Vermont § 3340 - Reporting

§ 3340. Reporting

• (a) On or before September 1 of each year, the Vermont Economic Progress Council and the
  Department of Taxes shall submit a joint report on the incentives authorized in this
  subchapter to the House Committees on Ways and Means, on Commerce and Economic Development,
  and on Appropriations, to the Senate Committees on Finance, on Economic Development,
  Housing and General Affairs, and on Appropriations, and to the Joint Fiscal Committee. (b) The Council and the Department shall include in the joint report: (1) the total amount of incentives authorized during the preceding year; (2) with respect to each business with an approved application: (A) the date and amount of authorization; (B) the calendar year or years in which the authorization is expected to be exercised; (C) whether the authorization is active; and (D) the date the authorization will expire; and (3) the following aggregate information: (A) the number of claims and incentive payments made in the current and prior claim years; (B) the number of qualifying jobs; and (C) the amount of new payroll and capital investment. (c) The Council and the Department shall present data and information in the joint report
  in a searchable format. (d) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an incentive awarded pursuant
  to this subchapter shall be treated as a tax expenditure for purposes of chapter 5
  of this title. (Added 2015, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § H.1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.)