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VTrans outlines how Act 181 changes may reduce Act 145 fee assessments, urges RPC engagement
Summary
VTrans described roles in Act 250 reviews, explained the Act 145 transportation impact fee formula and deductions, reported historical collections, and warned that Act 181 exemptions could limit VTrans’s ability to assess fees; VTrans plans a Transportation Support Study due to the legislature by December 2025.
Chris Clow, VTrans, briefed the Transportation Advisory Committee on March 5, 2025, about VTrans’s role in Act 250 reviews and the implications of recent changes under Acts 145 and 181.
Clow explained that VTrans participates in Act 250 by holding weekly internal meetings, soliciting input from regional planning commissions and host municipalities, reviewing applications for transportation impacts, and entering appearances at district commission hearings when appropriate. He reported that in 2024 VTrans reviewed 256 Act 250 applications, entered an appearance in 42 cases, and that 12…
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