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H.494 1
Introduced by Committee on Corrections and Institutions 2
Date: 3
Subject: Capital construction; capital appropriations; State bonding 4
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to authorize 5
bonding, appropriate capital funds, and address miscellaneous related items. 6
An act relating to capital construction and State bonding 7
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 8
* * * Legislative Intent * * * 9
Sec. 1. LEGISLATIVE INTENT 10
(a) It is the intent of the General Assembly that of the $111,965,288.44 11
authorized in this act, not more than $61,614,761.44 shall be appropriated in 12
the first year of the biennium, and the remainder shall be appropriated in the 13
second year. 14
(b) It is the intent of the General Assembly that in the second year of the 15
biennium, any amendments to the appropriations or authorities granted in this 16
act shall take the form of the Capital Construction and State Bonding 17
Adjustment Bill. It is the intent of the General Assembly that unless otherwise 18
indicated, all appropriations in this act are subject to capital budget adjustment. 19 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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Sec. 2. STATE BUILDINGS 1
(a) The following sums are appropriated to the Department of Buildings 2
and General Services, and the Commissioner is authorized to direct funds 3
appropriated in this section to the projects contained in this section; however, 4
no project shall be canceled unless the Chairs of the Senate Committee on 5
Institutions and the House Committee on Corrections and Institutions are 6
notified before that action is taken. 7
(b) The following sums are appropriated in FY 2026: 8
(1) Statewide, major maintenance: $7,138,401.00 9
(2) Statewide, three-acre parcel stormwater compliance: $1,500,000.00 10
(3) Statewide, Art in State Buildings Program: $75,000.00 11
(4) Rutland, Asa Bloomer Building roof repair and sewage system 12
upgrades: $1,500,000.00 13
(5) Rutland, multimodal garage renovation: $600,000.00 14
(6) Middlesex, Print and Postal uninterruptable power supply upgrade:15
$58,279.44 16
(7) Waterbury, State Office Complex historic core roof replacement:17
$2,000,000.00 18
(8) Burlington, 32 Cherry St. parking garage repairs: $1,500,000.00 19
(c) The following sums are appropriated in FY 2027: 20
(1) Statewide, major maintenance: $8,500,000.00 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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(2) Statewide, planning, reuse, and contingency: $250,000.00 1
(3) Statewide, physical security enhancements: $250,000.00 2
(4) Statewide, three-acre parcel stormwater compliance: $1,100,000.00 3
(5) Statewide, Art in State Buildings Program: $75,000.00 4
(6) Pittsford, Academy firing range upgrades: $200,000.00 5
(7) Montpelier, State House replacement of historic interior finishes:6
$50,000.00 7
(8) Montpelier, 120 State Street HVAC – steam lines interior 8
renovation: $2,000,000.00 9
(9) Middlesex, Vermont State Archives roof replacement, main 10
building: $1,000,000.00 11
(10) Waterbury, State Office Complex historic core roof replacement:12
$2,000,000.00 13
(11) Burlington, 32 Cherry St. parking garage repairs: 14
$500,000.00 15
Appropriation – FY 2026 $14,371,680.44 16
Appropriation – FY 2027 $15,925,000.00 17
Total Appropriation – Section 2 $30,296,680.44 18 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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Sec. 3. HUMAN SERVICES 1
(a) The following sums are appropriated in FY 2026 to the Department of 2
Buildings and General Services for the Agency of Human Services for the 3
following projects: 4
(1) Statewide, planning, design, and construction for HVAC system 5
upgrades at correctional facilities: $4,000,000.00 6
(2) Statewide, accessibility upgrades at correctional facilities:7
$2,000,000.00 8
(3) Statewide, correctional facility safety and security upgrades:9
$225,000.00 10
(4) St. Johnsbury, Northeast Correctional Complex (NECC) door 11
control system replacements: $1,000,000.00 12
(5) St. Albans, Northwest State Regional Correctional Facility 13
(NWSCF) roof replacement: $1,000,000.00 14
(b) The following sums are appropriated in FY 2027 to the Department of 15
Buildings and General Services for the Agency of Human Services for the 16
following projects: 17
(1) Statewide, planning, design, and construction for HVAC system 18
upgrades at correctional facilities: $1,000,000.00 19
(2) Statewide, correctional facility safety and security upgrades:20
$200,000.00 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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(3) Rutland, Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility (MVRCF) 1
door control system replacements: $500,000.00 2
(4) St. Johnsbury, Northeast Correctional Complex (NECC) door 3
control system replacements: $2,600,000.00 4
(5) Newport, Northern State Correctional Facility (NSCF) sprinkler 5
system upgrades: $500,000.00 6
(c) Notwithstanding 29 V.S.A. § 152(a)(20), the Commissioner of 7
Buildings and General Services is authorized to transfer any unexpended 8
project balances between the amount appropriated in subdivision (a)(5) of this 9
section and the amount appropriated in 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 69, Sec. 10
3(b)(1), as amended by 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 162, Sec. 3 (NWSCF, 11
booking expansion, planning, design, and construction), and the Commissioner 12
of Finance and Management may release the amount notwithstanding 2023 13
Acts and Resolves No. 69, Sec. 27(a) (NWSCF; funding request for federal 14
detainees). 15
Appropriation – FY 2026 $8,225,000.00 16
Appropriation – FY 2027 $4,800,000.00 17
Total Appropriation – Section 3 $13,025,000.00 18
Sec. 4. COMMERCE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 19
(a) The following sums are appropriated in FY 2026 to the Agency of 20
Commerce and Community Development for the following projects: 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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(1) Major maintenance at statewide historic sites: $550,000.00 1
(2) Vermont Underwater Historic Preserves: $46,000.00 2
(3) Roadside historic site markers: $25,000.00 3
(4) Bennington, Battle Monument, maintenance of safety fencing, 4
restoration, planning, and design: $525,000.00 5
(b) The following sums are appropriated in FY 2027 to the Agency of 6
Commerce and Community Development for the following projects: 7
(1) Major maintenance at statewide historic sites: $550,000.00 8
(2) Vermont Underwater Historic Preserves: $46,000.00 9
(3) Roadside historic site markers: $25,000.00 10
Appropriation – FY 2026 $1,146,000.00 11
Appropriation – FY 2027 $621,000.00 12
Total Appropriation – Section 4 $1,767,000.00 13
Sec. 5. GRANT PROGRAMS 14
(a) The following sums are appropriated in FY 2026 for the Building 15
Communities Grants established in 24 V.S.A. chapter 137: 16
(1) To the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, 17
Division for Historic Preservation, for the Historic Preservation Grant 18
Program: $300,000.00 19 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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(2) To the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, 1
Division for Historic Preservation, for the Historic Barns Preservation Grant 2
Program: $300,000.00 3
(3) To the Vermont Council on the Arts for the Cultural Facilities Grant 4
Program, the sum of which may be used to match funds that may be made 5
available from the National Endowment for the Arts, provided that all capital 6
funds are made available to the Cultural Facilities Grant Program: 7
$300,000.00 8
(4) To the Department of Buildings and General Services for the 9
Recreational Facilities Grant Program: $300,000.00 10
(5) To the Department of Buildings and General Services for the Human 11
Services and Educational Facilities Competitive Grant Program: $300,000.00 12
(6) To the Department of Buildings and General Services for the 13
Regional Economic Development Grant Program: $300,000.00 14
(7) To the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets for the Agricultural 15
Fairs and Field Days Capital Projects Competitive Grant Program: 16
$300,000.00 17
(b) The following sums are appropriated in FY 2027 for the Building 18
Communities Grants established in 24 V.S.A. chapter 137: 19 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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(1) To the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, 1
Division for Historic Preservation, for the Historic Preservation Grant 2
Program: $300,000.00 3
(2) To the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, 4
Division for Historic Preservation, for the Historic Barns Preservation Grant 5
Program: $300,000.00 6
(3) To the Vermont Council on the Arts for the Cultural Facilities Grant 7
Program, the sum of which may be used to match funds that may be made 8
available from the National Endowment for the Arts, provided that all capital 9
funds are made available to the Cultural Facilities Grant Program: 10
$300,000.00 11
(4) To the Department of Buildings and General Services for the 12
Recreational Facilities Grant Program: $300,000.00 13
(5) To the Department of Buildings and General Services for the Human 14
Services and Educational Facilities Competitive Grant Program: $300,000.00 15
(6) To the Department of Buildings and General Services for the 16
Regional Economic Development Grant Program: $300,000.00 17
