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| 1 | 1 | BILL AS INTRODUCED H.476 | |
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| 5 | 5 | VT LEG #381441 v.1 | |
| 6 | 6 | H.476 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | SHORT FORM 2 | |
| 8 | 8 | Introduced by Rep. O’Brien of Tunbridge 3 | |
| 9 | 9 | Referred to Committee on 4 | |
| 10 | 10 | Date: 5 | |
| 11 | 11 | Subject: Economic development; forestry operations; mechanized logging and 6 | |
| 12 | 12 | trucking; training 7 | |
| 13 | 13 | Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to direct the 8 | |
| 14 | 14 | Agency of Commerce and Community Development, in consultation with the 9 | |
| 15 | 15 | Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation and the Vermont State Colleges, 10 | |
| 16 | 16 | to establish a Mechanized Logging and Trucking Training Program (Training 11 | |
| 17 | 17 | Program) to train Vermonters in how to operate and maintain mechanized 12 | |
| 18 | 18 | logging equipment. The Training Program also would be structured to allow 13 | |
| 19 | 19 | participants to obtain a commercial driver’s license. The bill would require the 14 | |
| 20 | 20 | Agency of Commerce and Community Development to seek funding for the 15 | |
| 21 | 21 | Training Program from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and 16 | |
| 22 | 22 | Training Administration. Upon receipt of funding, the Training Program 17 | |
| 23 | 23 | would be established at one or more of the Vermont State Colleges. 18 | |
| 24 | 24 | Participation in the Training Program would be free of charge or at a reduced 19 | |
| 25 | 25 | tuition depending on available federal funding. 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.476 | |
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| 29 | 29 | VT LEG #381441 v.1 | |
| 30 | 30 | An act relating to establishing a Mechanized Logging and Trucking 1 | |
| 31 | 31 | Training Program 2 | |
| 32 | 32 | It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 3 | |
| 33 | 33 | (TEXT OMITTED IN SHORT-FORM BILLS) 4 |