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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:45 - Dredge Management in Tidal Waters.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 12-G:45 (2017)
12-G:45 Dredge Management in Tidal Waters. –
The division, subject to the supervision, direction, and control of the authority and in consultation with the division of ports and harbors advisory council, the executive director, and the division director, shall be responsible for managing harbor and channel dredging activities within state tidal waters. The division shall:
I. Assess the existing dredge permitting process with state and federal permitting agencies for the purposes of identifying an improved review process.
II. Establish and implement a process to ensure that dredging projects are completed in a timely and cost effective manner, recognizing the need to:
(a) Coordinate with and utilize the services of the local and private sector to establish a reliable program; and
(b) Work in conjunction with other state and federal agencies to ensure uniform and timely compliance with other laws, regulations, and rules, including, but not limited to, permitting in accordance with RSA 482-A and RSA 485-A and to ensure that a certificate of consistency is obtained from the coastal zone management program; and
(c) Develop a long-range plan and schedule to serve as a guide for individual dredging activities.
III. Initiate and implement dredging projects, which may include dredging performed by the authority, to maintain and improve channels and harbors in accordance with the long-range plan and schedule.
IV. Submit an annual report to the senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the governor and council on the status of current dredging projects and the projection of future dredging projects and costs.
I. Assess the existing dredge permitting process with state and federal permitting agencies for the purposes of identifying an improved review process.
II. Establish and implement a process to ensure that dredging projects are completed in a timely and cost effective manner, recognizing the need to:
(a) Coordinate with and utilize the services of the local and private sector to establish a reliable program; and
(b) Work in conjunction with other state and federal agencies to ensure uniform and timely compliance with other laws, regulations, and rules, including, but not limited to, permitting in accordance with RSA 482-A and RSA 485-A and to ensure that a certificate of consistency is obtained from the coastal zone management program; and
(c) Develop a long-range plan and schedule to serve as a guide for individual dredging activities.
III. Initiate and implement dredging projects, which may include dredging performed by the authority, to maintain and improve channels and harbors in accordance with the long-range plan and schedule.
IV. Submit an annual report to the senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the governor and council on the status of current dredging projects and the projection of future dredging projects and costs.
Source. 2001, 290:6. 2003, 242:14. 2008, 356:6, eff. July 11, 2008.
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