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| 1 | 1 | BILL AS INTRODUCED H.453 | |
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| 5 | 5 | VT LEG #380730 v.1 | |
| 6 | 6 | H.453 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | SHORT FORM 2 | |
| 8 | 8 | Introduced by Representative Lalley of Shelburne 3 | |
| 9 | 9 | Referred to Committee on 4 | |
| 10 | 10 | Date: 5 | |
| 11 | 11 | Subject: Conservation and development; land use; water resources; stormwater 6 | |
| 12 | 12 | Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to require the 7 | |
| 13 | 13 | Secretary of Natural Resources to amend the stormwater management rules, 8 | |
| 14 | 14 | including the stormwater management manual, in order align stormwater 9 | |
| 15 | 15 | permitting standards with the land use changes in 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 10 | |
| 16 | 16 | 47 and 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 181 that encourage increased development 11 | |
| 17 | 17 | in high-density municipalities and neighborhoods. The revised stormwater 12 | |
| 18 | 18 | permitting standards shall be designed to allow management measures that 13 | |
| 19 | 19 | support increasing housing density in neighborhoods with walkable settings. 14 | |
| 20 | 20 | As part of the revised rulemaking, the Secretary shall incorporate by reference 15 | |
| 21 | 21 | existing innovative standards for management of stormwater, including off-site 16 | |
| 22 | 22 | stormwater management, alternatives stormwater management, and 17 | |
| 23 | 23 | management of high-density development, published by entities such as the 18 | |
| 24 | 24 | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 19 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.453 | |
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| 28 | 28 | VT LEG #380730 v.1 | |
| 29 | 29 | An act relating to amending stormwater management to facilitate high-1 | |
| 30 | 30 | density development 2 | |
| 31 | 31 | It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 3 | |
| 32 | 32 | (TEXT OMITTED IN SHORT-FORM BILLS) 4 |