§ 11d — Funds for rehabilitation of historic bridges

(a) Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 706(1) and (2), the Agency of Transportation may transfer funds to the Division for Historic Preservation in the Agency of Commerce and Community Development to be used for the following purposes:
(1) Repairing, rehabilitating, restoring, and maintaining historic bridges. To the maximum extent feasible, bridges shall be made available to the public for transportation and recreational uses, including bicycle paths, hiking trails, snowmobile trails, fishing access, picnic areas, or rest stops.
(2) Grants to municipalities, nonprofit corporations, State agencies, or other responsible parties for the repair and maintenance of historic bridges.
(3) Funding for planning and engineering studies for the preservation of historic bridges.
(4) Moving, storing, or otherwise preserving historic bridges.
(b) Funds transferred may include appropriations from the Transportation Fund, federal funds made available to mitigate the adverse effects of new construction on historic bridges, and monies from other public or private sources.
(c) Transfer of funds under this section shall constitute acceptance by the Division for Historic Preservation that funds transferred will be used solely for the preservation of historic bridges as outlined in subsection (a) of this section. Transfers, however, may be conditioned upon use for one or more specific purposes identified by subsection (a) of this section. (Added 1993, No. 36, § 2; amended 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 1(a); 2021, No. 20, § 81.)