§ 2904a — Replace Your Ride Program flexibility; emergencies

Notwithstanding subdivisions 2904(d)(2)(A) and (d)(2)(B)(i)(IV)–(VI) of this chapter, the Agency of Transportation is authorized to waive or modify the eligibility requirements for the Replace Your Ride Program under subdivisions (d)(2)(B)(i)(IV)–(VI) that pertain to the removal of an eligible vehicle as required under subdivision 2904(d)(2)(A) of this chapter provided that:
(1) the Governor has declared a state of emergency under 20 V.S.A. chapter 1 and, due to the event or events underlying the state of emergency, motor vehicles registered in Vermont have been damaged or totaled;
(2) the waived or modified eligibility requirements are prominently posted on any websites maintained by or at the direction of the Agency for purposes of providing information on the vehicle incentive programs;
(3) the waived or modified eligibility requirements are only applicable:
(A) upon a showing that the applicant for an incentive under the Replace Your Ride Program was a registered owner of a motor vehicle that was damaged or totaled due to the event or events underlying the state of emergency at the time of the event or events underlying the state of emergency; and
(B) for six months after the conclusion of the state of emergency; and
(4) the waiver or modification of eligibility requirements and resulting impact are addressed in the annual reporting required under section 2905 of this chapter. (Added 2023, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. July 1, 2024.)