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RSA 483:10-b · Withholding of Section 401 Certification

Title: L: WATER MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION
Chapter: 483 · NEW HAMPSHIRE RIVERS MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION PROGRAM
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483:10-b Withholding of Section 401 Certification. – The general court finds that the development of any dam or channel alteration activities within a natural river or segment or the development of any new dam within a rural, rural-community, or community river or segment, except as provided in RSA 483:9-a, II, RSA 483:9-aa, II, and RSA 483:9-b, II, will alter the physical and chemical characteristics of that river and will constitute violation of the water quality standards established under RSA 485-A:8. The commissioner shall deny certification of any federally licensed or permitted activity on such designated rivers or segments under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, P.L. 92-500, as amended. Source. 1990, 233:12, eff. June 26, 1990. 2016, 287:32, eff. Aug. 20, 2016.

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Source. 1990, 233:12, eff. June 26, 1990. 2016, 287:32, eff. Aug. 20, 2016.

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1990, 233:12, eff. June 26, 1990
2016, 287:32, eff. Aug. 20, 2016

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2026 HB624 amend · effective 2026-01-01
tion therefor. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Local River Management Advisory Committee Grants. Amend RSA 483 by inserting after section 8-a the following new section: 483:8-b Local River Management Advisory Committee Grants. There is hereby established a grant program, to be administered by the department of environmental s
2026 HB624-FN-A amend · effective 2026-01-01
tion therefor. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Local River Management Advisory Committee Grants. Amend RSA 483 by inserting after section 8-a the following new section: 483:8-b Local River Management Advisory Committee Grants. There is hereby established a grant program, to be administered by the department of environmental s