Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

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1-BILLASPASSEDBYTHEHOUSE H.396
1+BILL AS INTRODUCED H.396
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3-H.396
4-IntroducedbyRepresentativesLoganofBurlington,AustinofColchester,
5-BartholomewofHartland,ChapinofEastMontpelier,Laborof
6-Morgan,MorrisofSpringfield,NorthofFerrisburgh,Pritchard
7-ofPawlet,SatcowitzofRandolph,SheldonofMiddlebury,and
8-TagliaviaofCorinth
9-ReferredtoCommitteeon
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11-Subject:Conservationanddevelopment;DepartmentofForests,Parksand
12-Recreation;MollieBeattieDistinguishedServiceAward
13-Statementofpurposeofbillasintroduced:Thisbillproposestocreatethe
14-MollieBeattieDistinguishedServiceAwardincommemorationofthe
15-centennialoftheVermontStateParksintheDepartmentofForests,Parksand
16-Recreation.
17-AnactrelatingtothecreationoftheMollieBeattieDistinguishedService
18-Award
19-ItisherebyenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyoftheStateofVermont:
20-Sec.1.10V.S.A.§ 2614isaddedtoread:
21-§ 2614.MOLLIEBEATTIEDISTINGUISHEDSERVICEAWARD
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5+VT LEG #378482 v.1
6+H.396 1
7+Introduced by Representatives Logan of Burlington, Bartholomew of Hartland, 2
8+Labor of Morgan, North of Ferrisburgh, Satcowitz of Randolph, 3
9+and Sheldon of Middlebury 4
10+Referred to Committee on 5
11+Date: 6
12+Subject: Conservation and development; Department of Forests, Parks and 7
13+Recreation; Mollie Beattie Distinguished Service Award 8
14+Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to create the 9
15+Mollie Beattie Distinguished Service Award in commemoration of the 10
16+centennial of the Vermont State Parks in the Department of Forests, Parks and 11
17+Recreation. 12
18+An act relating to the creation of the Mollie Beattie Distinguished Service 13
19+Award 14
20+It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 15
21+Sec. 1. 10 V.S.A. § 2614 is added to read: 16
22+§ 2614. MOLLIE BEATTIE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD 17
23+In commemoration of the centennial of the Vermont State Parks in the 18
24+Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation and in honor of the conservation 19
25+and public land accessibility values of the late former Commissioner of 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.396
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42-IncommemorationofthecentennialoftheVermontStateParksinthe
43-DepartmentofForests,ParksandRecreationandinhonoroftheconservation
44-andpubliclandaccessibilityvaluesofthelateformerCommissionerof
45-Forests,ParksandRecreation,MollieBeattie,thereiscreatedtheMollie
46-BeattieDistinguishedServiceAward.Annually,theCommissionerofForests,
47-ParksandRecreationshallpresentthisawardtoeitheraStateemployee,
48-retiree,orpartnerwhosecontributionshonorthelegacyofMollieBeattiein
49-advancingtheconservation,accessibility,qualityofrecreationalexperience,or
50-sustainabilityofVermont’spubliclands.
51-Sec.2.EFFECTIVEDATE
52-ThisactshalltakeeffectonJuly1,2025.
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30+Forests, Parks and Recreation, Mollie Beattie, there is created the Mollie 1
31+Beattie Distinguished Service Award. Annually, the Commissioner of Forests, 2
32+Parks and Recreation shall present this award to either a State employee, 3
33+retiree, or partner whose contributions honor the legacy of Mollie Beattie in 4
34+advancing the conservation, accessibility, quality of recreational experience, or 5
35+sustainability of Vermont’s public lands. 6
36+Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 7
37+This act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. 8