Vermont § 4823 - Priorities; State financial assistance awards
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§ 4823. Priorities; State financial assistance awards
- (a) Priorities. State financial assistance available under this subchapter shall in each fiscal year
be allocated according to the following priorities, except as provided by subsection
(b) of this section, and as further defined by rule by the Secretary: (1) First priority shall be given to proposed improvements on individual farms that do
not meet RAPs because of physical constraints of a farm site that are located, in
descending order, within the boundaries of the Lake Champlain Basin, the Lake Memphremagog
Basin, the Connecticut River Basin, or the Hudson River Basin as these boundaries
are defined by the State Water Quality Plan prepared by the Agency of Natural Resources. (2) Next priority shall be given to proposed improvements on all other individual farms
that are located, in descending order, within the boundaries of the Lake Champlain
Basin, the Lake Memphremagog Basin, the Connecticut River Basin, or the Hudson River
Basin. (b) Exceptions. The Secretary may award financial assistance under this subchapter for improvements
on a farm that otherwise would not receive assistance under the priorities established
by this section when the Secretary determines a severe condition of nonpoint source
waste discharge exists that requires immediate abatement. (Added 1995, No. 62, § 37, eff. April 26, amended 1995; 1997, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 67, eff. April 29, 1998; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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