Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 1040
Eminent domain; restrictions on use; conferring of private benefit; economic development
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Current — June 1, 2022
As of July 1, 2021
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no governmental or private entity may take private property through the use of eminent domain if the taking is primarily for purposes of economic development, unless the property is taken pursuant to 24 V.S.A. chapter 85 (urban renewal).
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no governmental or private entity may take private property through the use of eminent domain if the taking is primarily for purposes of economic development, unless the property is taken pursuant to 24 V.S.A. chapter 85 (urban renewal).
(2) This section shall not affect the authority of an entity authorized by law to use eminent domain for the following purposes: transportation projects, including highways, airports, and railroads;
(2) This section shall not affect the authority of an entity authorized by law to use eminent domain for the following purposes: transportation projects, including highways, airports, and railroads;
(3) public utilities, including entities engaged in the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric, gas, sewer and sewage treatment, or communication services;
(3) public utilities, including entities engaged in the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric, gas, sewer and sewage treatment, or communication services;
(4) public property, buildings, hospitals, and parks; or
(4) public property, buildings, hospitals, and parks; or
(5) water, wastewater, stormwater, flood control, drainage, or waste disposal projects. Added 2005, No. 111 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.
(5) water, wastewater, stormwater, flood control, drainage, or waste disposal projects.
Official source: Vermont General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Vermont statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.