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RSA 483:12-a · State Action; Notification of Rivers Coordinator; Petition for Review

Title
L: WATER MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION
Chapter
483 · NEW HAMPSHIRE RIVERS MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION PROGRAM
Status
current
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483:12-a State Action; Notification of Rivers Coordinator; Petition for Review. –

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Any state agency considering any action affecting any river or segment designated under this chapter shall notify the rivers coordinator and the local river management advisory committee prior to taking any such action. Such agency shall forward to the rivers coordinator and the local river management advisory committee for review and comment copies of all notices of public hearings, or, where a public hearing is not required, a copy of the application for issuance of a permit, certificate, or license within the designated river or corridor under RSA 485-C, RSA 485-A, RSA 483-B, RSA 12-E, RSA 270:12, RSA 482, RSA 482-A, except notifications for minimum impact activities under RSA 482-A:3, V and XII and for routine roadway maintenance under RSA 482-A:3, XVI on land used for agricultural purposes, RSA 149-M, RSA 430, or RSA 147-A. If an agency is notified by the rivers coordinator that a proposed activity would violate a protection measure under RSA 483:9, 483:9-a, 483:9-aa, or 483:9-b, such agency shall deny the application. I-a. State agencies shall develop, in conjunction with the rivers coordinator and the local river management advisory committees, the procedure by which the state shall notify the appropriate local river management advisory committee when state action is being considered which affects a designated river.

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If an application is denied solely because the proposed activity would violate a protection measure under RSA 483:9, 483:9-a, 483:9-aa, or 483:9-b, the applicant may petition the commissioner for a review. Within 30 days of receiving such a petition, the commissioner, in consultation with the advisory committee and the appropriate local rivers management advisory committee, shall review the application. If the commissioner determines that the proposed activity is consistent with the character of the designated river or segment or that the proposed activity would provide a public benefit sufficient to outweigh the public benefit of a protection measure under this chapter, the commissioner shall submit to the speaker of the house and the president of the senate a recommendation that the proposed activity be allowed to proceed. Such recommendation shall require review and approval by the general court and shall be filed as a bill in the next legislative session following the petition. Source. 1990, 233:14. 1995, 219:3. 2007, 285:8. 2009, 201:13, eff. July 15, 2009. 2016, 287:33, eff. Aug. 20, 2016.

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Source note

Source. 1990, 233:14. 1995, 219:3. 2007, 285:8. 2009, 201:13, eff. July 15, 2009. 2016, 287:33, eff. Aug. 20, 2016.

Source history

  • 1990, 233:14
  • 1995, 219:3
  • 2007, 285:8
  • 2009, 201:13, eff. July 15, 2009
  • 2016, 287:33, eff. Aug. 20, 2016

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  • 2026 HB1141 amend

    e of producing dimension stone, if such excavation requires a permit under RSA [12-E]485-A:17. 11 New Hampshire Rivers Management and Protection Program; Mining Permit. Amend RSA 483:12-a, I to read as follows: I. Any state agency considering any action affecting any river or segment designated under this chapter shall notify the rivers coordinator and the local river management advisory committee pr

  • 2026 HB1141-FN amend

    e of producing dimension stone, if such excavation requires a permit under RSA [12-E]485-A:17. 11 New Hampshire Rivers Management and Protection Program; Mining Permit. Amend RSA 483:12-a, I to read as follows: I. Any state agency considering any action affecting any river or segment designated under this chapter shall notify the rivers coordinator and the local river management advisory committee pr

  • 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

  • 2026 SB527 amend

    to electronic mail written notice. 67:2 New Hampshire Rivers Management and Protection Program; State Action; Notification of Rivers Coordinator; Petition for Review. Amend RSA 483:12-a, I-I-a to read as follows: I. Any state agency considering any action affecting any river or segment designated under this chapter shall [notify] ensure that the rivers coordinator and the local river management adv