Current through L. 2024, c. 185.
Section 2905 - Annual reporting(a) The Agency shall annually evaluate the programs established under this chapter to gauge effectiveness and shall submit a written report on the effectiveness of the programs to the House and Senate Committees on Transportation, the House Committee on Environment and Energy, and the Senate Committee on Finance on or before January 31 in each year following a year that an incentive was provided through one of the programs. (a) The Agency shall annually evaluate the programs established under sections 2902-2904 of this chapter to gauge effectiveness and shall submit a written report on the effectiveness of the programs and the State's marketing and outreach efforts related to the programs to the House and Senate Committees on Transportation, the House Committee on Environment and Energy, and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy on or before January 31 in each year following a year that an incentive was provided through one of the programs.(b) The report shall also include: (1) any intended modifications to program guidelines for the upcoming fiscal year along with an explanation for the reasoning behind the modifications and how the modifications will yield greater uptake of PEVs and other means of transportation that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions; (2) any recommendations on statutory modifications to the programs, including to income and vehicle eligibility, along with an explanation for the reasoning behind the statutory modification recommendations and how the modifications will yield greater uptake of PEVs and other means of transportation that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and(3) any recommendations for how to better conduct outreach and marketing to ensure the greatest possible uptake of incentives under the programs.(c) Notwithstanding 2 V.S.A. § 20(d), the annual report required under this section shall continue to be required if an incentive is provided through one of the programs unless the General Assembly takes specific action to repeal the report requirement.Amended by 2024, No. 148,§ 21, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by 2024 , No. 85, § 58, eff. 7/1/2024.Added by 2023 , No. 62, § 19, eff. 7/1/2023.