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NH Rev Stat § 482:50 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:50 - Dams Owned by Fish and Game.

    482:50 Dams Owned by Fish and Game. –||Revenue to the state resulting from the leasing for hydroelectric generation of any dams owned by the department of fish and game which were funded by the Pittman-Robertson or Dingell-Johnson federal aid in fish and wildlife restoration programs shall be credited to the fund established by RSA 482:55, but shall be expended exclusively for work on any federally-funded dams owned by the department of fish and game. Such revenue shall be so expended during the same year in which it is generated.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:52 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:52 - Investigation and Construction of a Lake Management Structure at Silver Lake in Belmont.

    482:52 Investigation and Construction of a Lake Management Structure at Silver Lake in Belmont. –||The department is authorized to investigate conditions affecting the use and enjoyment of Silver Lake and when funds are available therefor to construct an outlet control structure and make channel improvements.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:53 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:53 - Agency to Receive Funds.

    482:53 Agency to Receive Funds. –||The department is authorized to apply for and receive in the name of the state any funds which are or may become available for the purpose of RSA 482:52 from the federal government or any other source. The department is authorized to acquire by gift any lands, water rights, easements or other property rights from the owners of lake frontage on Silver Lake, any funds which may be offered to make the project possible, or both.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:54 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:54 - Definitions.

    482:54 Definitions. –||As used in this subdivision:||I. "Contract construction" shall mean work performed after competitive bid by use of an independent contractor in combination with the department.||II. "Emergency" shall mean a circumstance whereby life or property is threatened or will be threatened unless work is performed in a timely manner.||III. "Force account" shall mean use of a work force and equipment directly on the state payroll, including rented equipment and associated labor at current state of New Hampshire equipment rental rates.||IV. "Minor project" shall mean maintenance work performed on a periodic basis with costs not exceeding $20,000.||V. "Reconstruction" shall mean performance of major amounts of work on most if not all of the structure to restore it to its original condition or to upgrade it to current design standards with the cost in excess of $75,000.||VI. "Repair" shall mean performance of intermediate amounts of work on a portion of a structure or associated property on an occasional basis with costs not exceeding $75,000. Repair items include, but are not limited to, replacement of gates, refacing of eroded concrete, repair or replacement of wingwalls, placement of riprap, and emergency repairs. Associated property includes property contiguous to the dam and noncontiguous property, such as rainfall and stream gages, that is essential to the safe operation of the dam.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:107. 2001, 138:3, eff. Aug. 28, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:55 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:55 - Fund Established.

    482:55 Fund Established. –||For the state of New Hampshire to meet its commitments to maintain its dams and impoundments and associated property for future generations and promote the safety of the public, there is established a dam maintenance fund to cover the cost of performing work on state-owned dams and property associated with and contiguous to state-owned dam sites, as well as noncontiguous property, such as rainfall and stream gages, that is essential to the safe operation of the dam. This fund shall be a nonlapsing fund which shall be continually appropriated for the purposes of this section.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1991, 368:2. 2001, 138:4, eff. Aug. 28, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:55-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:55-a - Repealed by 2019, 346:129, II, eff. July 1, 2019.

    482:55-a Repealed by 2019, 346:129, II, eff. July 1, 2019. –|
NH Rev Stat § 482:56 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:56 - Bonds Authorized.

    482:56 Bonds Authorized. –||To provide working capital for initiation of the fund established in RSA 482:55, the state treasurer is hereby authorized to borrow upon the credit of the state the sum of $9,800,000 and for said purpose shall issue bonds and notes in the name of and on behalf of the state of New Hampshire in accordance with RSA 6-A.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1991, 351:7. 1993, 359:5. 1995, 309:27. 1997, 349:17, eff. July 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:57 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:57 - Expenditure.

    482:57 Expenditure. –||Notwithstanding other provisions of law, the commissioner of environmental services shall expend such sums from the dam maintenance fund as are necessary for performance of work on state-owned dams and property associated with and contiguous to state-owned dam sites, as well as noncontiguous property, such as rainfall and stream gages, that is essential to the safe operation of the dam only in the following categories:||I. Minor projects and emergency repairs, including emergency action plans, which may be completed by force account methods by the department.||II. Repair projects, which may be completed by force account methods by the department on dams and property associated with and contiguous to state-owned dam sites, as well as noncontiguous property, such as rainfall and stream gages, that is essential to the safe operation of the dam, approved for acquisition by the legislature with the approval of governor and council.||III. Reconstruction projects, which shall be completed by contract construction or force account on dams and property associated with and contiguous to state-owned dam sites, as well as noncontiguous property, such as rainfall and stream gages, that is essential to the safe operation of the dam, approved for acquisition by the legislature with the approval of governor and council.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1991, 368:3. 1993, 189:4. 1996, 228:107. 2001, 138:5, eff. Aug. 28, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:58 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:58 - Definitions.

