Departments, Divisions, and Boards

V.S.A. tit. 3, ch. 51, subch. 4

in effect

3 V.S.A. § 2871 Department of Fish and Wildlife

2871. Department of Fish and Wildlife The Department of Fish and Wildlife is reconstituted within the Agency of Natural Resources as the successor to and the continuation of the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Fish and wildlife funds shall be used only for the purposes of the Department. Added 1969, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. June 1, 1970; amended 1983, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), eff. April 3, 1984; 1987, No. 76, § 18.

3 V.S.A. § 2872 Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

2872. Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation The Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation is reconstituted within the Agency of Natural Resources as the successor to and the continuation of the Department of Forests and Parks and the Division of Recreation, including the Board of Forests, Parks and Recreation with jurisdiction over Camel’s Hump Forest Reserve Commission, Northeast Forest Fire Protection Commission, and the Forest Resource Advisory Council. Added 1969, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. June 1, 1970; amended 1979, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1987, No. 76, § 18.

3 V.S.A. § 2873 Department of Environmental Conservation

2873. Department of Environmental Conservation (a) The Department of Environmental Conservation is created within the Agency of Natural Resources. The Department is the successor to and continuation of the Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering and shall administer the Water Resources Programs contained in Title 10, air pollution control and abatement as provided in 10 V.S.A. chapter 23, and waste disposal as provided in 10 V.S.A. chapter 159. (b) The Department may perform design and construction supervision services for major maintenance and capital construction projects for the Agency and all of its components. (c) [Repealed.] (d) Nothing in this section shall prevent the Commissioner of Public Safety from exercising the Commissioner’s authority to regulate public buildings. (e), (f) [Repealed.] (g) There is created within the Department of Environmental Conservation the Small Business Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program. This Program shall include each element specified in section 507(a) of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.) and shall also be authorized to assist small businesses in similar fashion with regard to their obligations under all other environmental legislation administered by the Department. (h) [Repealed.] Added 1969, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. June 1, 1970; amended 1979, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1983, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), eff. April 13, 1984; 1983, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 27, 1984; 1987, No. 76, §§ 15, 16; 1987, No. 268 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 21, 1988; 1991, No. 100, § 10; 1993, No. 92, § 9; 2001, No. 94 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 2, 2002; 2001, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. June 13, 2002; 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006; 2009, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 26(2)(D); 2015, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2017, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. May 28, 2018; 2021, No. 52, § 7, eff. June 3, 2021; 2023, No. 6, § 6, eff. July 1, 2023.

3 V.S.A. § 2876 Administrative Services Division

2876. Administrative Services Division (a) The Administrative Services Division of the Agency is created. It shall be administered by a Director of Administrative Services who shall be in the classified service. (b) The Administrative Services Division shall provide the following services to the Agency and all its components, including components assigned to it for administration: (1) personnel administration; (2) coordination of financing and accounting activities; (3) coordination of filing and records maintenance activities; (4) provision of facilities, office space, and equipment and the care thereof; (5) requisitioning from the Department of Buildings and General Services of the Agency of Administration of supplies, equipment, and other requirements; (6) management improvement services; and (7) other administrative functions assigned to it by the Secretary. (c) Other provisions of law notwithstanding, all administrative service functions delegated to other components of the Agency shall be performed within the Agency by the Administrative Services Division. Added 1969, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. June 1, 1970; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.

3 V.S.A. § 2877 Planning Division

2877. Planning Division (a) The Planning Division of the Agency is created. It shall be administered by a Director of Planning. (b) The Planning Division shall be responsible for: (1) centralized strategic planning for all components of the Agency; (2) coordination of professional and technical planning of the line components of the Agency, aiming towards maximum service to the public; (3) coordinating activities and plans of the Agency with other major agencies and the Governor’s office; (4) preparing multi-year plans and long-range plans and programs to meet problems and opportunities for service to the public; and (5) other planning functions assigned to it by the Secretary. (c) [Repealed.] Added 1969, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. June 1, 1970; amended 1975, No. 254 (Adj. Sess.), § 144; 1977, No. 113, § 356; 1989, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.

3 V.S.A. § 2879 Division of Geology and Mineral Resources

2879. Division of Geology and Mineral Resources The Division of Geology and Mineral Resources is created. It shall be administered by a director who shall be the State Geologist. Added 1989, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/03/051Fetched: 10/21/2026