162-H:4 Powers and Duties of the Committee. – I. The committee shall: (a) Evaluate and issue any certificate under this chapter for an energy facility. (b) Determine the terms and conditions of any certificate issued under this chapter. (c) Monitor the construction and operation of any energy facility granted a certificate under this chapter […]
162-H:4-a Subcommittees. – I. The chairperson may establish subcommittees to consider and make decisions on applications, including the issuance of certificates, or to exercise any other authority or perform any other duty of the committee under this chapter, except that no subcommittee may approve the budgetary requirements of the committee, approve any support staff […]
162-H:4-b Public Members. – I. The governor, with the consent of the council, shall appoint 5 public members to serve on the committee or subcommittees as prescribed in this section. Such public members shall be residents of the state of New Hampshire with expertise or experience in one or more of the following areas: […]
162-H:5 Prohibitions and Restrictions. – I. No person shall commence to construct any energy facility within the state unless it has obtained a certificate pursuant to this chapter. Such facilities shall be constructed, operated and maintained in accordance with the terms of the certificate. Such certificates are required for sizeable changes or additions to […]
162-H:6 Repealed by 2009, 65:24, VI, eff. Aug. 8, 2009. –
162-H:6-a Repealed by 2014, 217:28, II, eff. July 1, 2014. –
162-H:7 Application for Certificate. – I. [Repealed.] II. All applications for a certificate for an energy facility shall be filed with the chairperson of the site evaluation committee. III. Upon filing of an application, the committee shall expeditiously conduct a preliminary review to ascertain if the application contains sufficient information to carry out the […]
162-H:7-a Role of State Agencies. – I. State agencies having permitting or other regulatory authority may participate in committee proceedings as follows: (a) Receive proposals or permit requests within the agency’s permitting or other regulatory authority, expertise, or both; determine completeness of elements required for such agency’s permitting or other programs; and report on […]
162-H:8 Disclosure of Ownership. – Any application for a certificate shall be signed and sworn to by the person or executive officer of the association or corporation making such application and shall contain the following information: I. Full name and address of the person, association, or corporation. II. If an association, the names and […]
162-H:8-a Application and Filing Fees. – I. Except as provided in paragraph IV, a person filing with the committee an application for a certificate for an energy facility, a petition for jurisdiction, a request for exemption, or any other petition or request for the committee to take action, shall pay to the committee at […]
162-H:9 Counsel for the Public. – [Paragraph I effective until January 1, 2023; see also paragraph I set out below.] I. Upon notification that an application for a certificate has been filed with the committee in accordance with RSA 162-H:7, the attorney general shall appoint an assistant attorney general as a counsel for the […]
