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NH Rev Stat § 215-C:51 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:51 - State Parks and Forests.

    215-C:51 State Parks and Forests. –||All trails under the jurisdiction of the department of natural and cultural resources so far as possible and consistent with their primary functions, shall be made available for use by snowmobile subject to the fees, and rules as established by the directors of the division of parks and recreation and the division of forests and lands, with the approval of the commissioner of natural and cultural resources.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:52 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:52 - General Administration.

    215-C:52 General Administration. –||I. Except as provided in RSA 215-C:9 and RSA 215-C:10, the executive director is authorized to adopt and amend, pursuant to RSA 541-A, such rules and administrative procedures which are consistent with the provisions of this chapter relative to snowmobiles that he or she deems necessary or advisable to carry out the intent and purposes of said provisions with regard to:||(a) Equipment requirements;||(b) Registrations;||(c) Classification;||(d) The safety of operators, passengers, and other persons; and||(e) The protection of property.||II. The provisions of this chapter relative to snowmobiles, any rules adopted by the executive director, and any other information he or she deems feasible shall be printed by the executive director in booklet form and made available to the public.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:53 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:53 - Snowmobile Statistics; Safety.

    215-C:53 Snowmobile Statistics;  Safety. –||I. The executive director shall report annually to the registrar of vital records pursuant to RSA 5-C:2 on any deaths or injuries occurring in the state related to the operation of snowmobiles and OHRVs.||II. The executive director shall approve snowmobile or OHRV safety training courses after consultation with the commissioner of the department of health and human services.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:54 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:54 - Removal or Defacing Signs or Markers.

    215-C:54 Removal or Defacing Signs or Markers. –||If any person shall willfully or maliciously deface, destroy, remove, obstruct, alter or otherwise tamper with any trail sign, marker, posting, or other fixed monument along any trail or on anyone's property, upon conviction he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Further, said person shall be liable for full restitution for any damage incurred for which he or she is charged. The provisions of this section do not apply to persons who are authorized to relocate, remove or alter signs, markers, or postings.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:55 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:55 - Posted Land.

    215-C:55 Posted Land. –||I. An owner may post all or any portion of his or her land against use by a snowmobile. Such notices may read "SNOWMOBILES PROHIBITED" or may have in lieu of these words an appropriate sign with the designated symbol of sufficient size to be readable at a distance of 50 feet indicating that use of this land is prohibited for the purpose so specified. Whoever without right enters such land that has been so posted shall be guilty of a violation. Provided, however, that failure of an owner to post his or her land as provided in this section shall not be construed as granting any license to users of snowmobiles to enter said premises, nor shall said failure be construed as implying any duty of care to the user of a snowmobile by the owner.||II. It is recognized that snowmobile operation may be hazardous. Therefore, each person who drives or rides a snowmobile accepts, as a matter of law, the dangers inherent in the sport, and shall not maintain an action against an owner, occupant, or lessee of land for any injuries which result from such inherent risks, dangers, or hazards. The categories of such risks, hazards, or dangers which the snowmobile user assumes as a matter of law include, but are not limited to, the following: variations in terrain, trails, paths or roads, surface or subsurface snow or ice conditions, bare spots, rocks, trees, stumps, and other forms of forest growth or debris, structures on the land, equipment not in use, pole lines, fences, and collisions with other operators or persons.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:56 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:56 - Operating Budget.

    215-C:56 Operating Budget. –||The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources shall ensure that all sources of funding of the bureau of trails are reflected in the operating budget documents submitted by the department.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:57 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:57 - Rockingham Recreational Trail.

    215-C:57 Rockingham Recreational Trail. –||I. No person shall operate a snowmobile on any portion of the Rockingham recreational trail west of Route 28 when it is not snow-covered.||II. No person shall use the parking lot at the Windham depot along the Rockingham recreational trail during the period from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise.||III. The department of natural and cultural resources shall provide sanitary facilities at the parking area in Windham along the Rockingham recreational trail when the trail is snow-covered.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 216:1, 216:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216 - Management of Certain Recreational and Historic Sites|Section 216:1, 216:2 - Repealed by 1961, 223:7, III.

    216:1, 216:2 Repealed by 1961, 223:7, III. –|
NH Rev Stat § 216:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216 - Management of Certain Recreational and Historic Sites|Section 216:3 - Operation of Beach Parking Facilities.