(7) To the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets for the Agricultural 18
Fairs and Field Days Capital Projects Competitive Grant Program: 19
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(c) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the sums appropriated in 1
subdivisions (a)(5) and (b)(5) of this section be equally allocated between 2
grants for human services and grants for educational facilities. 3
Appropriation – FY 2026 $2,100,000.00 4
Appropriation – FY 2027 $2,100,000.00 5
Total Appropriation – Section 5 $4,200,000.00 6
Sec. 6. VETERANS’ HOME 7
(a) The following sums are appropriated in FY 2026 to the Vermont 8
Veterans’ Home for the following projects: 9
(1) Replacement of air handlers: $710,000.00 10
(2) Expansion of laundry facilities: $340,000.00 11
(b) The Chief Executive Officer of the Vermont Veterans’ Home is 12
authorized to transfer any unexpended project balances between the amounts 13
appropriated in subdivisions (a)(1)–(2) of this section. 14
Appropriation – FY 2026 $1,050,000.00 15
Total Appropriation – Section 6 $1,050,000.00 16
Sec. 7. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT 17
(a) The sum of $1,500,000.00 is appropriated in FY 2026 to the University 18
of Vermont for construction, renovations, and major maintenance. 19
(b) The sum of $1,500,000.00 is appropriated in FY 2027 to the University 20
of Vermont for the projects described in subsection (a) of this section. 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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Appropriation – FY 2026 $1,500,000.00 1
Appropriation – FY 2027 $1,500,000.00 2
Total Appropriation – Section 7 $3,000,000.00 3
Sec. 8. VERMONT STATE COLLEGES 4
(a) The following sums are appropriated in FY 2026 to the Vermont State 5
Colleges for the following projects: 6
(1) Statewide, construction, renovations, and major maintenance:7
$1,500,000.00 8
(2) Johnson, the central heating plant replacement: $1,500,000.00 9
(b) The following sums are appropriated in FY 2027 to the Vermont State 10
Colleges for the following projects: 11
(1) Statewide, construction, renovations, and major maintenance:12
$1,500,000.00 13
(2) Johnson, central heating plant replacement: $3,500,000.00 14
(c) For the amounts appropriated in subdivisions (a)(2) and (b)(2) of this 15
section, the Vermont State Colleges shall work with Efficiency Vermont to 16
develop a central heating plant replacement. 17
Appropriation – FY 2026 $3,000,000.00 18
Appropriation – FY 2027 $5,000,000.00 19
Total Appropriation – Section 8 $8,000,000.00 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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Sec. 9. NATURAL RESOURCES 1
(a) The sum of $500,000.00 is appropriated in FY 2026 to the Agency of 2
Natural Resources for the Department of Environmental Conservation for dam 3
safety and hydrology projects. 4
(b) The following sums are appropriated in FY 2026 to the Agency of 5
Natural Resources for the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation for the 6
following projects: 7
(1) Park infrastructure and rehabilitation, improvement, and three-acre 8
rule compliance: $3,500,000.00 9
(2) Public lands access infrastructure: $700,000.00 10
(c) The sum of $1,105,000.00 is appropriated in FY 2026 to the Agency of 11
Natural Resources for the Department of Fish and Wildlife for major 12
maintenance and infrastructure projects. 13
(d) The following sums are appropriated in FY 2027 to the Agency of 14
Natural Resources for the Department of Environmental Conservation for the 15
following projects: 16
(1) State match, drinking water supply, Drinking Water State Revolving 17
Fund: $590,000.00 18
(2) Dam safety and hydrology projects: $500,000.00 19 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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(e) The following sums are appropriated in FY 2027 to the Agency of 1
Natural Resources for the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation for the 2
following projects: 3
(1) Park infrastructure and rehabilitation, improvement, and three-acre 4
rule compliance: $2,500,000.00 5
(2) Public lands access infrastructure: $700,000.00 6
(f) The sum of $1,029,360.00 is appropriated in FY 2027 to the Agency of 7
Natural Resources for the Department of Fish and Wildlife for major 8
maintenance and infrastructure projects. 9
Appropriation – FY 2026 $5,805,000.00 10
Appropriation – FY 2027 $5,319,360.00 11
Total Appropriation – Section 9 $11,124,360.00 12
Sec. 10. CLEAN WATER INITIATIVES 13
(a) The sum of $3,000,000.00 is appropriated in FY 2026 to the Agency of 14
Agriculture, Food and Markets for water quality grants and contracts. 15
(b) The sum of $4,000,000.00 is appropriated in FY 2026 to the Agency of 16
Natural Resources for the Department of Environmental Conservation for 17
