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NH Rev Stat § 216-A:3-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:3-a - Payments by State.

    216-A:3-a Payments by State. –||Whenever the state acquires any real property in a town or city for public recreational or park purposes the state shall annually pay to the town or city where such property is situate a sum equal to the taxes which would have been assessed against such property had such property remained taxable, basing such payments upon the assessed value of the property for the year prior to the year of acquisition at the current local rate of taxation applicable for the year in which payment is made, until and including the year the property is opened to the public for recreational or park use. The year following the opening of the property for recreational or park use and for the second, third, fourth and fifth years following such opening the payments shall be based on 80, 60, 40 and 20 percent respectively of the assessed value of the property for the year prior to the year of acquisition at the current local rate of taxation applicable for the year in which payment is made and thereafter such payments shall cease. If less than all the real property included in a single assessment is acquired by the state the commissioner of revenue administration shall determine the apportionment of the assessment between the state and the former owner. At the time of computing the rate percent of taxation for the town or city where said real property is situate, the commissioner of revenue administration shall certify to the state treasurer the amount of the payment to be made to each town and city in each year and the treasurer shall make such payment on or before December 1. The director of the division of parks and recreation shall notify the commissioner of revenue administration of the date when any real property acquired for recreational or park use is opened to the public.|||Source. 1963, 308:1. 1973, 544:8, eff. Sept. 1, 1973.|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:3-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:3-b - Authority for Payment.

    216-A:3-b Authority for Payment. –||The governor is authorized to draw his warrant for the payments authorized under the provisions of RSA 216-A:3-a out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.|||Source. 1963, 308:1, eff. April 1, 1964.|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:3-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:3-d - Maintenance of State Park System.

    216-A:3-d Maintenance of State Park System. –||I. The director of parks and recreation and commissioner of natural and cultural resources shall develop operating procedures to ensure that the division and other departmental units and other agencies of state government effectively coordinate their efforts to provide for proper maintenance of park system properties and facilities.||II. The division shall establish an automated maintenance management information system. This system shall:||(a) Maintain an inventory of division properties and facilities;||(b) Provide a current statement of condition of such properties and facilities;||(c) Serve as a mechanism for scheduling and tracking maintenance projects.|||Source. 1985, 389:6, eff. June 25, 1985. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:3-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:3-e - Financial Reports.

    216-A:3-e Financial Reports. –||I. The commissioner of natural and cultural resources, director of parks and recreation, and commissioner of administrative services shall develop a financial reporting system for the state park system which shall provide for:||(a) An accurate report of all revenue collected from park system operations, by source, including fees and income from the sale of goods and services;||(b) An accurate report of the direct operating costs of the division of parks and recreation and the facilities for which it is responsible;||(c) An accurate report of the debt service costs associated with park system facilities;||(d) An accurate report of such other costs, including the costs of administrative services provided to the park system by other elements of state government, related to park operations;||(e) An accurate report of the funds budgeted for maintenance of park areas and facilities and of the actual amount spent for such maintenance.||II. The financial report shall include detail on the operations of the state's ski areas of Franconia Notch state park. This element of the report shall:||(a) Detail operating expenses and revenue associated with ski area operations;||(b) Detail debt service and other capital expense costs associated with ski area operations;||(c) Include a description of the assumptions made in defining costs and revenues related to ski area operations;||(d) Identify the net profit or loss on ski area operations including all costs and revenues in any fiscal year;||(e) Identify financial management and budgeting procedures to improve the profitability of ski operations.||III. The commissioner of natural and cultural resources shall submit the financial reports required by this section to the governor and council by January 31 following the close of each fiscal year. These reports shall include data on financial operations during the previous fiscal year. The governor and council shall provide the presiding officers of the general court with copies of the commissioner's financial reports.|||Source. 1985, 389:6, eff. June 25, 1985. 2016, 207:4, eff. June 6, 2016. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:3-f (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:3-f - Promotion of Park Facilities.

