Vermont § 5089 - Planning

§ 5089. Planning

• (a) The Agency of Transportation’s Public Transit Plan for the State shall be amended
  no less frequently than every five years. The development of the State Public Transit
  Plan shall include consultation with public transit providers, the metropolitan planning
  organization, and the regional planning commissions and their transportation advisory
  committees to ensure the integration of transit planning with the transportation planning
  initiative as well as conformance with chapter 117 of this title (municipal and regional
  planning and development). Regional plans, together with the Agency of Transportation’s
  Public Transit Plan shall function to coordinate the provision of public, private
  nonprofit, and private for-profit regional public transit services, in order to ensure
  effective local, regional, and statewide delivery of services. (b) Recognizing that the growing demand for new regional and commuter services must be
  considered within the context of the continuing need for local transit services that
  meet basic mobility needs, the Agency of Transportation shall consult annually with
  the regional planning commissions and public transit providers in advance of the award
  of available planning funds. The Agency shall maintain a working list of both short-
  and long-term planning needs, goals, and objectives that balances the needs for regional
  service with the need for local service. Available planning funds shall be awarded
  in accordance with State and federal law and as deemed necessary and appropriate by
  the Agency following consultation with the regional planning commissions and the public
  transit providers. (Added 1989, No. 262 (Adj. Sess.); amended 1993, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. June 17, 1994; 2001, No. 64, § 18, eff. June 16, 2001; 2009, No. 50, § 73; 2011, No. 62, § 33.)