Vermont H 404: An act relating to authority over the highways of the Village of Old Bennington

Status: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs (as of 2025-02-27)

State: Vermont · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: H 404

Sponsors: William Greer, Mary Morrissey, Timothy Corcoran II

Bill Text

BILL AS INTRODUCED H.404
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VT LEG #380212 v.1
H.404 1
Introduced by Representatives Greer of Bennington, Corcoran of Bennington, 2
and Morrissey of Bennington 3
Referred to Committee on 4
Date: 5
Subject: Municipal government; municipal charters; Village of Old 6
Bennington; highway taxes of the Village; Town Road Commissioner 7
authority; repeal 8
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to repeal Sec. 3 9
of 1959 Acts and Resolves No. 300 (highway taxes of the Village of Old 10
Bennington) to authorize the Village to transfer the duty and authority over 11
Village highways to the Town of Bennington. 12
An act relating to authority over the highways of the Village of Old 13
Bennington 14
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 15
Sec. 1. 1959 Acts and Resolves No. 300, Sec. 3 is amended to read: 16
Sec. 3. Road commissioner, no authority or duty. The voters of the Village 17
of Old Bennington shall not vote for road commissioners at a meeting of the 18
Town of Bennington nor shall a Town road commissioner have any duty or 19

BILL AS INTRODUCED H.404
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VT LEG #380212 v.1
authority with respect to any highway, street, lane, or sidewalk within the 1
Village limits. [Repealed.] 2
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 3
This act shall take effect on passage. 4

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