Vermont § 596 - Definitions As used in this chapter:

§ 596. Definitions As used in this chapter:

• (1) “Agency” means the Agency of Natural Resources. (2) “Climate change adaptation project” means a project designed to respond to, avoid,
  moderate, repair, or adapt to negative impacts caused by climate change and to assist
  human and natural communities, households, and businesses in preparing for future
  climate-change-driven disruptions. Climate change adaptation projects include implementing
  nature-based solutions and flood protections; home buyouts; upgrading stormwater drainage
  systems; making defensive upgrades to roads, bridges, railroads, and transit systems;
  preparing for and recovering from extreme weather events; undertaking preventive health
  care programs and providing medical care to treat illness or injury caused by the
  effects of climate change; relocating, elevating, or retrofitting sewage treatment
  plants and other infrastructure vulnerable to flooding; installing energy efficient
  cooling systems and other weatherization and energy efficiency upgrades and retrofits
  in public and private buildings, including schools and public housing, designed to
  reduce the public health effects of more frequent heat waves and forest fire smoke;
  upgrading parts of the electrical grid to increase stability and resilience, including
  supporting the creation of self-sufficient microgrids; and responding to toxic algae
  blooms, loss of agricultural topsoil, crop loss, and other climate-driven ecosystem
  threats to forests, farms, fisheries, and food systems. (3) “Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program” means the program established by this chapter. (4) “Coal” means bituminous coal, anthracite coal, and lignite. (5)(A) “Controlled group” means two or more entities treated as a single employer under: