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NH Rev Stat § 21-O:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-O - Department of Environmental Services|Section 21-O:10 - Division of Air Resources.

    21-O:10 Division of Air Resources. –||There is established within the department the division of air resources, under the supervision of an unclassified director of air resources. The division, through its officials, shall be responsible for the former functions, duties, and responsibilities of the air resources agency and the air resources commission. The director shall be responsible for collecting and recording data on matters relevant to the functional responsibilities of the division and providing such data to the administrative services unit in the office of the commissioner for inclusion in the department data base.|||Source. 1986, 202:1, eff. July 1, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-O:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-O - Department of Environmental Services|Section 21-O:13 - Repealed by 1990, 230:2, eff. June 26, 1990.

    21-O:13 Repealed by 1990, 230:2, eff. June 26, 1990. –|
NH Rev Stat § 21-O:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-O - Department of Environmental Services|Section 21-O:15 - Pollution Prevention Policy.

    21-O:15 Pollution Prevention Policy. –||The department shall promote pollution prevention actions in all sectors of the state, including, but not limited, to the department itself, other state agencies, local governmental entities, the regulated communities, and homeowners, as the preferred option for meeting established environmental quality goals. In any case where pollution prevention options have been explored and found not to be feasible, recycling, treatment, and disposal shall be examined, in that order. Department decisions which do not contribute to efforts to prevent pollution at the source of generation or release shall be periodically reexamined in order to continually strive toward pollution prevention objectives.|||Source. 1996, 8:3, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-O:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-O - Department of Environmental Services|Section 21-O:16 - Pollution Prevention Coordinator.

    21-O:16 Pollution Prevention Coordinator. –||There is established in the office of the commissioner, department of environmental services, the position of state pollution prevention coordinator. The coordinator shall be a classified employee qualified by reason of education and experience. It is the intent of the legislature that coordination of pollution prevention efforts shall complement and reinforce existing state, federal, local, and private pollution prevention efforts.|||Source. 1996, 8:3, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-O:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-O - Department of Environmental Services|Section 21-O:17 - Definitions.

    21-O:17 Definitions. –||In this subdivision:||I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of environmental services.||II. "Coordinator" means the state pollution prevention coordinator.||III. "Department" means the department of environmental services.||IV. "Pollution prevention" means the use of materials, processes, or practices which reduce or eliminate the creation of pollutants or wastes at the source, or minimize their release into the environment prior to recycling, treatment, or disposal. When being practiced, it includes avoiding or minimizing the transfer of pollutant or waste generation and later disposal from one medium, such as air, water, or land, to another. It also includes:||(a) Practices that reduce the use of hazardous materials, energy, or water or other resources;||(b) Practices that protect natural resources and human health through conservation, more efficient use, or effective release minimization; and||(c) Preferring actions that result in a greater net pollution prevention benefit, recognizing that improving one aspect of a process or activity may have other environmental effects, both positive and negative.||V. "Small business" means a business which employs 20 or fewer employees and is independently owned and operated, or "small business" as defined in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., for purposes of complying with that act.|||Source. 1996, 8:3, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-O:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-O - Department of Environmental Services|Section 21-O:18 - Duties of Coordinator.

    21-O:18 Duties of Coordinator. –||The coordinator shall:||I. Recommend to the commissioner methods to incorporate pollution prevention into all the department's programs, based upon recommendations from each of the department's relevant bureaus and divisions.||II. Develop and lead implementation of a strategy to integrate pollution prevention within the department.||III. Identify opportunities for all other state and local government entities as well as the regulated community and homeowners to practice pollution prevention, and assist these entities to implement pollution prevention.||IV. Recommend to the commissioner the establishment of advisory committees or work groups as necessary to meet the pollution prevention goal.||V. Actively disseminate useful pollution prevention information to local planning boards and zoning boards of adjustment.||VI. Prepare a biennial report to the governor and council, the legislature and the committee on environment and agriculture on the department's efforts to integrate and promote pollution prevention concepts, the fiscal aspects of such efforts, and specific cases of successful and unsuccessful pollution prevention resulting from the implementation of this subdivision.|||Source. 1996, 8:3, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-O:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-O - Department of Environmental Services|Section 21-O:20 - State Agency Cooperation.

    21-O:20 State Agency Cooperation. –||State agencies shall cooperate with and assist in the development and implementation of pollution prevention measures to be practiced by state government.|||Source. 1996, 8:3, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-O:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-O - Department of Environmental Services|Section 21-O:21 - Partnerships.

