Vermont § 280b - The Vermont sustainable jobs strategy

§ 280b. The Vermont sustainable jobs strategy

• (a)(1) Before issuing any funds to an eligible facility or eligible project under section 280a of this title, the Authority shall make a determination that the facility or project materially
  supports one of the following objectives: (A) creating or sustaining employment opportunities for Vermonters in proportion to the
  amount of financial assistance requested; (B) providing quality employment at wage and benefit levels sufficient to permit a reasonable
  standard of living by community standards, and at levels that may contribute to bringing
  Vermont’s average wage up to or above 100 percent of the national average wage rate; (C) promoting employment opportunities in economically disadvantaged areas and communities
  in the State; (D) advancing the overall growth of wealth in the Vermont economy by promoting the production
  and sale of goods and services with a substantial Vermont content and those that utilize
  Vermont’s unique human and natural resource base to markets outside of the State and
  nation, including visitors to, and travelers through, the State; (E) assisting the development of a business infrastructure that will contribute to sustainable
  economic development, to include the provision of necessary services, including shipping,
  warehousing, communications, repair and maintenance, technical services, distribution,
  and dependent care, particularly when intrastate capability in these areas can replace
  services currently provided by out-of-state suppliers; (F) encouraging economic development projects that reduce, mitigate, or eliminate the
  effects of climate change, the pollution of land, air, or water, or those that will
  interdict material within the State that, having served its intended purpose, would
  otherwise enter the solid waste disposal stream and that will cause the diversion
  of such material to useful purposes, or that will reuse or recycle any such postconsumer
  material; (G) encouraging commercial activity in the traditional downtown areas of the State and
  promoting through appropriate commercial adaptation the preservation of suitable buildings
  or structures that are historically or aesthetically significant; (H) encouraging economic development projects that are consistent with and sensitive to
  the needs of the communities in which such projects are located; (I) promoting entrepreneurial activity, recognizing that some of those that are the small
  businesses of today will be the large employers of tomorrow; and (J) aiding in the achievement of the economic development and business growth strategies
  adopted by the Vermont Economic Progress Council and the Vermont Department of Economic
  Development, wherever possible providing assistance to those categories of enterprise
  that may be designated as especially desirable for Vermont. (2) All determinations and findings made by the Authority pursuant to this section shall
  be conclusive.