    216-A:3-f Promotion of Park Facilities. –||I. The director of parks and recreation in consultation with the director of travel and tourism development shall formulate an annual promotion program for state park facilities.||II. This program shall be coordinated with the state's general tourism promotion efforts.||III. Funding for park system promotion shall be appropriated to the division of parks and recreation and shall be expended with the assistance of the division of travel and tourism development.|||Source. 1985, 389:6. 1999, 317:10. 2010, 146:1, eff. Aug. 13, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:3-h (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:3-h - Indemnification of Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Volunteers.

    216-A:3-h Indemnification of Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Volunteers. –||Any person recognized by the commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources as a volunteer and who is under the general supervision of authorized department of natural and cultural resources personnel, and is actually performing assigned volunteer duties or activities at a state park, forest, reservation, trail, or historic site, shall be considered a state employee for the purpose of defense and indemnification from civil suits under RSA 99-D.|||Source. 1986, 178:1, eff. May 28, 1986. 2011, 256:1, eff. July 13, 2011. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:3-i (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:3-i - State Park Fund Established.

    216-A:3-i State Park Fund Established. –||I. The state treasurer shall establish a separate and distinct account to be known as the state park fund. The treasurer shall establish within the state park fund separate and distinct accounts, known as the state park account and the state-owned ski area account. The accounts shall be continuing and nonlapsing. The treasurer shall deposit in the state park account actual revenues from fees, services, accommodations, rentals, retail sales, net profit from concession operations, and special registration plate symbol fees collected under RSA 261:75-c in excess of budget expenses and excluding revenues associated with state-owned ski areas. The treasurer shall deposit in the state-owned ski area account actual revenues associated with the state-owned ski areas, derived by the department of natural and cultural resources from fees, services, accommodations, rentals, revenue from lift and tramway operations, retail sales, and net profit from concession operations in excess of budget expenses. Any federal moneys which become available and all donations and gifts shall be deposited into their appropriately designated accounts.||II. Any funds deposited into the state park account are hereby continually appropriated to and may be expended by the commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources to cover budgeted appropriations provided the balance in the state park account does not go below $1.5 million and any transfer is reported to the governor and council and fiscal committee of the general court within 60 days.|||Source. 1991, 40:2. 1996, 210:7. 2010, 373:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011. 2015, 276:26, eff. July 1, 2015. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:3-j (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:3-j - Debt Service for Cannon Tramway.

    216-A:3-j Debt Service for Cannon Tramway. –||Effective July 1, 1996, debt service for the Cannon Tramway shall be a charge against the state park fund, state-owned ski area account.|||Source. 1996, 210:8. 2010, 373:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:3-k (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:3-k - Repealed by 2007, 359:5, eff. June 30, 2016.

    216-A:3-k Repealed by 2007, 359:5, eff. June 30, 2016. –|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:3-kk (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:3-kk - State Park System Advisory Council.

    216-A:3-kk State Park System Advisory Council. –||I. There is established a state park system advisory council which shall consist of the following members:||(a) Three members of the house of representatives, at least 2 of whom shall be from the resources, recreation and development committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.||(b) One senator, appointed by the president of the senate.||(c) Ten members who shall be appointed by the governor.||(d) The commissioner of the department of resources and economic development, or designee, whose appointment shall be coterminous with the commissioner's term of office.||II. In the event of a vacancy in membership of a member appointed under paragraph I, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.||III. Members of the council shall be residents of the state of New Hampshire, at least one of whom shall be qualified, experienced, and representative of each of the following areas:||(a) The business community.||(b) A park friends group.||(c) Recreation.||(d) Forestry.||(e) The general public.||(f) Conservation.||(g) Marketing or public relations.||(h) Historic preservation, including the development and management of historic sites.||IV. The council shall elect a chairperson from among the membership.||V. Members of the council shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to receive mileage and expenses when attending to the duties of the council. Legislative members of the council shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the council.||VI. The council shall:||(a) Provide advice to the director of the division of parks and recreation on issues relating to the operation and development of the state park system.||(b) Act as an advocate for the state park system.||(c) Review existing statutes and capital appropriations relating to the state park system and recommend to the general court any changes needed to improve efficiency and clarify responsibilities in the operation of the state park system.||(d) Review, with the assistance of the attorney general, all agreements, memoranda of understanding, leases, special use permits, deeds, or other legal documents to which the division of parks and recreation, or the department of resources and economic development, or both, are a party.||(e) Investigate the development of new incentives to encourage nonprofit clubs, "friends" groups, or other individuals or organizations to assist with construction, maintenance, scientific research, visitor services, and other activities required for the efficient operation of the state park system.||(f) Submit a report of its findings to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library no later than November 1 each year.|||Source. 2017, 181:1, eff. Aug. 28, 2017. 2020, 37:22, eff. July 29, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:3-l (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:3-l - Adopt-a-State Park Program Established.

