Section 487:20 – Eligibility.
487:20 Eligibility. – To be eligible for funding under this subdivision, a body of water shall be any freshwater lake or pond which meets priorities established under RSA 487:18. Lakefront associations, private businesses, citizens and local government agencies shall be eligible to apply for funding under this subdivision. Source. 1990, 143:3, eff. June 18, […]
Section 487:21 – Cost Sharing.
487:21 Cost Sharing. – I. For diagnostic and feasibility studies where the federal government has made financial assistance available in the amount of 70 percent of the cost, the department may provide an amount not exceeding 30 percent of the total eligible costs as determined by the department. Where no federal funding is available, […]
Section 487:22 – Municipal Agreements.
487:22 Municipal Agreements. – Whenever a project requires a commitment of cooperative action or local cost sharing involving 2 or more municipalities, all participating municipalities shall execute an intermunicipal agreement relative to their respective obligations. No project which requires a local match shall be initiated with state funding until such an agreement, if applicable, […]
Section 487:23 – Agency Cooperation.
487:23 Agency Cooperation. – The department shall make a concerted effort to integrate and coordinate the clean lakes program with other environmental management programs involving lakes and their watersheds, whether such programs fall within the jurisdiction of the department of environmental services or within that of another state department. The university system and the […]
Section 487:24 – Rulemaking.
487:24 Rulemaking. – The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to: I. The criteria to be used in the prioritization of grants for diagnostic or feasibility studies. II. The criteria used to determine the priority of implementation projects and maintenance projects. III. Contracting procedures with local governments or private businesses. IV. Application […]
Section 487:25 – Lake Restoration and Preservation Fund; Addition to Boat Fee.
487:25 Lake Restoration and Preservation Fund; Addition to Boat Fee. – I. The fee of $9.50 collected under the provisions of RSA 270-E:5, II(a) shall be paid to the director of the division of motor vehicles. The director of the division of motor vehicles shall pay over said fee to the state treasurer who […]
Section 487:16-f – Penalties.
487:16-f Penalties. – Notwithstanding RSA 487:7, any person who violates RSA 487:16-c through 487:16-e shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of $50 for a first offense, $100 for a second offense, and $250 for any subsequent offense. The authority to enforce these sections shall extend to all peace officers in […]
Section 487:17 – Program Established.
487:17 Program Established. – I. A program for the preservation and restoration of New Hampshire lakes and ponds eligible under RSA 487:20 shall be established and administered within the department of environmental services. Said program shall function to limit the eutrophication process in New Hampshire lakes by reducing nuisance growths of macrophyton and phytoplankton. […]
Section 487:18 – Project Prioritization.
487:18 Project Prioritization. – Project approval shall be based upon prioritization factors to be established by rules adopted under RSA 541-A. Such rules shall give first priority for expenditure of available funds to the control or eradication of new infestations of exotic aquatic weeds pursuant to RSA 487:17, II(b). Otherwise, preference shall be given […]
Section 487:12 – Operation After Suspension.
487:12 Operation After Suspension. – No boat shall be operated upon any waters of this state after its certificate of registration has been taken up for violation of this chapter other than from the point at which said certificate was taken up to a permanent mooring. For violation of this section said certificate of […]