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NH Rev Stat § 485-A:47 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:47 - Administration.

    485-A:47 Administration. –||To administer the provisions of this chapter and to perform such other related duties as may be required, the department of environmental services is designated as the agency to receive and utilize any federal or other aids which may at any time be made available in the interest of water pollution control in the basin. The department is empowered to hire consulting engineering firms for purposes of project design and to employ such professional, technical, clerical, accounting, or other staff or consulting personnel as are required to implement the provisions of this subdivision and to arrange for the orderly transfer of ownership and operation of existing pollution abatement facilities to the department on behalf of the state of New Hampshire within the limits of legislative appropriations. Any personnel (other than consultants) employed by the department shall be subject to the personnel laws of the state. This subdivision shall in no way impair or render null and void existing contracts between municipalities, contractors or other parties, or any of them, in connection with pollution control projects or sewerage, sewage or waste service contracts within the basin. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed as prohibiting future sewerage or waste service contracts otherwise authorized by law between municipalities directly connected to the regional facilities provided for by this subdivision and other persons, including but not limited to municipalities, served or to be served by such facilities but not directly connected to such facilities. All such future contracts, however, shall be submitted at least 60 days in advance of their effective dates to the department, which is empowered to disapprove the terms of any such future contract in whole or in part when in its judgment the efficient administration or the purposes of this subdivision would be adversely affected, and such contract shall not be valid to the extent it is disapproved. In any such contract, unless otherwise specifically provided in the contract, the person or persons served by such regional facility but not directly connected to such facility shall have strict responsibility for the accurate measurement of the amount of sewage or waste disposed of by such person or persons and shall be liable to the municipality directly connected to such regional facilities for the entire amount of sewage or waste, as measured, if any inaccuracy is in favor of such municipality, and for the actual amount of sewage or waste, as estimated, if any inaccuracy is in favor of such person or persons. The commissioner is authorized to adopt, pursuant to RSA 541-A and after public hearing, such rules as are necessary to implement the provisions of this subdivision.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:84, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:48 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:48 - Application of the Statutes.

    485-A:48 Application of the Statutes. –||All present powers, duties and functions conferred upon municipalities within the basin in connection with the planning, construction, financing and operation of sewage or waste treatment facilities (excepting common sewers and other collector facilities considered ineligible for state grants under the provisions of RSA 486), or both, as are contained in RSA 485, 485-A, 149-I and applicable statutes, are transferred to the department. Personnel of municipalities engaged in the operation of sewage or waste treatment facilities, or both, as referred to in this subdivision, shall be given an opportunity to become employees of the department (with all benefits previously accrued) upon the effective date of the transfer of the municipal sewage or waste treatment facilities, or both, to the department. In no case shall personnel accepting state employment, as provided under this subdivision, be paid less than the salary paid such individuals as of January 1, 1973, nor shall they suffer a loss or reduction in benefits associated with tenure of service. It shall be the responsibility of the municipality previously employing the individual to supplement such state of New Hampshire benefits if they are less than the employee might have received if his employment had continued uninterrupted with the municipality.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:49 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:49 - Expenditures.

    485-A:49 Expenditures. –||I. With the approval of the governor and council, the department may use state, federal or other funds accruing to the department and funds borrowed from the state water pollution control and drinking water revolving loan fund established under RSA 486:14 for the acquisition of existing sewage or waste treatment facilities, design and construction of new sewage or waste treatment facilities, alteration, improvement or additions to existing sewage or waste treatment facilities, pumping stations and intercepting sewers, inclusive of operation and maintenance of same; the terms operation and maintenance of treatment facilities shall include maintenance of all buildings, equipment, supplies, and administrative costs associated with the management of the treatment facilities, and for such other purposes as may be involved in the operation of an effective regional pollution control program. The department may purchase, take and hold for the state such materials, lands, easements and rights-of-way as may be required for the purposes of this subdivision. If the department is unable to purchase lands, easements or rights-of-way at what is deemed reasonable compensation, the department shall request the governor and council to appoint a commission to assess the damages sustained by the owner, and thereupon proceedings shall be conducted in the same manner and in accordance with provisions of RSA 230.||I-a. In addition to the uses set forth in paragraph I, and with the approval of the governor and council, the department may evaluate the most cost effective operation of such systems, including evaluating the cost effectiveness of alternative governance structures for the Winnipesaukee River basin control program under this subdivision. The department may not make any changes to the current governance structure unless specifically authorized by statute. The department may present any recommendations concerning alternative governance structures to the general court for consideration.||II. To provide funds for the municipal share of the costs involved pursuant to this subdivision, the state treasurer is authorized to borrow upon the credit of the state not exceeding the sum of $3,000,000 and for said purposes may issue bonds and notes in the name and on behalf of the state of New Hampshire in accordance with the provisions of RSA 6-A.||III. The payments of principal and interest on the bonds issued under paragraph II shall be made when due from the special fund established by RSA 485-A:50, VI.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106. 2005, 117:1, eff. Aug. 14, 2005. 2016, 125:1, eff. July 19, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:52 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:52 - Advisory Board Established.

