 250), local planning and zoning permits, a certificate of public good under
  section 248a of this title, and legislative approval under 29 V.S.A. § 166 (sale or long-term lease of State lands), 10 V.S.A. § 2606 (exchange or lease of State forests and parks), or 10 V.S.A. § 2606a (State-owned mountaintop use as communications sites). A decision by the Secretary
  to contract or enter into or renew a lease or license for the use of a State-owned
  building, structure, or land for a wireless telecommunications facility shall have
  no presumptive or binding effect with respect to the facility’s compliance with the
  standards or criteria used in determining whether to grant any such required approval
  or permit. (3) The Secretary shall consult with all affected State officials and agencies concerning
  each proposed use of State properties for wireless telecommunications facilities to
  determine the compatibility of the particular building, structure, or parcel of land
  to accommodate such facilities and to determine and give due consideration to the
  compatibility of the proposed use with the approved long-term management plan for
  the property under consideration, but the approval of such officials or agencies is
  not required for the Secretary to exercise his or her powers under this section. In
  the case of lands managed by the Agency of Natural Resources, the Secretary shall
  determine that the use is consistent with any management plan to which the lands are
  subject.