Vermont H 426: An act relating to addressing the needs and conditions of public school facilities in the State

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H.426 1
Introduced by Representatives Burke of Brattleboro, Lalley of Shelburne, 2
Pouech of Hinesburg, Tomlinson of Winooski, Bartholomew of 3
Hartland, Burkhardt of South Burlington, Campbell of St. 4
Johnsbury, Chapin of East Montpelier, Cole of Hartford, 5
Critchlow of Colchester, Dodge of Essex, Duke of Burlington, 6
Graning of Jericho, Holcombe of Norwich, Logan of 7
Burlington, McGill of Bridport, Minier of South Burlington, 8
Morris of Springfield, Morrow of Weston, Nelson of Derby, 9
Nugent of South Burlington, Ode of Burlington, Satcowitz of 10
Randolph, Sheldon of Middlebury, and White of Waitsfield 11
Referred to Committee on 12
Date: 13
Subject: Motor vehicles; vehicle incentive programs; public transit; retail 14
delivery fees; electric vehicles; eBikes; vehicle miles traveled; electric 15
vehicle supply equipment; local highway aid; complete streets; 16
Vermont State Standards; traffic signals; bicycles; first-time car 17
buyers 18
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to do the 19
following: (1) appropriate funds for the Incentive Program for New Plug-in 20
Electric Vehicles; the MileageSmart Incentive Program, the Replace Your 21

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Ride Program, and the eBike Incentive Program; (2) provide additional State 1
funding for local public transit agencies in fiscal year 2026 to ensure that 2
agencies maintain the existing level of service; (3) impose a fee on retail 3
deliveries that are subject to the sales and use tax; (4) require the Agency of 4
Transportation to implement public outreach campaigns related to public 5
transportation, active transportation, electric vehicles, idling, and safe passing 6
distances; (5) direct the Agency of Transportation to enhance public-private 7
partnerships promoting electric vehicles and eBikes; (6) require the Agency of 8
Transportation to consider reductions in vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse 9
gas emissions reductions when evaluating projects; (7) reduce the local share 10
due from smaller municipalities seeking State funding for projects; (8) direct 11
the Agency of Transportation to provide technical assistance to municipalities 12
in relation to implementation of complete streets; (9) require the updated 13
Vermont State Standards to incorporate complete streets principles and 14
consideration of green infrastructure; (10) establish right-to-charge laws to 15
permit property owners and tenants to install electric vehicle supply equipment 16
(EVSE); (11) require EVSE that is available for public use to accept credit 17
cards for payment; (12) require the Agency of Transportation to examine the 18
possibility of generating revenue from utilities located in State-owned rights of 19
way, to permit parking in State-owned rights of way in downtowns, and to 20
identify locations for collocating EVSE and on-street parking in State-owned 21

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rights of way; (13) amend the traffic-control signals a bicycle operator must 1
follow; (14) provide additional funding and support for projects to improve 2
resiliency of municipal highways; (15) study potential cost savings for 3
education-related transportation; and (16) provide funding for first-time car 4
buyer classes. 5
An act relating to transportation initiatives to improve equity and 6
infrastructure, increase resiliency, and reduce emissions 7
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 8
* * * Short Title * * * 9
Sec. 1. SHORT TITLE 10
This act may be cited as “An Act Relating to Creating a Unified Resilient 11
Transportation System” or “Curt’s Act.” 12
* * * Efficient Vehicle Incentive Program Funding * * * 13
Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS FOR VEHICLE INCENTIVE PROGRAMS 14
(a) The sum of $3,000,000.00 is appropriated from the General Fund to the 15
Agency of Transportation in fiscal year 2026 for the purpose of funding the 16
MileageSmart Program established pursuant to 19 V.S.A. § 2902. 17
(b) The sum of $6,000,000.00 is appropriated from the General Fund to the 18
Agency of Transportation in fiscal year 2026 for the purpose of funding the 19

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Incentive Program for New Plug-In Electric Vehicles established pursuant to 1
19 V.S.A. § 2901. 2
(c) The sum of $1,000,000.00 is appropriated from the General Fund to the 3
Agency of Transportation in fiscal year 2026 for the purpose of funding the 4
Replace Your Ride program established pursuant to 19 V.S.A. § 2904. 5
(d) The sum of $150,000.00 is appropriated from the General Fund to the 6
Agency of Transportation in fiscal year 2026 for the purpose of funding the 7
eBike Incentive Program established pursuant to 2021 Acts and Resolves No. 8
55, Sec. 28, as amended by 2022 Acts and Resolves No. 184, Sec. 23. 9
Sec. 3. ONE-TIME PUBLIC TRANSIT MONIES 10
(a) Project addition.