24 App. V.S.A. ch. 409, § 101 Creation and name
101. Creation and name
A union municipal district to be known as the Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District is created.
Creation and Powers
V.S.A. tit. 24 Appendix, ch. 409, subch. 1
in effect24 App. V.S.A. ch. 409, § 102 Purpose
102. Purpose
The purpose of the District is to provide for the treatment and management of solid waste generated or disposed of within the geographical boundaries of member municipalities (the members) in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and 10 V.S.A. chapter 159 (waste management), 24 V.S.A. chapter 117 (municipal and regional planning and development), and 24 V.S.A. chapter 121 (intermunicipal cooperation and services). The means of treatment and management may include land disposal, recycling, and transportation. The District is not organized nor shall it function for the purpose of treating or disposing of hazardous waste.
24 App. V.S.A. ch. 409, § 103 Composition
103. Composition
The District includes all the lands within those municipalities that vote to approve and enter into this chapter. At the time of its creation, those municipalities are Belvidere, Cambridge, Craftsbury, Eden, Elmore, Hyde Park, Johnson, Morristown, Stowe, Waterville, Wolcott, and Worcester.
24 App. V.S.A. ch. 409, § 104 Duration
104. Duration
The District shall continue perpetually.
24 App. V.S.A. ch. 409, § 105 Powers
105. Powers
(a) The District shall have all those powers set forth in 24 V.S.A. § 4866 as the same presently exist, together with any additional powers that may be added thereto by amendment in the future, all of which powers are incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Except as provided by section 107 of this chapter, the District shall have the power:
(1) To operate, cause to be operated, or contract, or both, for the operation of any and all facilities for the collection, transportation, treatment, storage, resource recovery, recycling, and disposal of solid waste, and to determine and make charges for such services.
(2) To purchase, sell, own, lease, convey, mortgage, improve, and use real and personal property.
(3) To sue.
(4) To enter into contracts for any term or duration.
(5) To adopt a capital budget and program.
(6) To issue regulations implementing the purposes of the District, subject to the requirements of 24 V.S.A. chapter 59.
(7) To provide solid waste disposal services for the member municipalities and others.
(8) To exercise the power of eminent domain.
(9) To borrow money and issue evidence of indebtedness as provided by 24 V.S.A. chapter 53 (indebtedness) or other provisions of law authorizing general obligations or revenue debt, including 10 V.S.A. chapter 12 (Vermont Industrial Development Authority) and 24 V.S.A. chapter 119 (Municipal Bond Bank).
(10) To establish a budget and assess member municipalities and others in accordance therewith.
(11) To appropriate and expend monies.
(12) To establish sinking funds for the retirement of bonded or other indebtedness.
(13) To charge member municipalities, haulers, commercial and residential generators, and others for solid waste generated, arising, or disposed of within the geographical boundaries of member municipalities, regardless of how such waste is disposed. This power includes the ability to make estimates of amounts generated or hauled, or both, for purposes of such charges.
(14) To exercise any other powers that are necessary or desirable for dealing with solid waste problems consistent with the provisions of Titles 10 and 24.
(15) To establish capital reserve funds.
(16) To accept and administer gifts, grants, and bequests in trust.
(17) To exercise all powers incident to public corporations.
(18) To make payments in lieu of taxes to members hosting District facilities.
(19) To do all things set forth in or necessary to this chapter.
(20) To enter into contracts with banks, insurance companies, or other financial institutions so as to obtain a letter of credit, bond insurance, or other forms of financial guarantees or credit enhancement in connection with District bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness.
(21) To provide host communities of District facilities with incentive payments, services, and benefits.
24 App. V.S.A. ch. 409, § 106 Sovereign immunity
106. Sovereign immunity
The District shall have the benefit of sovereign immunity to the same extent that the State of Vermont does. The District shall provide liability and other insurance for itself and the members of the Board of Supervisors (the Board). The District shall hold harmless and indemnify all members of the Board from all claims of every kind and nature arising out of or connected with duties as supervisors, excepting only willful negligence and criminal conduct.
24 App. V.S.A. ch. 409, § 107 Transportation and collection sites
107. Transportation and collection sites
The costs and responsibility for providing adequate collection sites for the solid waste generated within its geographical boundaries and for the transportation of such solid waste to the appropriate District facility shall be borne by each member. Should any member not wish to institute its own system for meeting this obligation, the Board may provide for the collection and transportation of such solid waste.
24 App. V.S.A. ch. 409, § 108 Definitions
108. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Board” means the Board of Supervisors of the Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District.
(2) “District” means the Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District.
(3) “Members” means those municipalities who comprise the District.
(4) “Solid Waste” means any discarded garbage, refuse, or any other solid, liquid, or contained gaseous material as well as septage or sludge from a waste or water supply treatment facility, but does not include hazardous.
(5) “Hazardous Waste” means any solid, liquid, or contained gaseous waste, or any combination of these wastes, that because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics has ever been at any time in the past, is presently, or may in the future be classified as hazardous under applicable laws and regulations of the United States, the State of Vermont, or any subdivision thereof, or by regulation of the District.
(6) “Transport” or “transportation” means the movement of waste by air, rail, highway, or water.
(7) “Treatment” means any method, technique, or process, including neutralization designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of any solid waste so as to neutralize such waste, or so as to recover energy or material resources from the waste or so as to render such waste safer for transport, amendable for recovery, amendable for storage, or reduced in volume.
(8) “Facility” means all contiguous land, structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on the land, used for treating, recycling, storing, or disposing of waste. A facility may consist of several treatment, storage, or disposal operational units.
(9) “Disposal” means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of any solid waste into or on any land or water such that solid waste or any constituent thereof may enter the environment or be emitted into the air or discharged into any ground or surface waters.
(10) “Person” means any individual, partnership, company, corporation, association, unincorporated association, joint venture, trust, municipality, the State of Vermont or any agency, department, or subdivision of the State, federal agency, or any other legal or commercial entity.
Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/24APPENDIX/409Fetched: 10/21/2026