    216:3 Operation of Beach Parking Facilities. –||I. The department of natural and cultural resources shall operate, maintain, and manage the parking facilities at Hampton Beach, and shall be authorized to charge for the use of the parking facilities by meters or fees, including parking violation fines, whichever is determined most practical.||II. The state treasurer shall establish a special nonlapsing fund, which shall only lapse pursuant to paragraph III, for the revenues from the state parking facilities at Hampton Beach. Fifty percent of the payments for principal and interest of bonds and notes that are issued for the project of replacing the seawall in the Hampton Beach area shall be paid from this fund. Each fiscal year, the sum of $200,000 shall be transferred from this fund to the Hampton Beach capital improvement fund established in paragraph IV.||III. The balance of any funds in this special nonlapsing fund shall be lapsed at the close of each fiscal year to the state park fund.||IV. (a) There is established a nonlapsing revolving fund to be known as the Hampton Beach capital improvement fund in the department of natural and cultural resources. The revolving fund shall be used for capital improvements and capital equipment for the Hampton Beach-area state parks' parking and beach facilities.||(b) The commissioner of natural and cultural resources shall submit a report detailing the activities of the revolving fund annually to the governor and council and the fiscal committee within 60 days of the close of each fiscal year.|||Source. 1953, 218:4, 5. RSA 216:3. 1987, 3:4; 94:2. 1989, 137:4. 1990, 3:18. 1991, 40:3. 1995, 308:57. 2003, 319:154. 2008, 263:1, eff. July 1, 2008. 2012, 187:1, eff. June 11, 2012. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 216:3-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216 - Management of Certain Recreational and Historic Sites|Section 216:3-a - Repealed by 1983, 422:17, III, eff. June 24, 1983.

    216:3-a Repealed by 1983, 422:17, III, eff. June 24, 1983. –|
NH Rev Stat § 216:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216 - Management of Certain Recreational and Historic Sites|Section 216:4 - Repealed by 1995, 299:19, II, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

    216:4 Repealed by 1995, 299:19, II, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 216:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216 - Management of Certain Recreational and Historic Sites|Section 216:5 - Custody of Certain Historic Places.

    216:5 Custody of Certain Historic Places. –||The functions of the governor and council as custodians of the Hannah Dustin monument, Franklin Pierce homestead, Daniel Webster birthplace, and the grounds connected with each, as provided in RL 12:1 are hereby transferred to the department of natural and cultural resources.|||Source. 1950, 5, part 12:17, eff. June 30, 1950. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 216:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216 - Management of Certain Recreational and Historic Sites|Section 216:6 - Repealed by 1983, 422:17, II, eff. June 24, 1983.

    216:6 Repealed by 1983, 422:17, II, eff. June 24, 1983. –|
NH Rev Stat § 216:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216 - Management of Certain Recreational and Historic Sites|Section 216:7 - Monitoring Endowment Established.

    216:7 Monitoring Endowment Established. –||I. There is established an endowment fund, to be known as the Connecticut Lakes headwaters tract monitoring endowment, for the purpose of ensuring a perpetual source of funds to monitor compliance with the terms and conditions of the conservation easement interests acquired by the state in the Connecticut Lakes headwaters tract. The fund shall be administered jointly by the executive director of the fish and game department and the commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources.||II. Funds added to the monitoring endowment pursuant to paragraph I shall be used to support monitoring by state agencies, local municipalities, and qualifying nonprofit corporations of conservation easement interests acquired in the Connecticut Lakes headwaters tract. Such monitoring shall be to ensure that the tract will be managed according to the legal agreements embodied within the conservation easement, which is recorded in its entirety in the Coos county registry of deeds.|||Source. 2002, 148:6, eff. May 14, 2002. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 216:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216 - Management of Certain Recreational and Historic Sites|Section 216:8 - Administration.

