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Land‑use draft delays rulemaking as committee seeks statutory clarity on tier‑three and road triggers
Summary
Lawmakers debated S.3.5 changes that would ask the board to recommend which Act 250 criteria should apply in tier‑three areas and to propose statutory changes; committee members sought clearer deadlines and more outreach time for rulemaking.
Committee members spent a substantial portion of the hearing on S.3.5, a broad land‑use bill that adds smart‑growth principles, clarifies regional-plan amendment processes, and creates a stakeholder-driven review of "tier‑three" natural‑resource protections and road‑jurisdiction triggers.
The bill directs the board (working with the Agency of Natural Resources and a stakeholder process) to identify critical natural resources that should be included in tier‑three and to determine which Act 250 criteria should apply, when, and under what circumstances. The draft asked the board to file proposed rules with LCAR by Dec. 31, 2027 and to provide an interim statutory-change report by Dec. 31, 2026. Several members raised scheduling…
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