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VERMONT STATUTES AND CODES
§ 8002 - Definitions
§ 8002. Definitions TITLE 10Conservation and DevelopmentPART VIUniform Environmental Law EnforcementCHAPTER 201. ADMINISTRATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENTSubchapter I. General Provisions
§ 8002. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Board" means the natural resources board defined by subdivision 6001(1) of this title.
(2) "Compliance" means compliance with the statutes specified in section 8003 of this title, and with any related rules, permits, assurances, or orders.
(3) "Investigator" means an investigator designated and duly authorized by the secretary or the board.
(4) "Person" means any individual, partnership, company, corporation, association, unincorporated association, joint venture, trust, municipality, the state of Vermont or any agency, department or subdivision of the state, federal agency, or any other legal or commercial entity.
(5) "Permit" means any permit, license, certification or transitional operational authority issued under any of the statutes specified in section 8003 of this title.
(6) "Respondent" means a person who has committed or is alleged to have committed a violation.
(7) "Secretary" means the secretary of the agency of natural resources, or the secretary's duly authorized representative.
(8) "Stop work order" means an order to cease construction or other activity.
(9) "Violation" means noncompliance with one or more of the statutes specified in section 8003 of this title, or any related rules, permits, assurances, or orders.
(10) "Land use panel" means the land use panel of the board, as established under chapter 151 of this title.
(11) "Economic benefit" means a reasonable approximation of any gain, advantage, wrongful profit, or delayed avoided cost, financial or otherwise, obtained as a result of a violation. Economic benefit shall not be limited to only competitive advantage obtained. (Added 1989, No. 98, § 1; amended 1993, No. 92, § 10; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 68, eff. Jan. 31, 2005; 2007, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)