    216-A:3-l Adopt-a-State Park Program Established. –||The director of the division of parks and recreation, under the supervision of the commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources:||I. Shall establish an adopt-a-state park program by directly involving citizens, groups, associations, municipalities, and the business community in the beautification of New Hampshire's state parks.||II. May permit any interested citizen or group to provide ongoing maintenance on a voluntary basis to the state park system.||III. Shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, necessary to implement the adopt-a-state park program consistent with the provisions of this section. Such rules shall include an application and evaluation procedure to allow interested citizens or groups to adopt a state park, and a procedure for terminating an adopt-a-state park agreement. Such procedure shall require the citizens or group to provide information on how they plan to maintain the park and what specific projects they intend to undertake, how frequently the park will be visited for cleaning and maintenance, and any other responsibilities of the parties involved. The director of parks and recreation shall develop any forms necessary for the adopt-a-state park program.||IV. Shall determine an appropriate method of recognizing those who provide service to the state park system through participation in the adopt-a-park program.|||Source. 2010, 108:1, eff. July 31, 2010. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:3-m (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:3-m - Field Purchases and Transfer of Funds.

    216-A:3-m Field Purchases and Transfer of Funds. –||I. Notwithstanding RSA 21-I:17-a, I, the director of the division of parks and recreation may make purchases using field purchase orders for expenditures of up to $2,000 for the state park system and facilities.||II. The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources may transfer funds between and among the appropriations for the operation of the state park system. The commissioner shall submit a report on a quarterly basis to the fiscal committee of the general court, the governor and council, and the chairmen of the house and senate executive departments and administration committees, the chairman of the resources, recreation and development committee, and the chairman of the wildlife, fish and game and agriculture committee of all transfers made under this paragraph. RSA 9:17-a and RSA 9:17-c shall not apply to transfers made under this paragraph.|||Source. 2010, 374:2, eff. July 26, 2010. 2012, 179:1, eff. June 11, 2012. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:3-n (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:3-n - Financial Analysis Required.

    216-A:3-n Financial Analysis Required. –||I. The director of the division of parks and recreation shall retain an independent financial consulting firm to conduct a written analysis of a lease proposal for the lease of state park property, operations, or management and render an opinion as to the financial viability of the lease proposal if:||(a) The lease term is for a minimum of 10 years; and||(b) The lease is for the entirety or majority of the state park or its facilities and improvements, or is for the entirety or majority of the state park operation or management; or||(c) The lease is to enable significant capital investment in the state park.||II. A proposed or existing lessee shall be liable for the cost of the financial analysis under paragraph I if so required by the director of the division of parks and recreation.|||Source. 2012, 136:1, eff. Aug. 4, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:3-o (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:3-o - State Park Gifts and Donations; Account Established.

    216-A:3-o State Park Gifts and Donations;  Account Established. –||I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, individual gifts and donations not exceeding $2,500 in value in a fiscal year may be received by the division of parks and recreation without the approval of the governor or the governor and council. Individual gifts and donations exceeding $2,500 in value in a fiscal year may be received by the division of parks and recreation with the approval of the governor and council.||II. There is established an account within the division of parks and recreation to be known as the state parks gifts and donations account. Moneys in the state park gifts and donations account are nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the division of parks and recreation. All gifts and donations to the division of parks and recreation shall be deposited in this account, except gifts and donations made to the division in support of a specific program that has an established dedicated account which shall be deposited into the appropriate dedicated account and expended in accordance with the purpose of the dedicated account.|||Source. 2012, 179:4, eff. June 11, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:4 - Repealed by 1965, 212:5, eff. July 1, 1965.

