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NH Rev Stat § 12-O:54 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 12-O - Department of Business and Economic Affairs|Section 12-O:54 - State Development Plan.

    12-O:54 State Development Plan. –||I. The office of planning and development, under the direction of the commissioner, shall:||(a) Assist the commissioner in preparing, publishing, and revising the comprehensive development plan required under RSA 9-A.||(b) Coordinate and monitor the planning efforts of various state agencies and departments to ensure that program plans published by such agencies are consistent with the policies and priorities established in the comprehensive development plan.||(c) Coordinate and monitor the planning efforts of the regional planning commissions to ensure that the plans published by the commissions are consistent, to the extent practical, with the policies and priorities established in the state development plan.||II. In preparing the state development plan, the office of planning and development shall consult with the chief executive officers of the various departments and agencies of state government. The office shall also consult with officials of regional planning commissions and regional and local planning and development agencies, local officials, representatives of the business and environmental community, and the general public.||III. All state agencies and departments shall provide the office of planning and development with information and assistance as required by the office to fulfill its responsibilities under paragraph I. The office shall maintain the confidentiality of any information which is protected by law.|||Source. 2021, 91:195, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 12-O:55 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 12-O - Department of Business and Economic Affairs|Section 12-O:55 - Data and Information Services.

    12-O:55 Data and Information Services. –||The office of planning and development shall:||I. Gather, tabulate, and periodically publish information on the location and pace of development throughout the state, including, but not limited to, population, housing, and building permit data.||II. Initiate data coordination procedures as the state agency responsible for coordinating data collection and dissemination among the state, the private sector, and the various political subdivisions.||III. Gather information for storage in a data bank concerning the data which is currently available within all state agencies. This data shall be used to provide information which is useful in measuring growth and its impact and for statewide planning purposes in general. The data available for dissemination shall include, but shall not be limited to, information for determining future demands for state services and demographic and economic statistics. Any other state agency or department which initiates a data collection program shall inform the office of planning and development of its efforts so that the office may utilize that information for planning purposes in its dissemination program.||IV. Cooperate with the department of environmental services in identifying potential sites for hazardous waste facilities.||V. Develop and maintain a computerized geographic information system in support of state, regional, or local planning and management activities.||VI. Cooperate with the Bureau of the Census and other federal agencies with the objective of improving access to the statistical products, data, and information of the federal government.||VII. Annually estimate the resident population for all cities and towns of the state pursuant to RSA 78-A:25.|||Source. 2021, 91:195, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 12-O:56 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 12-O - Department of Business and Economic Affairs|Section 12-O:56 - Policies and Plans.

    12-O:56 Policies and Plans. –||I. The office of planning and development shall formulate policies and plans for consideration by the commissioner and the governor which serve to integrate and coordinate resource and development activities affecting more than one state agency, level of government, or governmental function. Such activities may include, but shall not be limited to, the following subject areas:||(a) Water resources.||(b) Transportation.||(c) Recreation and natural resources.||(d) Solid waste and hazardous waste management.||(e) Off-shore, coastal, and estuarine resources.||(f) Housing.||(g) Economic development.||(h) Energy.||(i) Shoreland protection.||(j) Smart growth.|||Source. 2021, 91:195, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 12-O:57 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 12-O - Department of Business and Economic Affairs|Section 12-O:57 - Program Established.

    12-O:57 Program Established. –||The director of the office of planning and development shall establish a program of regional and municipal assistance within the office of planning and development. This program shall coordinate state, regional, and local planning efforts with the goal of assuring delivery of efficient and effective assistance to local governments in areas related to growth management and resource protection.|||Source. 2021, 91:195, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 12-O:58 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 12-O - Department of Business and Economic Affairs|Section 12-O:58 - Responsibilities for Assistance.

