Vermont § 996 - Highway construction, maintenance, and repair best management practices
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§ 996. Highway construction, maintenance, and repair best management practices
- (a) The Agency of Transportation shall work with municipal representatives to revise the
Agency of Transportation’s Town Road and Bridge Standards in order to incorporate
a suite of practical and cost-effective best management practices, as approved by
the Agency of Natural Resources, for the construction, maintenance, and repair of
all existing and future State and town highways. These best management practices shall
address activities that have a potential for causing pollutants to enter the groundwater
and waters of the State, including stormwater runoff and direct discharges to State
waters. The best management practices shall not supersede any requirements for stormwater
management already set forth in 10 V.S.A. §§ 1264 and 1264a that apply to State and town highways. (b) Beginning January 15, 2013, and every four years thereafter, the Secretary in consultation
with municipal representatives and with approval from the Agency of Natural Resources
shall review and revise, as appropriate, Town Road and Bridge Standards in order to
ensure the standards are protective of water quality. (Added 2009, No. 110 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. May 18, 2010; amended 2021, No. 184 (Adj. Sess.), § 62, eff. July 1, 2022.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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