Provisions Relating to Flood Control Compact

V.S.A. tit. 10, ch. 45, subch. 2

in effect

10 V.S.A. § 1171 Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Commission; appointment; term of office

1171. Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Commission; appointment; term of office The Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Commission shall consist of three members. Biennially, in the month of February, the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint one member of the Commission whose term of office shall be six years from and after March 1 of the year in which he or she is appointed.

10 V.S.A. § 1172 Vacancies in Commission membership; power of removal

1172. Vacancies in Commission membership; power of removal The provisions of 3 V.S.A. §§ 257-259 shall apply to vacancies that may occur in the membership of said Commission from this State, and to the power of removal of any such commissioner; except that if a vacancy occurs among such membership, either by death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, between sessions of the General Assembly, the Governor shall have power to fill such vacancy by appointment until March 1 of the next biennial year.

10 V.S.A. § 1173 Expenses of members of Commission

1173. Expenses of members of Commission The members of said Commission appointed by the State of Vermont shall each receive as compensation for their services the sum of $30.00 a day for each day’s service performed in connection with the duties of such office.

10 V.S.A. § 1174 Expenditure for support of the Connecticut Commission

1174. Expenditure for support of the Connecticut Commission The Department of Environmental Conservation shall make an expenditure for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Article VII of the Compact, section 1158 of this title, relating to payment by the State to the Connecticut Commission of the proportionate share of the State in the expenses of said Commission. This expenditure is conditioned upon payment by the other compacting states of their proportionate amounts. Amended 2011, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § E.709.

10 V.S.A. § 1175 Notification of funds received; tax and economic loss

1175. Notification of funds received; tax and economic loss (a) The State Treasurer shall notify the Commissioner of Finance and Management when he or she receives funds from either the State of Connecticut or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as provided in the Connecticut River Flood Control Compact, sections 1151-1160 of this title, in reimbursement for loss of taxes and for economic losses and damages for any tax year in a town or towns of this State occasioned by ownership therein by the United States of lands, rights or other property in a flood control dam and reservoir. (b) At the same time the State Treasurer shall transmit to the Secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources the official notification he or she has received from the Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Commission setting forth the tax loss or the economic losses and damages, as determined by the Commission according to the terms of said Compact, or as otherwise determined by the Commission, together with the part of each such loss the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are obligated to pay. (c) Funds received pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be credited to a special fund, established and managed pursuant to 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5, from which payments shall be made in accordance with section 1176 of this title. Amended 1959, No. 108, § 1; 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1961, No. 100, § 2; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1987, No. 76, § 18; 2011, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § E.709.1.

10 V.S.A. § 1176 Certifications of sums due towns; warrants

1176. Certifications of sums due towns; warrants On receipt of information from the State Treasurer under section 1175 of this title, the Secretary of Natural Resources shall certify to the Commissioner of Finance and Management the sums due under the terms of the compact payable by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of Connecticut and the name of each person, partnership, corporation, or municipality to whom the sums are due. The Commissioner of Finance and Management shall issue his or her warrants accordingly. Amended 1959, No. 108, § 2; 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1961, No. 100, § 2; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 76, § 18.

10 V.S.A. § 1177 Maintenance of records by Secretary of Natural Resources

1177. Maintenance of records by Secretary of Natural Resources It shall be the sole responsibility of the Secretary of Natural Resources to keep and maintain all records, except records of warrants issued by the Commissioner of Finance and Management, in connection with and compiled as a result of sections 1175 and 1176 of this title. All departments or agencies of the State maintaining these records shall forthwith deliver the same to the Secretary of Natural Resources. (Amended 1959, No. 328 Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1961, No. 100, § 2; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 76, § 18.)

10 V.S.A. § 1178 Reimbursement for tax losses not covered by Compact

1178. Reimbursement for tax losses not covered by Compact (a) The State of Vermont shall annually reimburse its political subdivisions for the ten percent of the amount of real property, personal property is lost to them by reason of acquisition and ownership by the United States of land, rights or other property acquired by the United States for flood control dams and reservoirs, and not reimbursed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of Connecticut under the terms of the Connecticut River Flood Control Compact, sections 1151-1160 of this title. Such total annual reimbursement by the State of Vermont under the terms of this section shall equal one-ninth of the aggregate amount determined by the Connecticut River Flood Control Commission as being due by the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to the State of Vermont solely for the aforesaid tax losses under the terms of said compact. (b) The Commissioner of Finance and Management shall annually issue his or her warrants in favor of those political subdivisions upon vouchers issued by the Secretary of Natural Resources at the same time as vouchers are issued for payments of reimbursement of the loss of that political subdivision by the State of Connecticut and Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1961, No. 100, § 2; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 76, § 18.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/10/045Fetched: 10/21/2026