    21-O:21 Partnerships. –||In developing and implementing pollution prevention, the department's efforts shall complement existing public and private actions, including the development of innovative public-private partnerships with business, nongovernmental organizations, academic groups, and other appropriate groups.|||Source. 1996, 8:3, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-O:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-O - Department of Environmental Services|Section 21-O:22 - Repealed by 2017, 195:9, eff. Sept. 3, 2017.

    21-O:22 Repealed by 2017, 195:9, eff. Sept. 3, 2017. –|
NH Rev Stat § 21-O:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-O - Department of Environmental Services|Section 21-O:23 - Low Carbon Fuel Standards Programs; State Participation.

    21-O:23 Low Carbon Fuel Standards Programs;  State Participation. –||I. The state of New Hampshire shall not join, implement, or participate in any state, regional, or national low carbon fuel standards program or any similar program that requires quotas, caps, or mandates on any fuels used for transportation, industrial purposes, or home heating without seeking and receiving prior legislative and executive council approval.||II. The department of environmental services may engage in regional and national discussions of such programs.||III. The department of environmental services shall report all expenses resulting from its discussions to the fiscal committee of the general court on a semi-annual basis.|||Source. 2012, 280:1, eff. June 21, 2012. 2021, 169:1, eff. Sept. 28, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-O:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-O - Department of Environmental Services|Section 21-O:24 - Applicability.

    21-O:24 Applicability. –||Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to affect or modify the provisions of RSA 125-J or RSA 125-O.|||Source. 2012, 280:1, eff. June 21, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-P:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-P - Department of Safety|Section 21-P:1 - Purpose.

    21-P:1 Purpose. –||The purpose of this chapter is to improve the administration of state government by consolidating and providing unified direction of procedures, programs, and related functions in the field of public safety, in order to help assure the security and physical safety of the citizens of New Hampshire. It is the intent of the general court that this consolidation result in improved integration of state public safety functions and increased efficiency and effectiveness in the administration of these programs.|||Source. 1987, 124:1, eff. July 1, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-P:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-P - Department of Safety|Section 21-P:2 - Establishment; General Functions.

    21-P:2 Establishment;  General Functions. –||I. There is established the department of safety, an agency of the state, under the executive direction of a commissioner of safety.||II. The department of safety, through its officials, shall be responsible for the following general functions:||(a) Enforcing the criminal law.||(b) Administering and enforcing laws relative to motor vehicles and drivers.||(c) Assuring fire, building, and equipment safety.||(d) Promoting vehicle and highway safety.||(e) Administering and enforcing laws relative to emergency medical services.||(f) Administration and enforcement of the motor vehicle road toll laws.||(g) Homeland security and emergency management.||(h) Statewide enhanced 911 and emergency telecommunications services.||(i) Operation of the fire academy and firefighter training programs.|||Source. 1987, 124:1. 1999, 345:2. 2008, 358:2, eff. Sept. 9, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-P:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-P - Department of Safety|Section 21-P:3 - Commissioner; Directors; Compensation.

    21-P:3 Commissioner;  Directors;  Compensation. –||I. The commissioner of the department shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the council, and shall serve for a term of 4 years, provided that the first term shall expire on March 31, 1991. The commissioner shall be qualified to hold that position by reason of education and experience. A vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term.||II. The commissioner shall nominate each division director for appointment by the governor, with the consent of the council. Each division director shall serve for a term of 4 years. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. The directors shall be qualified to hold their respective positions by reason of education and experience. The director of state police shall be a citizen of the United States and shall have had experience in the investigation of crime, criminal prosecution, and in the enforcement of traffic laws at the time of his appointment.||III. The salaries of the commissioner and the division directors shall be as specified in RSA 94:1-a.|||Source. 1987, 124:1, eff. July 1, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-P:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-P - Department of Safety|Section 21-P:5 - Assistant Commissioner.