municipal pollution control grants. 18
(c) The sum of $200,000.00 is appropriated in FY 2026 to the Agency of 19
Natural Resources for the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation for 20
water quality improvements to forest access roads. 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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(d)(1) The following sums are appropriated in FY 2026 to the Vermont 1
Housing and Conservation Board for the following projects: 2
(A) Agricultural water quality projects: $800,000.00 3
(B) Land conservation and water quality projects: $2,000,000.00 4
(2) A grant issued under subdivision (1)(A) of this subsection: 5
(A) shall not be considered a State grant under 6 V.S.A. chapter 215, 6
subchapter 3 for purposes of calculating the maximum amount of a State water 7
quality assistance award under 6 V.S.A. § 4824 or 4826; and 8
(B) may be used to satisfy a grant recipient’s cost-share 9
requirements. 10
(e) The sum of $10,000,000.00 is appropriated in FY 2027 to the Agency 11
of Natural Resources for the Department of Environmental Conservation for 12
clean water implementation projects. 13
(f) In FY 2026 and FY 2027, any agency that receives funding from this 14
section shall consult with the State Treasurer to ensure that the projects are 15
capital eligible. 16
Appropriation – FY 2026 $10,000,000.00 17
Appropriation – FY 2027 $10,000,000.00 18
Total Appropriation – Section 10 $20,000,000.00 19 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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Sec. 11. MILITARY 1
(a) The following sums are appropriated in FY 2026 to the Military 2
Department for the following projects: 3
(1) Major maintenance, renovations, and ADA compliance at State 4
armories: $1,272,838.00 5
(2) Northwest Regional Readiness Center, planning and design:6
$1,343,333.00 7
(b) The sum of $1,310,167.00 is appropriated in FY 2027 to the Military 8
Department for major maintenance, renovations, and ADA compliance at State 9
armories. 10
Appropriation – FY 2026 $2,616,171.00 11
Appropriation – FY 2027 $1,310,167.00 12
Total Appropriation – Section 11 $3,926,338.00 13
Sec. 12. AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS 14
(a) The following sums are appropriated in FY 2026 to the Department of 15
Buildings and General Services for the Agency of Agriculture, Food and 16
Markets for the following projects: 17
(1) Renovations to the Vermont Building at the Eastern States 18
Exposition: $1,500,000.00 19 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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(2) Upgrades to the heat systems serving the Vermont State University 1
Randolph Campus and the Vermont Agricultural and Environmental 2
Laboratory: $3,500,000.00 3
(b) The sum of $1,500,000.00 is appropriated in FY 2027 to the 4
Department of Buildings and General Services for the Agency of Agriculture, 5
Food and Markets for renovations to the Vermont Building at the Eastern 6
States Exposition. 7
(c) For the amount appropriated in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, the 8
Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall negotiate the 9
maintenance of propane summer boilers and update the memorandum of 10
understanding with Vermont State University. The Commissioner of 11
Buildings and General Services is additionally authorized to transfer any 12
unexpended project balances between the amount appropriated in subdivision 13
(a)(2) of this section and the amounts appropriated in 2023 Acts and Resolves 14
No. 69, Sec. 12(b)(1) (Vermont Agriculture and Environmental Laboratory 15
Heat Plant, construction). 16
Appropriation – FY 2026 $5,000,000.00 17
Appropriation – FY 2027 $1,500,000.00 18
Total Appropriation – Section 12 $6,500,000.00 19 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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Sec. 13. PUBLIC SAFETY 1
(a) The sum of $2,000,000.00 is appropriated in FY 2026 to the 2
Department of Buildings and General Services for the Department of Public 3
Safety for Rutland Field Station. 4
(b) The following sums are appropriated in FY 2027 to the Department of 5
Buildings and General Services for the Department of Public Safety for the 6
following projects: 7
(1) Shaftsbury Field Station, land acquisition, planning, and design:8
$150,000.00 9
(2) Rutland Field Station: $2,000,000.00 10
Appropriation – FY 2026 $2,000,000.00 11
Appropriation – FY 2027 $2,150,000.00 12
Total Appropriation – Section 13 $4,150,000.00 13
Sec. 14. JUDICIARY 14
The following sums are appropriated in FY 2026 to the Judiciary for the 15
following projects: 16
(1) Woodstock Courthouse, purchase and installation of backup power 17
system: $100,000.00 18
(2) Essex County Courthouse connector and security upgrades:19
