Vermont § 3683a - Agreement authorized

§ 3683a. Agreement authorized

• (a) The Agency of Transportation is hereby directed to enter into an agreement before
  July 1, 1961, with the U.S. Secretary of Commerce as provided in the federal laws
  relating to the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, but the agreement
  shall not apply to those segments of the interstate system that traverse commercial
  or industrial zones within the boundaries of incorporated municipalities as such boundaries
  existed on September 21, 1959, wherein the use of real property adjacent to the interstate
  system is subject to municipal regulation or control, or that traverse other areas
  where the land use as of September 21, 1959, was clearly established by State law
  as industrial or commercial. Such agreement shall continue valid and binding on all
  concerned notwithstanding jurisdiction thereof is transferred to an officer or agency
  of the United States other than the Secretary of Commerce. (b) In addition to the agreement authorized by subsection (a) of this section, the Agency
  of Transportation is authorized and directed to enter into such further agreements
  with the Secretary of Commerce or any other appropriate officer or agency of the United
  States as may be necessary to continue the receipt of bonus payments and to prevent
  the loss of federal-aid highway funds under Public Law 89-285, and notwithstanding
  the provisions of subsection (a) of this section such agreement may, when necessary,
  apply to commercial and industrial areas. (c) The Agency of Transportation is authorized and directed on behalf of this State to
  consult with the Secretary of Commerce or any other appropriate officer or agency
  of the United States relative to provisions for signs, displays, and devices permitted
  at appropriate distances from interchanges on the interstate system in accordance
  with 23 U.S.C. § 131(f) as revised by Public Law 89-285, dated October 22, 1965. (d) The Agency of Transportation is authorized to adopt such rules and standards as may,
  in its judgment, be necessary to carry out the policy of this State as set forth in
  chapter 93, subchapter 2 of this title, provided the rules and standards are not less
  restrictive than any national standards promulgated by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce
  pursuant to Title 23 of the U.S. Code, or any other appropriate officer or agency
  of the United States. (Added 1961, No. 176, § 4, eff. June 28, 1961; amended 1966, No. 33 (Sp. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 12, 1966; 1967, No. 77, §§ 3, 5, eff. April 15, 1967; 2015, No. 23, § 92.)