Pursuant to the authority vested in me as Governor of Vermont under 20 V.S.A. Section 9, and as a result of excessive wind and rainfall combined with water runoff and resulting damages which occurred beginning April 23, 2011 and considered ongoing at this time, I hereby declare a State of Emergency for the State of Vermont.

I further order and direct the activation of the Vermont State Emergency Operations Plan and authorize the use of state resources to alleviate hardship and suffering of citizens and communities impacted by the emergency event.

This Executive Order shall take effect upon signing.

Dated May 5, 2011.

Pursuant to 20 V.S.A. § 13, I, Peter Shumlin, hereby proclaim that the state of emergency declared in Executive Order #03-11, dated May 5, 2011, has terminated effective June 6, 2011 at 11:59 PM.

Dated June 8, 2011.