$3,685,910.00 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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(3) Lamoille County Courthouse, purchase and installation of backup 1
power system: $190,000.00 2
Appropriation – FY 2026 $3,975,910.00 3
Total Appropriation – Section 14 $3,975,910.00 4
Sec. 15. VERMONT RURAL FIRE PROTECTION 5
(a) The sum of $125,000.00 is appropriated in FY 2026 to the Department 6
of Public Safety for the Vermont Rural Fire Protection Task Force for the dry 7
hydrant program. 8
(b) The sum of $125,000.00 is appropriated in FY 2027 to the Department 9
of Public Safety for the Vermont Rural Fire Protection Task Force for the 10
project described in subsection (a) of this section. 11
Appropriation – FY 2026 $125,000.00 12
Appropriation – FY 2027 $125,000.00 13
Total Appropriation – Section 12 $250,000.00 14
Sec. 16. VERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY 15
The sum of $700,000.00 is appropriated in FY 2026 to the Vermont 16
Historical Society to mitigate water infiltration at the roof, foundation, and 17
basement of the Spaulding Building in Barre. 18
Appropriation – FY 2026 $700,000.00 19
Total Appropriation – Section 16 $700,000.00 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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* * * Funding * * * 1
Sec. 17. REALLOCATION OF FUNDS; TRANSFER OF FUNDS 2
(a) The following sums are reallocated to the Department of Buildings 3
and General Services from prior capital appropriations to defray expenditures 4
authorized in Secs. 2–16 of this act: 5
(1) of the amount appropriated in 2019 Acts and Resolves No. 42, Sec. 6
2(c)(5), as amended by 2020 Acts and Resolves No. 139, Sec. 1 (108 Cherry 7
Street, parking garage repairs): $399,803.36 8
(2) of the amount appropriated in 2021 Acts and Resolves No. 50, Sec. 9
2(c)(18), as amended by 2022 Acts and Resolves No. 180, Sec. 2 (108 10
Cherry Street, parking garage repairs): $37,519.86 11
(3) of the amount appropriated in in 2019 Acts and Resolves No. 42, 12
Sec. 13(a), as amended by 2020 Acts and Resolves No. 139, Sec. 9 13
(Middlesex Field Station): $371.89 14
(4) of the amount appropriated in 2021 Acts and Resolves No. 50, Sec. 15
12(a)(2) (Middlesex Field Station): $18,309.45 16
(5) of the amount appropriated in 2021 Acts and Resolves No. 50, Sec. 17
12(c), as amended by 2022 Acts and Resolves No. 180, Sec. 10, as further 18
amended by 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 69, Sec. 35 (Williston Public Safety 19
Field Station): $2,220,099.10 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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(6) of the amount appropriated in 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 69, Sec. 1
2(b)(3) (statewide, planning, reuse, and contingency): $425,000.00 2
(7) of the amount appropriated in 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 69, Sec. 3
2(c)(7) (Northern State Correctional Facility, planning and construction for 4
the boiler replacement): $1,000,000.00 5
(8) of the amount appropriated in 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 69, Sec. 6
3(b)(5), as added by 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 162, Sec. 3 (South 7
Burlington, justice-involved men, feasibility study for reentry 8
facility): $125,000.00 9
(9) of the amounts appropriated in 2015 Acts and Resolves No. 26, 10
Sec. 2(b) (various projects): $58,279.44 11
(10) of the amounts appropriated in 2017 Acts and Resolves No. 84, 12
Sec. 2(b) (various projects): $23,237.47 13
(11) of the amounts appropriated in 2019 Acts and Resolves No. 42, 14
Sec. 2(b) (various projects): $73,784.44 15
(b) The following sums appropriated to the Agency of Commerce and 16
Community Development from prior capital appropriations are reallocated to 17
defray expenditures authorized in Secs. 2–16 of this act: 18
(1) of the amount appropriated in 2019 Acts and Resolves No. 42, Sec. 19
5(c)(3), as amended by 2020 Acts & Resolves No. 139, Sec. 3 (Highgate 20
Native American Cemetery): $12,042.00 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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(2) of the amount appropriated in 2017 Acts & Resolves No. 84, Sec. 1
11(m), as added by 2018 Acts and Resolves No. 190, Sec. 8 (Downtown 2
Transportation Fund pilot project): $67,000.00 3
(c) The following sums appropriated to the Agency of Transportation 4
from prior capital appropriations are reallocated to defray expenditures 5
authorized in Secs. 2–16 of this act: 6
(1) of the amount appropriated in 2020 Acts and Resolves No. 139, 7
Sec. 12(b)(1) (Lamoille Valley Rail Trail): $112.31 8
(2) of the amount appropriated in 2017 Acts and Resolves No. 84, Sec. 9
11(c) (Municipal Mitigation Program): $19,342.69 10
(3) of the amount appropriated in 2017 Acts and Resolves No. 84, Sec. 11