    485-A:52 Advisory Board Established. –||I. There is established a Winnipesaukee River advisory board consisting of one member, from each community, appointed by the board of selectmen of a town or the city council of a city involved. The term of office of each member shall be one year commencing July 1, 1972, and each member shall serve until his or her successor shall have been appointed. The advisory board shall annually elect a chairman by majority vote of its members, and the board shall meet at least quarterly upon the call of the chairman or at least 3 members of the board in order to consider matters properly coming before it for attention. The advisory board shall meet with the department at suitable intervals to review matters of mutual concern. An annual budget shall be submitted to the advisory board by the department, for review and comment, 60 days prior to the beginning of the new fiscal year. Members of the advisory board shall receive no per diem but shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses including mileage when in the performance of duties required under this subdivision. Each municipality shall provide funds necessary to reimburse its members to the advisory board.||II. The advisory board shall make a recommendation to the governor and executive council on each request for a contract to plan, design, or construct capital improvements using moneys for expenditures under RSA 485-A:49. The department of environmental services shall include a letter from the advisory board to the governor and executive council documenting the decision and recommendations of the advisory board on such contract for the governor and executive council's consideration before approving or denying such contract.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996. 2016, 104:1, eff. July 18, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:53 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:53 - Insurance.

    485-A:53 Insurance. –||The department shall purchase insurance, including extended coverage insurance, to protect the pollution control facilities administered under this subdivision against fire, vandalism, and malicious mischief. The cost of the insurance shall be included in the user fee. If the department determines that any of the foregoing insurance is unavailable or uneconomical, it may request the governor and council to waive the provisions of this section for the term of the coverage. Nothing in this section shall be construed as a waiver of the state's sovereign immunity regardless of the department's ability to procure the types of insurance described in this section.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996. 2014, 327:69, eff. Aug. 2, 2014; 146:1, eff. Aug. 15, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:54 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:54 - Enforcement and Penalties.

    485-A:54 Enforcement and Penalties. –||I. The department may issue an order to any person in violation of this subdivision, a rule adopted under this subdivision, or any condition in any contract or permit issued or entered into under this subdivision. This order may require such remedial or corrective measures as may be necessary. Any person to whom such an order is directed may appeal in accordance with RSA 21-O:14.||II. If the department determines that the discharge to any state-owned treatment facility presents an imminent threat to the environment or to the operation of the treatment facility, the department may issue an order requiring such action as may be necessary to meet the emergency, or may take necessary action to block the public sewer to prevent the discharge of the waste into the treatment facility. Any order issued under this authority shall take effect immediately. A person to whom such an order is issued or any person affected by action taken by the department under this paragraph may appeal to the commissioner or designee for a hearing on such order or action, which shall be held within 2 working days after receipt of the request for the hearing. The person may appeal the decision on such hearing pursuant to RSA 21-O:14.||III. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, or any rule adopted or order issued under this subdivision, shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, or for each day of a continuing violation.||IV. Any violation of the provisions of this subdivision, or of any rule adopted or order issued under it, or of any condition in any permit issued or contract entered into under the authority of this subdivision, may be enjoined by the superior court upon application by the attorney general.||V. The commissioner of environmental services, after notice and hearing pursuant to RSA 541-A, may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $2,000 for each offense upon any person who violates any provision of this subdivision, any rule adopted under this subdivision, or any permit or contract entered into under the authority of this subdivision. Rehearings and appeals from a decision of the commissioner under this paragraph shall be in accordance with RSA 541. Any administrative fine imposed under this section shall not preclude the imposition of further penalties under this subdivision. The proceeds of administrative fines levied pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited by the department in the replacement fund established pursuant to RSA 485-A:51. The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to:||(a) A schedule of administrative fines which may be imposed under this paragraph for violations of this chapter as provided above.||(b) Procedures for notice and hearing prior to the imposition of an administrative fine.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1995, 217:9. 1996, 228:85, 106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:55 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:55 - Definitions.

    485-A:55 Definitions. –||In this subdivision:||I. "Household cleansing product" means any product, including but not limited to, soaps and detergents used for domestic cleaning purposes, including, but not limited to, the cleansing of fabric, dishes, food utensils and household premises.||II. "Phosphorus" means elemental phosphorus.||III. "Trace quantity" means an incidental amount of phosphorus which is not part of the household cleansing product formulation, is present either as a consequence of manufacturing, to assure product performance for purposes other than cleansing, or to assure container stability, and does not exceed 0.5 percent of the content of the product by weight, expressed as elemental phosphorus.|||Source. 1994, 303:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:56 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:56 - Products Prohibited.

    485-A:56 Products Prohibited. –||No household cleansing products except those used for lead exposure hazard control purposes shall be distributed, sold or offered for sale in this state, which contain a phosphorus compound in concentrations in excess of a trace quantity.|||Source. 1994, 303:1. 1995, 306:7. 2009, 282:1, eff. July 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:57 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:57 - Penalty.

