§ 8063 - Interagency cooperation and assistance - Vermont Statutes

§ 8063. Interagency cooperation and assistance

(a) Other departments and agencies of state government shall assist and cooperate with the authority and shall make available to it information and data as needed to assist the authority in carrying out its duties. The secretary of administration shall establish protocols and agreements among the authority and departments and agencies of the state for this purpose. Nothing in this section shall be construed to waive any privilege or protection otherwise afforded to the data and information under exemptions to the public records act or under other laws due solely to the fact that the information or data is shared with the authority pursuant to this section.

(b) With the consent of the governor, and under terms and conditions of transfer approved by the governor, a state agency shall transfer ownership and control to the authority of the agency's interest in any telecommunications facility designated by the authority as appropriate to assist the authority in meeting its statutory purposes. "Telecommunications facility" includes antennae, towers and other support structures, wires and cables, and other equipment.

(c) To the extent that the authority issues loans, it shall consult with the Vermont economic development authority to ensure that the lending activities and programs of each are coordinated and are not in competition. The authority shall, through contract or agreement, engage the assistance of the Vermont economic development authority in planning and administering lending activities and in evaluating credit worthiness of the borrower for purposes of this chapter.

(d) The authority shall also strive to identify, consult with, and coordinate lending programs with the administrators of local and regional revolving loan funds in order to leverage the lending capacity of the authority and the regional and local funds, and to ensure that the lending activities of the authority and the revolving loan funds are not in competition.

(e) No instrumentality of the state shall sell, lease, or otherwise divest itself of ownership or control of radio frequency spectrum without prior notice to and approval of the authority. (Added 2007, No. 79, § 1, eff. June 9, 2007.)