Vermont § 402 - Electric, water, and wastewater administration
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 402 — Electric, water, and wastewater administration, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 402. Electric, water, and wastewater administration
- (a) Operating costs of the Electric, Water, and Wastewater Departments shall be paid by
the ratepayers. (b) The charges and rates for electric service shall be a lien upon real estate, wherever
located, furnished with such service in the same manner and to the same effect as
taxes are a lien upon real estate under 32 V.S.A. § 5061. The owner of such property furnished with electric service, wherever located, shall
be liable for such charges and rates. (c) All water and wastewater charges shall be set by the Selectboard at rates sufficient
to pay the costs of operating and maintaining the systems, to pay debt service on
all obligations issued to improve or support such systems, and to fund necessary capital
reserves, all as provided by the general law. (Added 2013, No. M-2, § 2, eff. June 30, 2014; renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 129C-402 by 2025, No. M-2, § 2, eff. May 5, 2025.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 402 ("Electric, water, and wastewater administration") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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