Vermont § 34 - Appropriations and revenues

§ 34. Appropriations and revenues

• (a) Should anticipated user fees and revenues from District services and facilities not
  be sufficient to pay for any obligations or liabilities of the District, the Board
  of Commissioners shall, following adoption of the budget, apportion the sums for solid
  waste management, and District obligations and liabilities required to be contributed
  by each member municipality on the basis of the actual or estimated annual tonnage
  or volume of solid waste generated by each member municipality as determined by the
  Board of Commissioners. (b) Each member municipality shall be assessed a percentage of the sum of the District
  obligations and liabilities equal to the ratio that the solid waste generated by the
  member municipality bears to the total solid waste generated within the District.
  The Board of Commissioners may from time to time annually determine the percentage
  of solid waste generation attributed to each member municipality, which determination
  shall be based on waste generation information for the most recent 12-month period
  for which information is available. For the purposes of this section, the weight
  or volume of solid waste generated shall be deemed to include all discarded materials
  separated or collected for recycling. (c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any bonds, notes, or other evidence
  of indebtedness or long-term contracts that, according to their respective express
  terms, are payable solely and exclusively from user fees and revenues of the District. (d) A uniform unit of cost per ton or other volume of solid waste shall be established
  by the Board each year. Separate and nonuniform rates and costs per ton or volume
  of solid waste may be established by the Board of Commissioners for solid waste management
  or disposal services for nonmember municipalities and their residents. Planning costs
  shall be apportioned among the member municipalities on the basis of the estimated
  or actual annual tonnage or volume of solid waste generated by each member municipality.
  Should it be possible to generate a surplus from user fees and revenues, the Board
  of Commissioners may reimburse member municipalities on an equitable basis for any
  assessments, or portions thereof, previously paid to the District.