I. The fund shall be used to provide matching grant funding to New Hampshire municipalities, private entities, and businesses for projects that will provide a demonstrated, significant improvement in waste diversion methods and contribute to a reduction of wastes, including hazardous waste materials, requiring disposal, including a regional or municipal materials recovery facility operated by a public or private entity, and other regional recycling efforts.
II. The fund may be used to hire consultants or contractors, or to pay other necessary expenses directly associated with approved activities in this chapter.
III. The department is authorized to solicit funds from the United States Environmental Protection Agency or other agencies that are targeted for making grants consistent with this section. Such funds, when received, may be deposited into the fund, and shall be used for the purposes described in this chapter.
Source. 2022, 226:1, eff. July 1, 2022.