    482:58 Definitions. –||As used in this subdivision:||I. "Local legislative body" means one of the following basic forms of government utilized by a municipality:||(a) Council, whether city or town.||(b) Mayor-council.||(c) Mayor-board of aldermen.||(d) Village district commissioners in a village district or precinct.||(e) Board of selectmen in a town.||II. "Municipality" or "municipal" means and includes cities, towns and village water districts.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:59 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:59 - Repealed by 1997, 178:5, eff. Aug. 16, 1997.

    482:59 Repealed by 1997, 178:5, eff. Aug. 16, 1997. –|
NH Rev Stat § 482:60 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:60 - Municipalities May Petition.

    482:60 Municipalities May Petition. –||The local governing body of any municipality in which the whole or a part of a dam is located, if it has reason to believe the dam may be in disrepair, may petition the department for an investigation to determine whether such dam is in disrepair. The local governing body shall so petition the department when requested to do so by 25 taxpayers of such municipality.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1993, 12:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:61 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:61 - Department Action.

    482:61 Department Action. –||The department, upon its own motion or upon the filing of a petition pursuant to RSA 482:60, shall notify the owner of such dam of the filing of said petition and set a time and place for a hearing to determine whether such dam is in disrepair. Said notice shall be given at least 21 days before said hearing and may be given in hand to the owner or sent to him by registered mail, or, at the option of the department, said notice may be given by publication once each week for 3 successive weeks in some newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the dam or any part thereof is located. If notice is given by publication, the first publication shall appear at least 21 days prior to the date of the hearing. The department shall file a copy of such notice in the registry of deeds in each county in which the dam is located.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:62 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:62 - Inspection.

    482:62 Inspection. –||Upon receipt of a petition under RSA 482:60, the department may, either before or after said hearing, cause an inspection of said dam to be made by a competent person, who may be one of its employees.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:63 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:63 - Findings of Disrepair.

    482:63 Findings of Disrepair. –||Pursuant to notice given by the department, it shall hold a public hearing and find, upon evidence furnished by its employees or others, whether said dam is in disrepair. If the department finds such dam in disrepair, it shall request the dam owner to make the requisite repairs or reconstruction within a period to be fixed by such request.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:64 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:64 - Municipality May Take Dam.

    482:64 Municipality May Take Dam. –||If the owner shall fail to comply with such request, a municipality in which all or a portion of such dam is located may take, by eminent domain proceedings before the department as provided in this subdivision, such dam and other real estate, franchises, easements, flowage and other property, wherever located, necessary or desirable in the opinion of the department to enable the municipality to construct, maintain, repair, own and operate the same. Eminent domain proceedings may not be taken by a municipality pending an appeal and final determination of such appeal.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:65 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:65 - Voters to Authorize Taking.

    482:65 Voters to Authorize Taking. –||Eminent domain proceedings shall not be taken under this subdivision unless authorized by a vote of a majority of all voters present and voting at an annual or special meeting of the town or village water district or by a 2/3 vote of all elected members of the town council. A city desiring to initiate eminent domain proceedings under this subdivision shall act through its mayor, whose action shall be authorized by a resolution of the city councils, passed by at least 2/3 of all the members elected to each branch of the councils. All other action under this subdivision by a city shall be by the mayor when authorized by a resolution of the city councils, passed by a majority of the members elected to each branch of the councils.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:66 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:66 - Special Town Meetings, Town Council Meetings.

    482:66 Special Town Meetings, Town Council Meetings. –||A special town or village water district meeting or town council meeting to authorize action under this subdivision may be called by the local legislative body by posting or causing to be posted a written or printed copy of the warrant noticing such meeting at the place of meeting and at 2 other public places in the town at least 7 days prior to holding the meeting, including the day of holding such meeting. The local legislative body shall leave, on or before the day of the meeting, a copy of such warrant with the town clerk, who shall record it. Upon petition of 25 taxpayers, the local legislative body shall call a special town meeting or town council meeting to consider action under this subdivision.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:67 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:67 - Petition for Taking.

    482:67 Petition for Taking. –||If, within 2 years from the finding by the department that a dam is in disrepair, a municipality in which a portion of such dam is located desires to take such property by eminent domain proceedings, the local legislative body may in writing so petition the department. Such petition shall contain a statement of the following information, if applicable: the amount of the municipality's indebtedness and its last assessed valuation, information as to the municipality's proposed payment method for said property, a certified copy of the vote of the town authorizing the taking of such property, a copy of the warrant calling the meeting at which such vote was passed, a statement of the number of legal voters, the number present and voting for and against the proposal, a description of the property sought to be acquired and its owners as appearing on the tax records of any municipality, and a list of such other persons believed by the local legislative body to own property that may be flowed or affected as a result of maintaining said dam pursuant to findings and orders of the department made under RSA 482:63.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:68 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:68 - Notice.

