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