11(l)(2), as added by 2018 Acts and Resolves No. 190, Sec. 8 (Better Roads 12
Grant Program): $41,238.46 13
(d) Of the amount appropriated to the Department of Buildings and 14
General Services in 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 69, Sec. 2(b)(4) 15
(Bennington, Battle Monument, construction of safety fencing), $419,000.00 16
is reallocated to defray expenditures authorized in Sec. 4 of this act. 17
(e) Of the amount appropriated to the Agency of Agriculture, Food and 18
Markets in 2017 Acts and Resolves No. 84, Sec. 11(e)(1)(B), as added by 19
2018 Acts and Resolves No. 190, Sec. 8 (phosphorus removal equipment), 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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$115,000.00 is reallocated to defray expenditures authorized in Secs. 2–16 of 1
this act. 2
(f) Of the amount appropriated to the Agency of Education in 2021 Acts 3
and Resolves No. 50, Sec. 6(a) (funding emergency projects), $19,549.00 is 4
reallocated to defray expenditures authorized in Secs. 2–16 of this act. 5
(g) Of the amount appropriated to the Agency of Natural Resources for 6
the Department of Environmental Conservation in 2017 Acts and Resolves 7
No. 84, Sec. 11(b)(2) (ecosystem restoration and protection), $249.01 is 8
reallocated to defray expenditures authorized in Secs. 2–16 of this act. 9
(h) Of the amount appropriated from the Capital Infrastructure 10
subaccount of the Cash Fund for Capital and Essential Investments to the 11
Vermont Veterans’ Home in 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. 12
B.1103(a)(7) and authorized in 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 69, Sec. 18(d)(7) 13
(design for the renovation of the Brandon and Cardinal units), $1,500,000.00 14
is reallocated to defray expenditures authorized in Sec. 19 of this act. 15
(i) Of the amount appropriated from the Capital Infrastructure subaccount 16
of the Cash Fund for Capital and Essential Investments to the Department of 17
Buildings and General Services in 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. 18
B.1103(a)(9) and authorized in 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 69, Sec. 19
18(d)(10) (111 State Street; renovation of the stack area), $200,000.00 is 20
reallocated to defray expenditures authorized in Sec. 19 of this act. 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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(j) Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 701a(c)(2), the Department of Buildings 1
and General Services may retain for the same purposes the unexpended 2
amounts not reallocated in this act that were appropriated in the following 3
capital construction acts: 4
(1) 2017 Acts and Resolves No. 84, Sec. 13(b)(2), as added by 2018 5
Acts and Resolves No. 190, Sec. 10 (East Cottage); and 6
(2) 2019 Acts and Resolves No. 42, Sec. 2(b) (various projects). 7
(k) Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 701a(c)(2), the Agency of Agriculture, 8
Food and Markets may retain for the same purposes the unexpended amount 9
not reallocated in this act appropriated in 2017 Acts and Resolves No. 84, 10
Sec. 11(e)(1)(B), as added by 2018 Acts and Resolves No. 190, Sec. 8 11
(phosphorus removal equipment). 12
(l) Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 701a(c)(2), the Department of 13
Environmental Conservation may retain for the same purposes the 14
unexpended amounts not reallocated in this act that were appropriated in the 15
following capital construction acts: 16
(1) 2017 Acts and Resolves No. 84, Sec. 11(f)(2)(A), as added by 17
2018 Acts and Resolves No. 190, Sec. 8 (Standard EcoSystem Restoration 18
and Protection programs); 19
(2) 2019 Acts and Resolves No. 42, Sec. 11(b) (pollution control); and 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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(3) 2019 Acts and Resolves No. 42, Sec. 10(a)(2) (dam safety and 1
hydrology projects). 2
(m) Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 701a(c)(2), the Agency of 3
Transportation may retain for the same purposes the unexpended amounts not 4
reallocated in this act that were appropriated in the following capital 5
construction acts: 6
(1) 2017 Acts and Resolves No. 84, Sec. 11(c) (Municipal Mitigation 7
Program); and 8
(2) 2017 Acts and Resolves No. 84, Sec. 11(l), as added by 2018 Acts 9
and Resolves No. 190, Sec. 8 (Municipal Mitigation Program). 10
Bonded Dollars $5,074,938.48 11
Cash $1,700,000.00 12
Total Reallocations and Transfers – Section 17 $6,774,938.48 13
Sec. 18. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND APPROPRIATIONS 14
(a) The State Treasurer is authorized to issue general obligation bonds in 15
the amount of $100,000,000.00 for the purpose of funding the appropriations 16
