Vermont § 44 - Executive Order No. 10-44 (No. 01-18) [Temporary Suspension of Heating Oil Content Requirements Due to Inadequate

§ 44. Executive Order No. 10-44 (No. 01-18) [Temporary Suspension of Heating Oil Content Requirements Due to Inadequate

• Supply] WHEREAS, the State has suffered an extended period of extreme cold weather which has
  resulted in depleted heating fuel oil supplies posing risks to the life and safety
  of Vermonters, particularly our most vulnerable residents; and WHEREAS, in consultation with the Secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources (Secretary)
  and the Commissioner of Public Service (Commissioner), I have determined that meeting
  the sulphur content limitations set forth in 10 V.S.A. § 585(b) is not feasible due to an inadequate supply of heating oil available to Essex, Caledonia,
  Orange, Windsor and Windham Counties; and WHEREAS, a temporary suspension of State heating oil sulphur content limitations would
  provide additional flexibility for companies that deliver heating oil in both New
  Hampshire and Vermont to purchase fuel from either Maine or New Hampshire. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, Philip B. Scott, by virtue of the authority
  vested in me as Governor of the State of Vermont pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 585(e), hereby suspend the implementation and enforcement of the sulphur content limitations
  for heating oil sold within the State for residential, commercial or industrial uses,
  including space and water heating, effective immediately and to extend no further
  than January 24, 2018 or such earlier date as I may determine, in consultation with
  the Secretary and the Commissioner, that Vermonters are no longer at risk from inadequate
  supply. This Order shall take effect upon signing. Dated January 10, 2018.