An act relating to authority over the highways of the Village of Old Bennington

This bill (H.404) repeals Section 3 of 1959 Acts and Resolves No. 300, which currently prohibits the Village of Old Bennington from transferring highway authority to the Town of Bennington. It removes the restriction that prevents Village voters from selecting road commissioners at Town meetings and eliminates the Town road commissioner’s lack of authority over Village highways. The bill directly affects the Village of Old Bennington and the Town of Bennington by enabling the Village to formally transfer responsibility for maintaining its local roads to the Town. The change takes effect immediately upon passage.