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2017 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title I - THE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT
Chapter 12-G - PEASE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Section 12-G:43 - Division of Ports and Harbors.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 12-G:43 (2017)
12-G:43 Division of Ports and Harbors. –
I. There is established within the authority a division of ports and harbors that is subject to the direction and control of the board, the executive director, and the division director. The division of ports and harbors shall:
(a) Plan for the maintenance and development of the ports and state tidal waters from the head of navigation to the seaward limits within the jurisdiction of the state, in order to foster and stimulate commerce and the shipment of freight through the state's ports and, as an agency of the state, to assist shipping, and commercial and industrial interests that may depend on the sea for transport of products, including such interests as may be desirous of locating in tidewater areas of the state; as well as to encourage the establishment of accommodations for the boat traveler, the area boat owners, the pleasure fishermen, and others who pass up and down our coast line or in its tributaries.
(b) Aid in the development of salt water fisheries and associated industries.
(c) Cooperate with any agencies or departments of the federal government in planning the maintenance, development, and use of the state ports and state tidal waters.
(d) Plan, develop, maintain, use, and operate a heliport facility on property owned or controlled by the division. The division shall cooperate with departments, agencies, authorities, or commissions of the federal, state, or local governments and accept grants, aid, or services from such agencies in the carrying out of this purpose. Such authorization relating to heliport facilities shall include and be governed by all other provisions of this chapter.
(e) Maintain at all times a complete inventory of division property and port projects.
(f) Perform such other duties and functions relating to the administration, management, and operation of division property and division projects as are assigned to division by the authority.
II. The board shall appoint a director of the division of ports and harbors who shall be qualified by education and experience and who shall hold office for an indefinite term at the pleasure of the board. The director of the division shall be the administrative officer of the division and shall have general and active supervision and direction over the day-to-day business and affairs of the division and its employees, subject, however, to the direction and control of the board and the executive director. The division director shall perform all such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the board or the executive director. The division director shall also be the secretary of the division of ports and harbors advisory council, shall keep a record of the proceedings of the council, and shall be the custodian of all books, documents, and papers filed with the division or the ports and harbors advisory council. The division director shall have the power to cause copies to be made of all minutes and other records and documents of the council and to give certificates under the seal of the authority to the effect that such copies are true copies, and all persons dealing with the division or authority may rely upon such certificates. In addition to the classified employees of the division, the division director, with the concurrence of the executive director, may employ such assistants and clerical and administrative staff as are within the limits of funds available for that purpose. The salary of the division director shall be established by the board.
I. There is established within the authority a division of ports and harbors that is subject to the direction and control of the board, the executive director, and the division director. The division of ports and harbors shall:
(a) Plan for the maintenance and development of the ports and state tidal waters from the head of navigation to the seaward limits within the jurisdiction of the state, in order to foster and stimulate commerce and the shipment of freight through the state's ports and, as an agency of the state, to assist shipping, and commercial and industrial interests that may depend on the sea for transport of products, including such interests as may be desirous of locating in tidewater areas of the state; as well as to encourage the establishment of accommodations for the boat traveler, the area boat owners, the pleasure fishermen, and others who pass up and down our coast line or in its tributaries.
(b) Aid in the development of salt water fisheries and associated industries.
(c) Cooperate with any agencies or departments of the federal government in planning the maintenance, development, and use of the state ports and state tidal waters.
(d) Plan, develop, maintain, use, and operate a heliport facility on property owned or controlled by the division. The division shall cooperate with departments, agencies, authorities, or commissions of the federal, state, or local governments and accept grants, aid, or services from such agencies in the carrying out of this purpose. Such authorization relating to heliport facilities shall include and be governed by all other provisions of this chapter.
(e) Maintain at all times a complete inventory of division property and port projects.
(f) Perform such other duties and functions relating to the administration, management, and operation of division property and division projects as are assigned to division by the authority.
II. The board shall appoint a director of the division of ports and harbors who shall be qualified by education and experience and who shall hold office for an indefinite term at the pleasure of the board. The director of the division shall be the administrative officer of the division and shall have general and active supervision and direction over the day-to-day business and affairs of the division and its employees, subject, however, to the direction and control of the board and the executive director. The division director shall perform all such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the board or the executive director. The division director shall also be the secretary of the division of ports and harbors advisory council, shall keep a record of the proceedings of the council, and shall be the custodian of all books, documents, and papers filed with the division or the ports and harbors advisory council. The division director shall have the power to cause copies to be made of all minutes and other records and documents of the council and to give certificates under the seal of the authority to the effect that such copies are true copies, and all persons dealing with the division or authority may rely upon such certificates. In addition to the classified employees of the division, the division director, with the concurrence of the executive director, may employ such assistants and clerical and administrative staff as are within the limits of funds available for that purpose. The salary of the division director shall be established by the board.
Source. 2001, 290:6. 2003, 242:11. 2008, 356:3. 2012, 182:1, eff. Aug. 10, 2012.
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