32 V.S.A. § 3411 — Powers of the Division of Property Valuation and Review

The Division of Property Valuation and Review shall through its Director:
(1) employ such staff as is necessary, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of
the Department of Taxes;
(2) cooperate fully with the Commissioner in any matter in which he or she requires assistance
in connection with his or her duties, including the valuation of property for any
tax administered and collected by the Commissioner;
(3) adopt rules under 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 to provide for the uniform administration of the property tax;
(4) maintain any information obtained by the Director from any local official subject
to the same rules as to public access and confidentiality as apply to such information
in the possession of a local official, as contained in section 4009 of this title;
(5) provide technical assistance and instruction to the listers in a uniform appraisal
system and provide other related assistance within the limits of available resources;
(6) prepare and provide to towns at a reasonable fee form books, other required forms
and copies of relevant statutes in booklet form;
(7) to the extent of available resources, prepare and provide tax maps for all municipalities
not having the same;
(8) from time to time, develop and recommend to the General Assembly improved methods
for standardizing property assessment procedures and to administer the current use
program in accordance with chapter 124 of this title;
(9) annually publish the report described in section 3412 of this title;
(10) assist municipalities in administration of property taxes, including the appraisal
of classes of property difficult to appraise, such as industrial and utility properties;
and
(11) appraise property required by law to be appraised by the Director, including railroad
property under chapter 211 of this title. (