10 V.S.A. § 7114: Mercury planning

(a) The Agency shall develop a plan and identify the necessary resources to accomplish the plan that would provide the necessary data to answer the following questions concerning mercury contamination of fish:

(1) Are fish contaminant levels changing with time and in response to management actions?

(2) Is there a baseline water-column concentration of mercury above which risks to humans and wildlife from mercury become unacceptable?

(b) The plan shall be developed in collaboration among the Departments of Environmental Conservation, of Fish and Wildlife, and of Health and be submitted to the General Assembly not later than January 15, 2006.