made in Secs. 2–16 of this act. The State Treasurer, with the approval of the 17
Governor, shall determine the appropriate form and maturity of the bonds 18
authorized by this section consistent with the underlying nature of the 19
appropriation to be funded. 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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(b) The State Treasurer is authorized to issue additional general obligation 1
bonds in the amount of $6,890,350.00 that were previously appropriated but 2
unissued under 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 69, as amended by 2024 Acts and 3
Resolves No. 162, for the purpose of funding the appropriations in this act. 4
Total Revenues – Section 18 $106,890,350.00 5
Sec. 19. FY 2026 AND 2027; CAPITAL PROJECTS; FY 2026 6
APPROPRIATIONS ACT; INTENT; AUTHORIZATIONS 7
(a) Findings. The General Assembly finds that in addition to the issuance 8
of general obligation bonds, eligible capital projects may be funded from the 9
Fund established in 32 V.S.A. § 1001b. 10
(b) Intent. It is the intent of the General Assembly to authorize certain 11
capital projects eligible for funding by 32 V.S.A. § 1001b in this act but 12
appropriate the funds for these projects in the FY 2026 Appropriations Act. It 13
is also the intent of the General Assembly that the FY 2026 Appropriations Act 14
appropriate funds to the Fund established in 32 V.S.A. § 1001b for projects in 15
FY 2027. 16
(c) Authorizations; Capital Infrastructure subaccount. In FY 2026, 17
spending authority for the following capital projects from the Capital 18
Infrastructure subaccount of the Cash Fund for Capital and Essential 19
Investments are authorized as follows: 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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(1) to the Department of Buildings and General Services for statewide 1
major maintenance: $861,599.00 2
(2) to the Department of Buildings and General Services for statewide 3
planning, reuse, and contingency: $250,000.00 4
(3) to the Department of Buildings and General Services for statewide 5
physical security enhancements: $250,000.00 6
(4) to the Department of Buildings and General Services for State House 7
repointing: $219,500.00 8
(5) to the Department of Buildings and General Services for an 9
uninterruptable power supply system for the Middlesex print and postal 10
facility: $250,000.00 11
(6) to the Department of Buildings and General Services for the 12
Judiciary for renovations at the Windsor County Courthouse in White River 13
Junction: $8,000,000.00 14
(7) to the Vermont Veterans’ Home for the design and construction of 15
the American unit: $1,500,000.00 16
(d) Authorizations; Other Infrastructure, Essential Investments, and 17
Reserves subaccount. In FY 2026, spending authority is authorized from the 18
Other Infrastructure, Essential Investments, and Reserves subaccount of the 19
Cash Fund for Capital and Essential Investments to the Agency of Natural 20
Resources for the Department of Environmental Conservation for the State 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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match to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Drinking Water State 1
Revolving Fund and Clean Water State Revolving Fund, in accordance with 2
the provisions of 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 78, Sec. C.108(b), in the amount 3
of $14,500,000.00. 4
(e) Transfer. Notwithstanding 29 V.S.A. § 152(a)(20), the Commissioner 5
of Buildings and General Services is authorized to transfer any unexpended 6
project balances between the amount appropriated in subdivision (c)(7) of this 7
section and the amounts appropriated in 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 69, Sec. 8
15(b)(1) (emergency generator and boiler plant replacement). 9
* * * Policy * * * 10
* * * Capital Budgeting Process* * * 11
Sec. 20. 32 V.S.A. § 701a is amended to read: 12
§ 701a. CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION BILL 13
* * * 14
(d)(1) On or before November 15 each year, the Commissioner of Finance 15
and Management shall require each entity to which spending authority has 16
been authorized by a capital construction act enacted in a legislative session 17
that was two or more years prior to the current legislative session to submit a 18
report on the current fund balances of each authorized project with unexpended 19
funds. The report shall include plans for the unexpended funds, any projects or 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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contracts the funds are assigned to, and an anticipated timeline for expending 1
the funds. 2
(2) On or before December 15 each year the third Tuesday of every 3
annual session, the Commissioner of Finance and Management shall submit in 4
