Vermont H. 874: An act relating to inmate access to prescription drugs

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H.874 1
SHORT FORM 2
Introduced by Representative Burrows of West Windsor 3
Referred to Committee on 4
Date: 5
Subject: Municipal and county government; regulatory provisions and police 6
powers; abandoned property; housing; conservation and development; 7
Vermont Rental Housing Improvement Program 8
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to authorize a 9
municipality to acquire through voluntary sale, judicial foreclosure, or other 10
lawful means, or alternatively to impose incrementally increasing fines on, any 11
residential property located within a designated downtown or village area that 12
has been abandoned. Property acquired would be used solely for a public 13
purpose, such as medical housing, transitional housing, rehabilitative or respite 14
housing, or youth or community facilities. Separately, the bill proposes to 15
authorize a municipality to acquire abandoned commercial property located 16
within a designated downtown or village area and dispose of the commercial 17
property to purchasers who demonstrate a material local economic presence or 18
commitment, operate or intend to operate a startup or small business, and 19
contribute to the downtown or village economic revitalization. In addition, the 20
bill proposes to authorize municipalities to enforce habitability standards for 21

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residential and commercial rental properties and to adopt controls on annual 1
rent increases subject to certain limitations. The bill proposes to limit funding 2
under the Vermont Rental Housing Improvement Program to individuals 3
improving individually owned residential properties, provide additional 4
funding for first-time homebuyers purchasing residential properties needing 5
repairs, and provide funding incentives for housing developments built 6
specifically for senior citizens if the development includes housing for visiting 7
relatives, housing for medical personnel, or respite housing. Finally, the bill 8
proposes to require that all housing developments receiving State funds 9
incorporate universal design principles in the designs of the housing 10
development, to require that a certain number of housing units be fully 11
compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and to give priority to 12
applicants with a disability for units designated for individuals exiting 13
homelessness. 14
An act relating to municipal acquisition of abandoned residential and 15
commercial property, municipal regulation of housing, and State funding 16
for housing development 17
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 18
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