SB592: enabling regional, conservation, and energy resource planning for habitat strongholds and wildlife corridors and creating a commission to study transferring ownership of the Winnipesaukee River Basin program to an alternative authority.

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RSA references from bill data

• 206:10 · amend · effective 2026-11-01

  or county with an itemized statement. 4 New Paragraph; Executive Director Fish and Game Commission; Consultations Regarding Habitat Strongholds and Wildlife Corridors. Amend RSA 206:10 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph: V. The executive director of the fish and game commission may consult with regional planning commissions, conservation commissions, and the department of

• 207:1 · reference · effective 2026-11-01

  ment it deems necessary for its work. It shall keep an [index] inventory of all open space and natural, aesthetic or ecological areas, including habitat strongholds as defined in RSA 207:1, XIII-a and wildlife corridors as defined in RSA 207:1, XXXVI, within the city or town, as the case may be, with the plan of obtaining information pertinent to proper utilization of such areas, including lands owned by

• 21-O · amend · effective 2026-11-01

  ncerning habitat strongholds as defined in RSA 207:1, XIII-a and wildlife corridors as defined in RSA 207:1, XXXVI. 5 New Section; Department of Environmental Services. Amend RSA 21-O by inserting after section 14 the following new sections: 21-O:14-a Winnipesaukee River Basin Program; Position Established. I. There is established in the office of the commissioner the unclassified position of

• 21-O:14-B · repeal · effective 2026-11-01

  ablished; Position Added. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b) by inserting the following: JJ Department of environmental services director of Winnipesaukee River Basin Program 7 Repeal. RSA 21-O:14-b, relative to the commission to study transferring the commission to study ownership and/or operation of the Winnipesaukee River Basin program (WRBP) to an alternative authority, is repealed. 8 Effective Date. I. S

• 36:45 · amend · effective 2026-11-01

  ssion may appoint such clerks and other employees or subcommittees as it may from time to time require. 2 Purposes; Habitat Strongholds and Wildlife Corridors Included. Amend RSA 36:45 to read as follows: 36:45 Purposes. The purpose of this subdivision shall be to enable municipalities and counties to join in the formation of regional planning commissions whose duty it shall be to prepare a coord

• 36:47 · amend · effective 2026-11-01

  consultation with the respective regional planning commissions. 3 Regional Planning Commission; Powers and Duties; Habitat Strongholds and Wildlife Corridors Included. Amend RSA 36:47, I to read as follows: I. A regional planning commission's powers shall be advisory, and shall generally pertain to the development of the region within its jurisdiction as a whole. Nothing in this subdivision shal

• 36-A:2 · amend · effective 2026-11-01

  Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Conservation Commission; Habitat Strongholds and Wildlife Corridors Included. Amend RSA 36-A:2 to read as follows: 36-A:2 Conservation Commission. A city or town which accepts the provisions of this chapter may establish a conservation commission, hereinafter called the commission, for the proper utilization

• 94:1-A · add · effective 2026-11-01

  nt of the executive council, the unclassified director of the WRPB, who shall serve for a term of 4 years. III. The salary of the director of the WRPB shall be as specified in RSA 94:1-a. IV. Funding shall be transferred into a new expenditure class number 11 within accounting unit 03-44-44-442010-1300. 21-O:14-b Winnipesaukee River Basin Program Commission. I. There is established a commissi

RSAs mentioned by this document

• RSA 21-O · DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
• RSA 36 · REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS
• RSA 36-A · CONSERVATION COMMISSIONS
• RSA 94 · COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN STATE OFFICERS
• RSA 206 · FISH AND GAME COMMISSION
• RSA 207 · GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO FISH AND GAME
• RSA 206:10 · Powers and Duties
• RSA 207:1 · Definitions
• RSA 36:45 · Purposes
• RSA 36:47 · General Powers and Duties
• RSA 36-A:2 · Conservation Commission