    216:8 Administration. –||I. The monitoring endowment established by RSA 216:7 shall be maintained in perpetuity and shall be utilized only for the purposes of monitoring and enforcing the conservation easement acquired through the Connecticut Lakes headwaters tract purchase.||II. The principal of the endowment shall be managed by the state treasurer for the sole purpose of providing interest earnings for the purposes set forth in this subdivision and expenditures from the endowment for these purposes shall be limited to the interest earned thereon.||III. Any interest earned on the endowment principal which is not used for the purposes set forth in this subdivision within the fiscal year in which it is earned shall be nonlapsing. The state treasurer is authorized to accept gifts, donations, and grants, including federal gifts, donations, and grants, for the purposes set forth in this chapter, and such gifts, donations, and grants shall be added to the principal amount.||IV. The executive director of the fish and game department and the commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources shall, pursuant to the monitoring endowment established under RSA 216:7, I, jointly prepare an annual report to be presented no later than December 1 of each year to the speaker of the house, the president of the senate, the governor, the house clerk, the senate clerk, and the state library. The report shall include a listing of all lands and interests in lands subject to the monitoring provisions of RSA 216:7 and a complete financial accounting of the funds in the monitoring endowment including expenditures for the most recent full fiscal year. The report shall also summarize monitoring activities and findings for each property, as conducted in the most recent full fiscal year.|||Source. 2002, 148:6, eff. May 14, 2002. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 216:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216 - Management of Certain Recreational and Historic Sites|Section 216:9 - Stewardship Endowment.

    216:9 Stewardship Endowment. –||I. There is hereby established an endowment fund to be known as the Connecticut Lakes headwaters natural areas stewardship endowment account.||II. The stewardship endowment shall be maintained in perpetuity and shall be utilized jointly by the executive director of the fish and game department and the commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources only for the purposes of habitat and public use management of 25,000 acres of natural areas owned by the state of New Hampshire, and for the purposes of recreation, use, and the conservation easement management of the 146,400 acres on which the state shall hold a conservation easement within the Connecticut Lakes headwaters tract.||III. The principal of the endowment shall be managed by the state treasurer for the sole purpose of providing interest earnings for the purposes set forth in this subdivision and expenditures from the endowment account for those purposes shall be limited to the interest earned thereon.||IV. Any interest earned on the endowment principal which is not used for the purposes set forth in this subdivision within the fiscal year in which it is earned shall be nonlapsing. The state treasurer is authorized to accept gifts, donations, and grants, including federal gifts, donations, and grants, for the purposes set forth in this chapter, and such gifts, donations, and grants shall be added to the principal amount.||V. The executive director of the fish and game department and the commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources shall, pursuant to the stewardship endowment, prepare an annual report to be presented no later than December 1 of each year to the speaker of the house, the president of the senate, the governor, the house clerk, the senate clerk, and the state library. The report shall include a listing of all natural area lands within the Connecticut Lakes headwaters tract under their joint stewardship and a complete financial accounting of the funds in the stewardship endowment including expenditures for the most recent full fiscal year. The report shall also summarize stewardship activities and findings for each natural area, for the most recent full fiscal year.|||Source. 2002, 148:6, eff. May 14, 2002. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 216:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216 - Management of Certain Recreational and Historic Sites|Section 216:10 - Road Maintenance Endowment Established.

    216:10 Road Maintenance Endowment Established. –||I. There is established an endowment fund, to be known as the Connecticut Lakes headwaters tract road maintenance endowment, for the purpose of ensuring a perpetual source of funds to maintain the system of roads that exists within the conservation easement and property interests acquired by the state in the Connecticut Lakes headwaters tract. The fund shall be administered jointly by the executive director of the fish and game department and the commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources.||II. Funds added to the road maintenance endowment pursuant to paragraph I shall be used to support road maintenance under the authority of state agencies within the conservation easement and property interests acquired in the Connecticut Lakes headwaters tract.|||Source. 2002, 148:6, eff. May 14, 2002. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 216:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216 - Management of Certain Recreational and Historic Sites|Section 216:11 - Administration.