    216-A:4 Repealed by 1965, 212:5, eff. July 1, 1965. –|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:5 - Recommendation of Projects.

    216-A:5 Recommendation of Projects. –||At such time as the department of natural and cultural resources shall have been established, the recommendations to governor and council, which shall be initiated by the director of parks and recreation, the advisory commission to the department of natural and cultural resources, or by the director of parks and recreation and said advisory commission jointly, in respect to any project shall have appended thereto a statement of opinion on said project from the advisory commission to the department of natural and cultural resources. Projects may also be initiated by the governor and council under the same conditions as provided herein.|||Source. 1961, 263:13. 1963, 287:3, eff. Sept. 1, 1963. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:6 - Execution of Agreements.

    216-A:6 Execution of Agreements. –||The provisions of RSA 228:4 shall apply to the execution of agreements pursuant to this chapter.|||Source. 1961, 263:14, eff. Sept. 4, 1961.|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:6-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:6-a - Old Man of the Mountain; Official Designation.

    216-A:6-a Old Man of the Mountain;  Official Designation. –||Pursuant to RSA 4:43, the general court hereby designates and names the granite formation on the eastern slope of Cannon Mountain in Franconia as the "Old Man of the Mountain."|||Source. 1997, 83:1, eff. Aug. 2, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:7 - Conservation Corps Established.

    216-A:7 Conservation Corps Established. –||The director of the division of parks and recreation, in cooperation with the commissioner of the department of health and human services, shall establish a conservation corps for the purpose of employing New Hampshire youth with an emphasis on employing young people who need educational and vocational assistance to perform successfully in school, in their communities, and in their personal lives. The services of these young people shall be used to create a hiking trail extending the length of the state or such other resource management and conservation projects deemed appropriate and necessary.|||Source. 1988, 265:1. 1994, 212:2. 1995, 310:182, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:8 - Purpose.

    216-A:8 Purpose. –||I. The conservation corps program is designed to increase the sense of involvement and ownership by the participants in their state and to give them an opportunity to contribute something of lasting value to the state, by creating a new recreational resource for the state.||II. The general court finds that because of the impact of a steadily growing population, the continuing development of land for residential, commercial and other purposes, and the loss of shorelands for various purposes, fewer opportunities exist for the citizens of New Hampshire and visitors from other states to enjoy recreational activities in natural areas in this state. Therefore, to fill a major gap in the state's existing trail system it shall be the policy of the state of New Hampshire to create, foster, maintain and promote a recreational trail generally following the Connecticut, Pemigewasset, and Merrimack rivers from the Canadian border to the Massachusetts border.||III. If, in the judgment of the advisory committee established in RSA 216-F:5, temporary segments, alternate segments, or feeder segments of trail are identified that would enhance the development of the New Hampshire Heritage Trail, such segments shall be eligible for participation in all of the provisions of this subdivision.|||Source. 1988, 265:1. 1990, 263:1. 1996, 221:1, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:9 - Duration of Corps.

    216-A:9 Duration of Corps. –||The conservation corps shall be a permanent and ongoing program.|||Source. 1988, 265:1, eff. April 30, 1988.|
NH Rev Stat § 216-A:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Public Recreation|Title 216-A - Expansion of State Park System|Section 216-A:10 - Supervision of the Director of Parks and Recreation.

    216-A:10 Supervision of the Director of Parks and Recreation. –||When the corps is organized, the director of the division of parks and recreation shall be responsible for the corps' activities and all aspects of the program by assuring that supervision, guidance, training, and other essentials that may be required by the participants when in the field are provided.|||Source. 1988, 265:1, eff. April 30, 1988.|