    12-O:58 Responsibilities for Assistance. –||The office of planning and development shall:||I. Provide technical assistance and, within the limits of biennial legislative appropriations, financial grants to regional planning commissions established under RSA 36:45-36:53 in support of:||(a) Planning assistance to local units of government.||(b) Preparation of regional plans.||(c) Contributions to and coordination with statewide planning and management activities, including the formulation and updating of the comprehensive state development plan prepared pursuant to RSA 12-O:54.||II. As requested and in cooperation with regional planning commissions, provide technical assistance and information in support of the planning and growth management efforts of local units of government, including training requested under RSA 673:3-a. The office shall encourage municipalities to first seek assistance from established regional planning commissions.||III. Provide computer interface capability among and between each regional planning commission, office of planning and development, and state data collection and storage sources. The computer interface capability shall be used by regional planning commissions to respond to municipal requests for assistance in the preparation and amending of master plans and in the evaluation of municipal infrastructure needs. The computer interface capability shall also be used by regional planning commissions to develop and update regional master plans, as provided in RSA 36:47. The computer equipment used for the purposes of this paragraph shall be compatible and able to interface with the office of planning and development's geographic information system, as well as with other similar state computerized data collection and storage sources.||IV. Provide technical assistance and information to municipalities with the cooperation of other state and regional planning agencies in the following areas:||(a) Use and application of geographic data available in the state's geographic information system (GIS) for local planning and growth management purposes.||(b) Recommending standard procedures for the establishment of accurate, large-scale base mapping to support municipal administrative functions such as tax assessment, public facility management and engineering.|||Source. 2021, 91:195, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 12-O:59 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 12-O - Department of Business and Economic Affairs|Section 12-O:59 - Coordination at State Level.

    12-O:59 Coordination at State Level. –||The office of planning and development shall coordinate efforts by state agencies to provide technical assistance to municipal governments in areas related to growth management and resource protection.|||Source. 2021, 91:195, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 12-O:60 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 12-O - Department of Business and Economic Affairs|Section 12-O:60 - Revolving Funds.

    12-O:60 Revolving Funds. –||In order to enhance its ability to provide education and training assistance to municipalities and regional agencies, the following nonlapsing revolving funds, which shall not exceed $20,000 on June 30 of each year, shall be established in the office of planning and development:||I. A revolving fund known as the publications revolving fund.||(a) The moneys in this fund shall be used for the purposes of printing materials for distribution. A reasonable charge shall be established for each copy of a document. This charge shall be only in the amount necessary to pay the cost of producing such document.||(b) The amount in the nonlapsing publications revolving fund shall not exceed $20,000, on June 30 of each year and any amounts in excess of $20,000 on June 30 of each year shall be deposited in the general fund as unrestricted revenue.||II. A revolving fund known as the municipal and regional training fund.||(a) The moneys in this fund shall be used for the purpose of providing training to local and regional officials. A reasonable charge shall be established for such training. This charge shall be fixed to reflect the cost of payments to experts to provide the training, the cost of written training material, rental of facilities, advertising and other associated costs. Such training shall be conducted in a geographically dispersed manner and scheduled with the convenience of part-time officials in mind.||(b) The amount in the nonlapsing municipal and regional training revolving fund shall not exceed $20,000 on June 30 of each year and any amounts in excess of $20,000 on June 30 of each year shall be deposited in the general fund as unrestricted revenue.|||Source. 2021, 91:195, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 12-O:61 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 12-O - Department of Business and Economic Affairs|Section 12-O:61 - Broadband Matching Grant Initiative Established.

    12-O:61 Broadband Matching Grant Initiative Established. –||I. There is hereby established within the department of business and economic affairs a broadband matching grant initiative, the purpose of which shall be to provide matching grants to broadband providers, political subdivisions, and communications districts in order to improve broadband availability across the state. When awarding grants, the department shall take into consideration broad geographic coverage of broadband services in New Hampshire and participation of political subdivisions and broadband providers in the grant process that will support business and residential users.||II. Eligible projects shall provide high speed Internet access in unserved areas of the state that lack access to broadband services, as defined in RSA 38:38, I(f), from at least one broadband provider.||III. Any broadband provider, political subdivision, or communications district formed under RSA 53-G shall be eligible for a grant of up to 50 percent of the total eligible costs of a project. Projects under construction at the time of application shall be ineligible. Projects in the planning stages shall be eligible.|||Source. 2021, 91:457, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 12-O:62 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 12-O - Department of Business and Economic Affairs|Section 12-O:62 - Program Guidelines; Rulemaking.