    485-A:57 Penalty. –||Any person who violates the provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $50.|||Source. 1994, 303:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-B:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-B - Floating Timber|Section 485-B:1 - Detention for Damages.

    485-B:1 Detention for Damages. –||The owner of improved land may detain logs or timber of any kind lodged thereon by the waters of a river or stream until the damages occasioned to the land thereby, the expenses of the removal thereof, and the expenses of advertising the same are paid, or until the owner or person in charge of the logs or timber shall give bond to the person detaining same, with sufficient sureties, in a sum not less than double the value of the property detained to the satisfaction of the selectmen of the town wherein the detention occurs, or to the selectmen of some town adjoining, conditioned to pay all such damages, expenses and costs as may be recovered against him under the provisions of this chapter.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-B:1-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-B - Floating Timber|Section 485-B:1-a - Permit Required.

    485-B:1-a Permit Required. –||An owner or person in charge of the logs or timber regulated under the provisions of this chapter shall apply for a permit prior to commencing floating timber on the surface water of the state. Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, the authority to regulate and permit floating timber shall be exclusively established with the division of forests and lands, department of natural and cultural resources.|||Source. 1989, 352:1, eff. Aug. 1, 1989. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-B:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-B - Floating Timber|Section 485-B:2 - Bond by Nonresident.

    485-B:2 Bond by Nonresident. –||Whenever such bond is given by a person not a resident of the state, it shall contain an appointment of an agent or attorney within the state upon whom service of any notice or process whatever may be made.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-B:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-B - Floating Timber|Section 485-B:3 - Assessment of Damages.

    485-B:3 Assessment of Damages. –||If the parties do not agree on the amount of damages occasioned by such logs or timber, the selectmen, or, if a majority of them is interested, 3 justices, may, on application of either party in writing, and after 10 days' notice in writing, assess such damages and expenses and make report thereof to the parties.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-B:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-B - Floating Timber|Section 485-B:4 - Appeal From Assessment of Damages.

    485-B:4 Appeal From Assessment of Damages. –||If either party is dissatisfied with the assessment, he may appeal therefrom to the superior court. The appeal shall be filed within 60 days and not after, in writing, signed by the party appealing or his attorney, setting forth the reasons of his appeal.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-B:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-B - Floating Timber|Section 485-B:5 - Notice of Appeal.

    485-B:5 Notice of Appeal. –||Notice shall be given of such appeal and of the court at which it will be entered at least 14 days before the term at which it is to be entered.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-B:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-B - Floating Timber|Section 485-B:6 - Advertising.

    485-B:6 Advertising. –||The owner of the land shall advertise all such logs and timber in September, annually, by posting notices describing the number thereof and the marks thereon at one of the most public places in the same and 2 adjoining towns, and by causing a like notice to be recorded by the town clerk.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-B:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-B - Floating Timber|Section 485-B:7 - Payment; Tender.

    485-B:7 Payment;  Tender. –||On payment or tender of the damages and expenses agreed upon or assessed, or upon giving bond as provided in RSA 485-B:1, the owner of the logs or timber may remove the same at any time within 5 months after notice is posted and recorded as provided in RSA 485-B:6.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-B:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-B - Floating Timber|Section 485-B:8 - Forfeiture.

    485-B:8 Forfeiture. –||If such logs or timber are not removed within 5 months, they shall be forfeited to the owner of the land, and he may convert them to his own use if they have been advertised as provided in RSA 485-B:6, and the owner of the land may recover his damages and expenses in an action on the case against the owner of the logs or timber or any other person putting the same into the river. If such damages and expenses have been previously assessed, such assessment shall be conclusive.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-B:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-B - Floating Timber|Section 485-B:9 - On Unimproved Land.

    485-B:9 On Unimproved Land. –||If any logs or timber are lodged on the unimproved land of a person, he may detain the same until the damages occasioned thereby, and costs, are paid.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-B:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-B - Floating Timber|Section 485-B:10 - Removal Without Payment.

    485-B:10 Removal Without Payment. –||If such logs or timber are removed by the owner or any other person, without payment or tender of such damages and expenses, he shall be liable to the owner of the land therefor, and for costs, in an action to be commenced within one year and not after.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-B:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-B - Floating Timber|Section 485-B:11 - Interfering With Logs.

    485-B:11 Interfering With Logs. –||Any person wrongfully stopping any logs or timber of another, or preventing them from floating down any river or stream, or wilfully and fraudulently cutting out or destroying the marks on such logs or timber shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-B:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-B - Floating Timber|Section 485-B:12 - Larceny of Logs.

    485-B:12 Larceny of Logs. –||Any person wilfully and fraudulently taking and carrying away, or otherwise converting to his own use, either personally or by others in his employment and under his control, any log or timber of another in any river or stream or on the banks or meadows adjoining the same shall be deemed guilty of larceny.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|