Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 30, § 111 (2026)

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(Cite as: 30 V.S.A. § 111)

§ 111. Petition; notice of hearing

(a) Such corporation shall present a petition to the Public Utility Commission and to the Department of Public Service describing the property or right, and stating why it is unable to acquire it without condemnation, and why its acquisition is necessary. The Commission shall set a time and place for hearing such petition and shall issue a citation. The Department, after appropriate investigation, shall present at the hearing on the petition its position on the need for the acquisition, any alternatives to the acquisition, and its recommendations on the acquisition.

(b) The citation shall be served upon each person having any legal interest in the property, including each municipality and each planning body where the property is situate like a summons, or on absent persons in such manner as the Supreme Court may by rule provide for service of process in civil actions. The Commission, in its discretion, may schedule a joint hearing of some or all petitions relating to the same project and concerning properties or rights located in the same town or abutting towns. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 1967, No. 205, § 2; 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 213, eff. March 29, 1972; 1979, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 20, eff. Feb. 1, 1981.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases, 1960–2012 · leading case: Citizens Utils. Co. v. Prouty, 176 A.2d 751 (Vt. 1961).

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Citizens Utils. Co. v. Prouty, 176 A.2d 751 (Vt. 1961). · cites it 18× “Without the license the Public Service Commission lacks the proof of authorization of the project required by 30 V.S.A. § 111 (1) which is necessary for jurisdiction of the eminent domain proceedings brought by the petitioner.”

Farrell v. Vermont Elec. Power Co., & Vermont Transco, LLC, 2012 VT 96 (Vt. 2012). · cites it 4× “construction of any such [electric] transmission or generation facility, unless the public service board first finds that the same will promote the general good of the state and issues a certificate to that effect”). Having obtained the certificate of public good, the utility…”

Grice v. Vermont Elec. Power Co., Inc., 2008 VT 64 (Vt. 2008). “We conclude that the Board adequately described VELCO’s rights to access the easement to remove trees and to respond to emergencies.”

In Re Cent. Vermont Pub. Serv. Corp., 2010 VT 7 (Vt. 2010). “30 V.S.A. § 111(a). Generally, an interest in land, including an easement, “ ‘must be described with certainty and accuracy.”

Auclair v. Vermont Elec. Power Co., Inc., 329 A.2d 641 (Vt. 1974). “30 V.S.A. §§ 111, 112. However, the broad power of eminent domain, conferred upon the electric utilities, has, since the passage of No.”

Anderson v. Vermont Elec. Power Co., 164 A.2d 156 (Vt. 1960). · cites it 2× “The statute governing such petitions, 30 V.S.A. §111(3), provides: “(3) That the condemnation of such property or right is sought in order that the petitioner may render adequate service to the public in the conduct of such business, it shall adjudge the petitioner entitled to…”

Grice v. Vermont Elec. Power Co., Inc. (Vt. 2008). “We conclude that the Board adequately described VELCO’s rights to access the easement to remove trees and to respond to emergencies.”

— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 30, § 111(1) — 1 case

Citizens Utils. Co. v. Prouty, 176 A.2d 751 (Vt. 1961). “Without the license the Public Service Commission lacks the proof of authorization of the project required by 30 V.S.A. § 111 (1) which is necessary for jurisdiction of the eminent domain proceedings brought by the petitioner.”

— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 30, § 111(3) — 1 case

Anderson v. Vermont Elec. Power Co., 164 A.2d 156 (Vt. 1960). “The statute governing such petitions, 30 V.S.A. §111(3), provides: “(3) That the condemnation of such property or right is sought in order that the petitioner may render adequate service to the public in the conduct of such business, it shall adjudge the petitioner entitled to…”

— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 30, § 111(a) — 4 cases

Farrell v. Vermont Elec. Power Co., & Vermont Transco, LLC, 2012 VT 96 (Vt. 2012). “construction of any such [electric] transmission or generation facility, unless the public service board first finds that the same will promote the general good of the state and issues a certificate to that effect”). Having obtained the certificate of public good, the utility…”

Grice v. Vermont Elec. Power Co., Inc., 2008 VT 64 (Vt. 2008). “We conclude that the Board adequately described VELCO’s rights to access the easement to remove trees and to respond to emergencies.”

In Re Cent. Vermont Pub. Serv. Corp., 2010 VT 7 (Vt. 2010). “30 V.S.A. § 111(a). Generally, an interest in land, including an easement, “ ‘must be described with certainty and accuracy.”

Grice v. Vermont Elec. Power Co., Inc. (Vt. 2008). “We conclude that the Board adequately described VELCO’s rights to access the easement to remove trees and to respond to emergencies.”

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