    12-O:62 Program Guidelines;  Rulemaking. –||I. The department of business and economic affairs shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A, relative to grant application and distribution procedures.||II. The rules shall, at a minimum, include the following:||(a) Establishment of a technology-neutral competitive grant process based on objective criteria.||(b) Establishment of a challenge process, with reasonable timelines, through which information may be provided to the state to ensure that funds are not used to build projects in served areas or areas where construction has commenced. Projects in planning, design, or terms negotiations, and not under construction as of January 1, 2021, shall be eligible for funding.||(c) A method to ensure an applicant's trade secrets, financial information, and proprietary information submitted as part of an application are exempt from disclosure under RSA 91-A.||(d) Establishment of a process that promotes faster service, up to and including gigabit service.||III. The department of business and economic affairs shall ensure that any grants awarded to broadband providers are provided with an appropriate level of consultation with the local governing bodies and a determination that the grants advance the goal of deploying broadband to unserved areas within communities.||IV. Eligible costs for the program shall include, but are not limited to:||(a) Costs associated with access to utility poles and other necessary structures.||(b) Construction of broadband network infrastructure in eligible areas.||(c) Construction of service connections to individual homes or businesses.||(d) Upgrades to existing infrastructure that currently provides service that does not meet the minimum definition of broadband in RSA 38:38, I(c).||(e) All other costs directly attributable to the construction project. In cases where a cost is shared with another ongoing project, shared costs shall be prorated.||(f) Planning costs related to network design and program eligibility.||V. Eligible costs shall not include any operating expenses or other recurring costs.||VI. The broadband provider, political subdivision, or communications district shall provide a minimum of 50 percent of the total cost of the project. Sources of the match may include revenue bonds issued by the political subdivision, bonds issued by the communication district, or private investment by broadband providers either jointly or independently. Sources of the match provided by broadband providers shall not include other federal or state funding awarded specifically to support the expansion of broadband networks.||VII. The department of business and economic affairs shall not, as a condition of an award of grant money, impose any requirement, rate regulation, or other term or condition of service that differs from the applicant's terms or conditions of service in its other service areas.|||Source. 2021, 91:457, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 12-O:63 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 12-O - Department of Business and Economic Affairs|Section 12-O:63 - Broadband Matching Grant Fund.

    12-O:63 Broadband Matching Grant Fund. –||I. There is hereby established the broadband matching grant fund. The fund shall be kept separate and distinct from all other funds and shall be continually appropriated to the commissioner of the department of business and economic affairs for the purposes of this subdivision. In addition to state appropriations, the department may accept gifts, grants, and donations for deposit into the fund.||II. Any federal funds received by the state for the purposes of expanding or improving Internet access that are not otherwise committed to other programs or required by the federal legislation authorizing the funds shall be deposited into the broadband matching grant fund.|||Source. 2021, 91:457, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 12-P:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 12-P - Department of Energy|Section 12-P:1 - Definitions.

    12-P:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Commission" means the public utilities commission.||II. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of energy.||III. "Department" means the department of energy.|||Source. 2021, 91:187, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 12-P:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 12-P - Department of Energy|Section 12-P:2 - Establishment; Purpose.

    12-P:2 Establishment;  Purpose. –||I. There shall be a department of energy under the executive direction of a commissioner of energy and consisting of the divisions of administration, policy and programs, enforcement, and regulatory support.||II. The purpose of this chapter is to improve the administration of state government by providing unified direction of policies, programs, and personnel in the field of energy and utilities, making possible increased efficiency and economies from integrated administration and operation of the various energy and utility related functions of the state government.||III. In addition to its other functions, it shall be the duty of the department of energy to provide all necessary administrative, technical, and staff support to the public utilities commission to assist the commission in carrying out its regulatory and adjudicative functions.||IV. The department shall have the authority to investigate any matter that may come before the public utilities commission and to appear before the commission to advocate for the department's position and for the purposes of providing a complete record for consideration by the commission.|||Source. 2021, 91:187, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 12-P:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 12-P - Department of Energy|Section 12-P:3 - General Provisions.

