23 V.S.A. § 4301: Definitions [Effective January 1, 2027]

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Account manager” means a person that the Agency of Transportation or Department of Motor Vehicles contracts with to administer and manage the mileage-based user fee.

(2) “Annual vehicle miles traveled” means the total number of miles that a covered vehicle is driven during a mileage reporting period.

(3) “Covered vehicle” means a battery electric vehicle pleasure car.

(4) “Mileage-based user fee” or “MBUF” means the fee charged for the annual vehicle miles traveled by a covered vehicle pursuant to section 4302 of this chapter.

(5) “Mileage-based user fee rate” means the per-mile usage fee charged to the owner or lessee of a covered vehicle pursuant to section 4302 of this chapter.

(6) “Mileage reporting period” means:

(A) the time period between required annual inspections;

(B) the time period between the initial registration of a vehicle and an annual inspection; or

(C) the time period between the most recent annual inspection and a terminating event.

(7) “Terminating event” means any of the following:

(A) the registration of a covered vehicle that had been registered in Vermont in a different state;

(B) a change in ownership or lesseeship of a covered vehicle; or

(C) the termination of a covered vehicle’s registration in Vermont.