    482:68 Notice. –||Upon receipt of the petition provided for in RSA 482:67, the department shall notify the owners of property likely to be affected by such proceedings by publication as provided in RSA 482:61, and set a time and place for a hearing to determine what property shall be taken by the municipality in order for it to acquire the dam and affected property. Such notice shall be considered adequate as to all persons affected by these and all subsequent proceedings before the department to acquire the said property.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:69 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:69 - Hearing and Findings.

    482:69 Hearing and Findings. –||After said notice, a public hearing shall be held and the department shall find, upon evidence furnished by its employees or others at the hearing, what property and rights are reasonably required by the municipality for the acquisition of the dam, other real estate, franchises, easements and other property necessary or desirable to enable the municipality to construct, maintain, repair, own and operate the dam so it may not be or become a dam in disrepair, and if the department shall find that payment for said property and rights will not cause the debt of said municipality as authorized by law to be exceeded, it shall determine the compensation to be paid for said property and rights, and render judgment accordingly.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:70 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:70 - Appeal on Damages.

    482:70 Appeal on Damages. –||Any party aggrieved by an order of the department awarding damages may, within 60 days after entry of the order, file a petition in the superior court of the county in which the land is wholly or partially located to have the damages assessed by a jury, upon which petition notice shall be given, and the court shall assess such damages by jury. If the result of an appeal is to change the award of damages in favor of the appellant, he shall recover costs; otherwise, he shall pay costs.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:71 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:71 - Guardian Ad Litem; Fees.

    482:71 Guardian Ad Litem;  Fees. –||If an owner or the owners of real estate, franchises, easements and other property affected by proceedings under this subdivision is under any legal disability and is not under guardianship in this state or his residence is unknown or uncertain, the department shall upon application by the municipality, appoint a guardian ad litem, who shall represent the owner in the proceedings. The department shall determine and fix the amount due to any guardian appointed by it for services and disbursements in connection with any proceedings under this subdivision, and the portion of such fee that justice requires shall be payable out of any award that may be made for any land or right of the ward that may be taken.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:72 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:72 - Municipality Required to Pay Judgment.

    482:72 Municipality Required to Pay Judgment. –||A municipality shall expend such sums as may be necessary to satisfy any judgment of the department pursuant to RSA 482:69 and any appeal from such judgment and such sums may be taken from moneys (a) raised from the sale of bonds, sufficient authority for the issuance of which shall be the affirmative vote passed at the meeting referred to in RSA 482:65; (b) in the hands of the town treasurer not appropriated or held for a purpose not inconsistent with such payment; (c) or voted the purpose at any regular or special town meeting or special meeting of a town council.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:73 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:73 - Employment of Assistants.

    482:73 Employment of Assistants. –||A municipality acting through its local legislative body may employ engineers, counsel and others and defray other expenses incident to proceedings under this subdivision.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:74 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:74 - Access to Dam.

    482:74 Access to Dam. –||Access to a dam and adjacent property may be had at all times by representatives of the department or a municipality to implement the purposes and intent of this subdivision.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:75 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:75 - Jointly Sponsored Projects.

    482:75 Jointly Sponsored Projects. –||In order for the state of New Hampshire to cooperate fully with federal agencies in watershed management as provided for under Public Law 566, as amended, all jointly sponsored soil conservation districts projects for watershed protection, flood prevention, and water management are declared to be projects under the provisions of this chapter except that compliance with the provisions of RSA 481:8 shall not be required.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 2009, 112:10, eff. Aug. 14, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:76 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:76 - Projects Tax Exempt.

    482:76 Projects Tax Exempt. –||All property and rights acquired by the department for projects in cooperation with federal agencies as provided for under Public Law 566 and pursuant to RSA 482:75 which are nonrevenue-producing shall be exempt from all taxation and shall not be subject to the provisions of RSA 481:14.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:77 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:77 - Small-Watershed Projects.

    482:77 Small-Watershed Projects. –||I. The department is authorized to cooperate with cities and towns in the development of small-watershed projects as planned by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and local sponsoring organizations, under the provisions of Public Law 566, as amended, and under RSA 482:75. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the exercise of eminent domain may not be applied on any lands needed to allow the enlarging of a dam beyond the height or length needed solely for flood control purposes.||II. Financial aid from the state for recreational purposes at such a project is contingent upon approval by the state soil conservation committee of a land use plan for proposed public development at each site under consideration. The state soil conservation committee shall review each site and shall assist the municipalities, local sponsoring organizations, and land owners in preparing a general land use plan for each site. The committee shall also assist the municipalities in the preparation of mutually acceptable applicable ordinances to which such a general land use plan shall conform.||III. A small-watershed project fund is created to receive state and local municipal contributions for payment of the cost of acquiring additional land and right-of-ways and for construction costs for recreation purposes to be included in the structures and appurtenances on the United States Natural Resources Conservation Service projects. If the town joining in the project has matched the funds appropriated for the project by the state and has deposited the matching funds into the small-watershed project fund, the department is authorized to draw money from this fund for the purposes set forth in this section, subject to the conditions upon spending the matching funds set forth in the statute making the appropriation.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1995, 206:2. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|