    216:11 Administration. –||I. The road maintenance endowment established by RSA 216:10 shall be maintained in perpetuity and shall be utilized only for the purposes of maintaining the road system acquired through the Connecticut Lakes headwaters tract purchase.||II. The principal of the endowment shall be managed by the state treasurer for the sole purpose of providing interest earnings for the purposes set forth in this subdivision and expenditures from the endowment for these purposes shall be limited to the interest earned thereon.||III. Any interest earned on the endowment principal which is not used for the purposes set forth in this subdivision within the fiscal year in which it is earned shall be nonlapsing. The state treasurer is authorized to accept gifts, donations, and grants, including federal gifts, donations, and grants, for the purposes set forth in this chapter, and such gifts, donations, and grants shall be added to the principal amount.||IV. The executive director of the fish and game department and the commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources shall, pursuant to the road maintenance endowment established under RSA 216:10, I, jointly prepare an annual report to be presented no later than December 1 of each year to the speaker of the house, the president of the senate, the governor, the house clerk, the senate clerk, and the state library. The report shall include a listing of all roads subject to the maintenance provisions of RSA 216:10 and a complete financial accounting of the funds in the monitoring endowment including expenditures for the most recent full fiscal year. The report shall also summarize maintenance activities for the road system, as conducted in the most recent full fiscal year.|||Source. 2002, 148:6, eff. May 14, 2002. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:1 - Intent.

    216-A:1 Intent. –||It is the intent of the general court that a comprehensive state park system shall be developed, operated, and maintained to achieve the following purposes in order of the following priority:||I. To protect and preserve unusual scenic, scientific, historical, recreational, and natural areas within the state.||II. To continually provide such additional park areas and facilities as may be necessary to meet the recreational needs of the citizens of all regions of the state.||III. To make these areas accessible to the public for recreational, education, scientific, and other uses consistent with their protection and preservation.||IV. To encourage and support tourism and related economic activity within the state.|||Source. 1961, 263:1. 1985, 389:3, eff. June 25, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:2 - Duties, Director of Parks and Recreation.

    216-A:2 Duties, Director of Parks and Recreation. –||The director of the division of parks and recreation, under the supervision of the commissioner of natural and cultural resources, shall execute all matters related to the design, development, administration, operation, and maintenance of the state park system. These responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to:||I. The director shall continually assess the state's recreational needs and formulate a state park development plan which addresses those needs, and shall supervise the implementation of that plan.||II. The director shall implement a maintenance program for state parks and recreational areas to ensure that the natural, historical, and recreational value of these areas is preserved and the state's investment in such facilities is protected.||III. The director shall develop and implement operating procedures for the state park system designed to ensure its efficient administration and high standards of operation, maintenance, and service within the purposes established in RSA 216-A:1.||IV. The director shall cooperate with the director of the division of forests and lands on matters pertaining to the joint recreational and forestry use of state lands, with other state and federal agencies in the development of parkways and scenic routes, in the development of wayside picnic areas, in the promotion of hunting and fishing on public recreational areas, and in the promotion of better understanding of the recreational advantages of the state.||V. The director may also recommend for state acquisition lands or the use of lands for recreational purposes and for the protection and preservation of areas of unusual scenic, scientific, historic, or other value.||VI. The director shall purchase such merchandise for resale and such operating supplies and materials as may be necessary for the operation of the ski school, ski rental and repair, souvenir, and food services concessions at Cannon Mountain. The operating costs shall be a direct charge against gross sales receipts.||VII. The director shall prepare a 5 year capital budget for capital development at Cannon Mountain in consultation with the Cannon Mountain Advisory Commission, pursuant to RSA 12-A:29-b to be submitted by the commissioner to the general court on a biennial basis.||VIII. The director shall be responsible for all personnel and equipment at the ski operations, and any other duties that may be assigned to the director by the commissioner of natural and cultural resources.|||Source. 1961, 263:2. 1985, 389:4. 1996, 210:5. 1998, 134:7, eff. June 10, 1998. 2016, 207:7, eff. June 6, 2016. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:3 - Department of Natural and Cultural Resources; Authority.

    216-A:3 Department of Natural and Cultural Resources;  Authority. –||With the approval of the governor and council, the department shall have the following authority:||I. Acquire, by purchase or gift, real property with recreational or historic value.||II. Dispose of real property, by sale or exchange.||III. Enter into agreements with other state agencies, the federal government, municipalities or other public and private agencies regarding the acquisition, development or operation of recreational areas or facilities.||IV. Apply for and receive, with the approval of the governor and council, grants, donations, and other assistance to assist in the development and operation of the park system.|||Source. 1961, 263:3. 1985, 389:5, eff. June 25, 1985. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|