BILL AS INTRODUCED H.770
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1 H.770
2 SHORT FORM
3 Introduced by Representative Troiano of Stannard
4 Referred to Committee on
5 Date:
6 Subject: Conservation and development; stream alteration; waterways;
7 dredging; municipal authority
8 Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to authorize
9 municipalities to conduct dredging of waterways in the State without a stream
10 alteration permit from the Agency of Natural Resources when the activity is
11 necessary to remove threats to life or property from potential flooding or from
12 instream material. The bill also would allow a municipality to conduct stream
13 alteration in a waterway in order to conduct maintenance of structures, such as
14 dams or bridges, when the alteration is exempt from permitting by the U.S.
15 Army Corps of Engineers.
16 An act relating to municipal authority to conduct dredging
17 It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
18 (TEXT OMITTED IN SHORT-FORM BILLS)
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