    12-P:3 General Provisions. –||I. Upon the recommendation of the commissioner after consultation with division directors concerned, the governor and council are authorized to approve revisions in internal administrative departmental organization as the governor and council find from time to time may improve or make more economical the administration of the department.||II. The department of energy is authorized to work with the department of business and economic affairs and the department of administrative services to coordinate the implementation of the establishment of the department, and to transfer appropriations and create the proper expenditure lines, if needed, for the establishment of their respective operations, including but not limited to the relocation of personnel, work stations, books, papers, personnel record files, and equipment, with the approval of the governor and council and of the director of personnel.|||Source. 2021, 91:187, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 12-P:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 12-P - Department of Energy|Section 12-P:6 - Division of Administration.

    12-P:6 Division of Administration. –||There is established within the department the division of administration, under the supervision of an unclassified director of the division of administration. The division, through its officials, shall be responsible for all functions, duties, and responsibilities which may be assigned to it by the commissioner or laws enacted by the general court.|||Source. 2021, 91:187, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 12-P:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 12-P - Department of Energy|Section 12-P:7 - Division of Policy and Programs.

    12-P:7 Division of Policy and Programs. –||There is established within the department the division of policy and programs, under the supervision of an unclassified director of the division of policy and programs. The division, through its officials, shall be responsible for all functions, duties, and responsibilities which may be assigned to it by the commissioner or laws enacted by the general court. In addition, the division shall administer fuel assistance contracts and weatherization contracts. In administering fuel assistance and weatherization contracts, the division shall ensure that when an individual applies for fuel assistance or weatherization, the individual shall be provided with application forms and information about the Link-Up New Hampshire and Lifeline Telephone Assistance programs, and shall be provided assistance in applying for these programs.|||Source. 2021, 91:187, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 12-P:7-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 12-P - Department of Energy|Section 12-P:7-b - Office of Offshore Wind Industry Development Established.

    12-P:7-b Office of Offshore Wind Industry Development Established. –||I. There is established in the department of energy the office of offshore wind industry development. The office shall be under the supervision of a classified director of the office of offshore wind industry development, who shall serve under the supervision of the commissioner. The director shall provide administrative oversight and ensure that the responsibilities of the office described in this section are fulfilled.||II. The office of offshore wind industry development shall:||(a) Support the work of the New Hampshire members of the Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force administered by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).||(b) Support the work of the offshore wind commission established in RSA 374-F:10.||(c) Assist the offshore wind commission to develop and implement offshore wind development strategies including:||(1) Assessment of port facilities.||(2) Economic impact analyses.||(3) Supply chain analyses.||(4) Outcome and performance measurements.||(d) Collaborate with key state agencies and partners on offshore wind industry development initiatives.||(e) Coordinate offshore wind industry economic development policy, including:||(1) Development of workforce.||(2) Identification of and recruitment of offshore wind development employers.||(3) Identification and recruitment of offshore wind supply chain employers.||(4) Promotion of New Hampshire's benefits to the various components of the offshore wind industry.||(5) Provide updates and guidance to the general court with regard to policy and funding.|||Source. 2021, 91:187, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 12-P:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 12-P - Department of Energy|Section 12-P:8 - Division of Enforcement.

    12-P:8 Division of Enforcement. –||There is established within the department the division of enforcement, under the supervision of an unclassified director of the division of enforcement. The division, through its officials, shall be responsible for all functions, duties, and responsibilities which may be assigned to it by the commissioner or laws enacted by the general court.|||Source. 2021, 91:187, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 12-P:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 12-P - Department of Energy|Section 12-P:9 - Division of Regulatory Support.

    12-P:9 Division of Regulatory Support. –||There is established within the department the division of regulatory support, under the supervision of an unclassified director of the division of regulatory support. The division, through its officials, shall be responsible for all functions, duties, and responsibilities which may be assigned to it by the commissioner or laws enacted by the general court. The division shall automatically be a party to all proceedings before the public utilities commission.|||Source. 2021, 91:187, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 12-P:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 12-P - Department of Energy|Section 12-P:10 - Specific Answers.

    12-P:10 Specific Answers. –||The department or the commission may require any public utility or entity subject to its jurisdiction to make specific answers to questions upon which the department or commission may need information.|||Source. 2021, 91:187, eff. July 1, 2021.|