a consolidated format the reports required by subdivision (1) of this subsection 5
to the House Committee on Corrections and Institutions and the Senate 6
Committee on Institutions. 7
* * * 8
Sec. 21. 32 V.S.A. § 310 is amended to read: 9
§ 310. FORM OF ANNUAL CAPITAL BUDGET AND 10 -YEAR 10
CAPITAL PROGRAM PLAN 11
* * * 12
(b) The capital budget request for the following biennium shall be 13
presented as the next increment of the 10-year plan. Elements of the plan shall 14
include: 15
* * * 16
(2) Comprehensive cost and financing assessment. 17
(A) Amounts appropriated and expended for the current fiscal year 18
and for the preceding fiscal year shall be indicated for capital programs and for 19
individual projects. For the five fiscal years preceding these, the assessment 20
shall include the aggregate amounts appropriated and expended for individual 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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projects, which amounts shall be categorized by funding type and presented in 1
a format that concisely displays the funding stream and project phases for each 2
individual project over time. The assessment shall indicate further the source 3
of funds for any project that required additional funding and a description of 4
any authorized projects that were delayed. 5
* * * 6
Sec. 22. 32 V.S.A. § 1001b is amended to read: 7
§ 1001b. CASH FUND FOR CAPITAL AND ESSENTIAL INVESTMENTS 8
* * * 9
(e) Spending authority. Any entity authorized to make expenditures from 10
the Capital Infrastructure subaccount shall have not more than two three years 11
from the end of the legislative session in which the act authorizing the 12
expenditure was enacted to encumber the funds. Any remaining 13
unencumbered funds shall remain part of the Fund account. 14
* * * Buildings and General Services * * * 15
Sec. 23. TRANSFER OF RANDALL MEADOW PROPERTY IN THE 16
TOWN OF WATERBURY 17
Notwithstanding 29 V.S.A. § 166(b), the Commissioner of Buildings and 18
General Services is authorized to survey, subdivide, and transfer to the Town 19
of Waterbury the portion of land in the Waterbury State Office Complex 20
(Parcel ID # 69622111909 as designated on the Town of Waterbury’s Tax 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.494
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Parcel Maps) that is commonly referred to as the “Randall Meadow,” provided 1
that the Commissioner may transfer the Randall Meadow property only once: 2
(1) the parcel has been subdivided to reflect stormwater management 3
needs of the Waterbury State Office Complex to the satisfaction of the 4
Commissioner; 5
(2) any permits required for transfer have been obtained; and 6
(3) the Commissioner and the Town of Waterbury have created a plan to 7
align the transfer with the current lease for the parcel. 8
Sec. 24. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 162, Sec. 27 is amended to read: 9
Sec. 27. CAPITOL COMPLEX FLOOD RECOVERY; SPECIAL 10
COMMITTEE 11
* * * 12
(c) The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall provide 13
quarterly updates to the Special Committee on the planning process for Capitol 14
Complex flood recovery and shall provide timely notification to the City of 15
Montpelier and the Montpelier Commission for Recovery and Resilience of 16
alterations to proposals and plans for Capitol Complex flood recovery. 17
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* * * Human Services * * * 1
Sec. 25. REPEAL 2
2024 Acts and Resolves No. 162, Sec. 31 (potential reuse of Chittenden 3
Regional Correctional Facility Site; feasibility; report) is repealed. 4
* * * Vermont Veterans’ Home * * * 5
Sec. 26. USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS; EMERGENCY GENERATOR AND 6
BOILER REPLACEMENT; ELEVATOR UPGRADE 7
If the Commissioner of Finance and Management offsets any capital funds 8
appropriated in 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 69, Sec. 15 (b)(1)–(2) (emergency 9
generator and boiler plant replacement; elevator upgrade) with federal funds, 10
then any offset amounts shall be reused for future capital construction projects 11
as part of the capital budget process. 12
* * * Sergeant at Arms * * * 13
Sec. 27. 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 69, Sec. 15b, as added by 2024 Acts and 14
Resolves No. 162, Sec. 8, is amended to read: 15
Sec. 15b. SERGEANT AT ARMS 16
The sum of $100,000.00 is appropriated in FY 2025 to the Sergeant at Arms 17
for the following projects: 18
(1) the replacement of State House cafeteria furnishings; and 19
(2) the purchase and installation at the State House of an X-ray machine 20
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* * * Effective Date * * * 1
Sec. 28. EFFECTIVE DATE 2
This act shall take effect on passage. 3