Executive Order No. 29-5 (No. 63A-82) [Transfer of Land in South Hero From Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation to Department of Fish and Game]
3 App. V.S.A. ch. 29, § 5
in effect29-5. Executive Order No. 29-5 (No. 63A-82) [Transfer of Land in South Hero From Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation to Department of Fish and Game]
WHEREAS, it appears that certain land and premises in the Town of South Hero, County of Grand Isle, State of Vermont, owned by the State of Vermont, hereinafter described and presently under the jurisdiction and control of the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation has become and is no longer necessary for state forest and park purposes; and
WHEREAS, the hereinafter described parcels are more suitable for public fishing access to Lake Champlain;
NOW THEREFORE, I, Richard A. Snelling, by virtue of the powers vested in me as Governor of Vermont, do hereby transfer and set over from the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation to the jurisdiction and control of the Department of Fish and Game for its purposes the following described land and premises to wit:
Parcel One:
All of the former Rutland Railway Corporation land in South Hero conveyed to the State of Vermont on March 3, 1965 which lies between railroad centerline stations 6946 + 44 and 6991 + 60.
Parcel Two:
All of the former Rutland Railroad Corporation in South Hero conveyed to the State of Vermont on March 3, 1965 which lies between railroad centerline stations 7004 + 82 and 7012 + 08.
Parcel Three:
All of the public right-of-way interests reserved unto the State of Vermont in its conveyance of former Rutland Railway Corporation land to John K. Lambert on July 24, 1978 as recorded in Volume 36, Pages 469 and 470 of the South Hero land records. Said right-of-way lies between railroad centerline stations 6991 + 60 and 7004 + 82.
Meaning hereby to transfer all right, title and interest in the former Rutland Railway Corporation land lying between centerline survey station 6946 + 44, which is the north abutment of the former draw bridge on the causeway between Colchester and South Hero, and centerline station 7012 + 08 which is the centerline of town highway 18 in said South Hero. Containing 6.7 acres.
The herein transferred property is shown on Rutland Railroad Co. Track Maps #V2-132 and #V2-133.
There is reserved from this transfer any rights that adjoining land owners may have to farm crossings or water lines, et cetera.
Dated March 4, 1982.
Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/03APPENDIX/029/00005Fetched: 10/21/2026