§ 2501 - State scenic roads; designation and discontinuance - Vermont Statutes

§ 2501. State scenic roads; designation and discontinuance

(a) On the recommendation of the scenery preservation council, the transportation board may designate or discontinue any state highway, or portion of a state highway, as a state scenic road. The board shall hold a hearing on the recommendation and shall submit a copy of its decision together with its findings to the scenery preservation council within 60 days after receipt of the recommendation. The hearing shall be held in the vicinity of the proposed scenic highway.

(b) Annually, the council shall provide information to the agency of commerce and community development on designated scenic roads for inclusion on state maps.

(c) A state scenic road shall not be reconstructed or improved unless the reconstruction or improvement conforms to the standards established by the agency of transportation pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 425. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 24; 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 1(a).)