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Current Petitions
Vermont Use of Public Waters Rules
Proposed Change to § 3 for Managing Wake Boats and Their Activities on Vermont Lakes and Ponds
Filed On: March 9, 2022
Filed By: Responsible Wakes for Vermont Lakes
Purpose: The petition proposes to manage and regulate the operation of wake boats and their use in the activities of wakesurfing and wakeboarding on Vermont lakes and ponds.
More information is available on the Secretary of State Rulemaking Page
Rulemaking Schedule for Proposed Change to § 3 for Managing Wake Boats and Their Activities on Vermont Lakes and Ponds
Activity | Date |
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Applied to Interagency Committee on Administrative Rules (ICAR) | May 24, 2023 |
Received Interagency Committee on Administrative Rules (ICAR) Approval |
June 12, 2023 |
Filed Proposed Rule with Secretary of State |
June 21, 2023 |
Public Notice Posted Online By Secretary of State | June 28, 2023 |
Newspaper Notice Published By Secretary of State | |
Public Hearing* Due to flood impacts, the in-person meeting has been moved from Montpelier to Richmond. If you signed up to speak in Montpelier, you will be automatically be signed up to speak in Richmond. If you can no longer make the new location, please email anr.wsmdlakes@vermont.gov |
There are two opportunities to attend a public hearing: in-person and virtual. To make a comment at one of the meetings, you must sign up ahead of time.
*Written comments will be accepted and given the same consideration as verbal comments. |
Public Comments Due Written comments may be submitted via email to anr.wsmdlakes@vermont.gov please use the subject line "wake boats" |
August 10, 2023, 4:30pm |
Filed Final Rule with Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (LCAR) | |
LCAR meeting |
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Filed final 'adopted rule' with Secretary of State | |
Rule effective date |
Documents
Proposed Draft Rule annotated text
Proposed Draft Rule clean text
Interagency Committee on Administrative Rules (ICAR) minutes
Presentation from the August 1 and August 3 Public Hearings
Pre-Rulemaking Documents and Information
- DEC Presentation from Meeting on 2/15/2023
- Maps of Eligible Wake Sports Areas on Vermont Lakes based on Proposed Draft Rule Conditions
- Petition
- Petition Cover Letter
- Petition Appendices
- Supporting Documents (A)
- Supporting Documents (B)
- Notes from meeting between petitioners and DEC staff
- Public Meeting, Northern Vermont: June 29, 2022
- Public Meeting, Southern Vermont: July, 7, 2022
- Presentation from DEC presented at June 29th and July 7th meeting
- Presentation from Petitioners presented at June 29th meeting
- Recording of June 29th meeting (YouTube)
- Presentation from petitioners presented at July 7th meeting
- Recording of July 7th meeting (YouTube)
- Petitioners (RWVL) written responses to opposition comments from public meetings on 6/29/2022 & 7/7/2022
- Additional supporting documents submitted 7/29/2022