    21-P:5 Assistant Commissioner. –||I. The commissioner of safety shall nominate 2 assistant commissioners for appointment by the governor, with the consent of the council. Each assistant commissioner shall serve a term of 4 years, coincident with that of the commissioner, and may be reappointed. The assistant commissioner shall be qualified to hold that position by reason of education and experience.||II. Each assistant commissioner shall perform such duties as are assigned by the commissioner. In the event that the commissioner is unable for any reason to perform his or her duties, the assistant commissioner who has served in that capacity longer shall assume the duties of the commissioner, unless otherwise designated by the commissioner. The assistant commissioners shall be responsible for the operations of the bureau of hearings, and shall, subject to the supervision of the commissioner, exercise authority as required to ensure that the divisions and their directors are implementing the organizational goals and managing the work of the department in an effective manner.||III. The salary of the assistant commissioner shall be as specified in RSA 94:1-a.|||Source. 1987, 124:1. 1994, 389:7. 2002, 220:13. 2003, 319:101. 2004, 171:23, eff. July 24, 2004. 2015, 276:36, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-P:5-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-P - Department of Safety|Section 21-P:5-a - Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

    21-P:5-a Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. –||I. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 21-G and RSA 21-P:3, the commissioner, after consultation with the governor, shall nominate for appointment by the governor and council, a director of homeland security and emergency management, who shall serve for a term of 3 years. The director of homeland security and emergency management shall be qualified by education and experience and shall receive the salary provided in RSA 94:1-a.||II. The director of homeland security and emergency management, under the supervision of the commissioner and the governor, shall devote full time and attention to overseeing the state-level planning, preparation, exercise, response to and mitigation of terrorist threats and incidents and natural and human-caused disasters. He or she shall serve as the state's primary contact with the federal Department of Homeland Security, and shall have authority to oversee and coordinate planning, response, and recovery efforts of all state agencies to terrorist events and natural and human-caused disasters and wide-scale threats to public safety. He or she shall collaborate with the department of health and human services and shall coordinate the efforts of other state agencies in preventing and responding to epidemics and other significant threats to the public health. All state agencies shall and are authorized to cooperate with the director in carrying out his or her duties as enumerated in this section.||III. [Repealed.]||IV. The director of homeland security and emergency management shall keep the president of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives or their designees promptly informed of any impending or actual emergencies that require coordinated action with the legislative branch.||V. During service as director, the director of the division of homeland security and emergency management may elect not to become a member of the retirement system, however if he or she becomes a member he or she shall be eligible to be a group II member if he or she was a group II member or receiving a group II retirement allowance prior to appointment.|||Source. 2006, 290:12, eff. July 1, 2006. 2012, 226:4, II, eff. June 16, 2012. 2013, 196:3, 5, eff. July 9, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-P:5-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-P - Department of Safety|Section 21-P:5-b - Chief of Policy and Planning.

    21-P:5-b Chief of Policy and Planning. –||The commissioner of safety shall nominate a chief of policy and planning for appointment by the governor, with the consent of the council. The chief of policy and planning shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner and shall be qualified to hold that position by reason of education and experience and shall perform such duties as are assigned.|||Source. 2007, 263:89, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-P:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-P - Department of Safety|Section 21-P:6 - Division of Administration.

    21-P:6 Division of Administration. –||There is established within the department the division of administration under the supervision of an unclassified director of administration who shall, in accordance with applicable laws, be responsible for the following functions:||I. Accounting, purchasing, and budget control.||II. Personnel management.||III. Property, contracts, and grants management.||IV. Data processing.||V. Assistance to the commissioner with short and long range department level planning activities.||VI. [Repealed.]||VII. [Repealed.]||VIII. Collection of fuel taxes and administration of road tolls, the international fuel tax agreement, and the audit functions of the international registration plan under RSA 260.||IX. Appointment, with the approval of the commissioner, of a road toll administrator who shall be a classified employee and who shall, under the supervision of the director of administration, be responsible for administration of the motor vehicle road toll law and the fuel tax agreement. The director of administration may delegate to the administrator authority to sign and execute any documents pertaining to the director's work and such documents so signed by the road toll administrator shall have the same effect as though signed by the director.|||Source. 1987, 124:1. 1992, 165:3. 1993, 231:5, I. 2011, 11:1, 6, I, eff. April 25, 2011. 2013, 100:11, eff. Aug. 23, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-P:6-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-P - Department of Safety|Section 21-P:6-a - Deputy Director of Administration.

    21-P:6-a Deputy Director of Administration. –||I. The commissioner of safety shall nominate a deputy director of administration for appointment by the governor, with the consent of the council. The deputy director of administration shall serve a term of 4 years, and may be reappointed. The deputy director of administration shall be qualified to hold that position by reason of education and experience.||II. The deputy director of administration shall perform such duties as are assigned by the director of administration. The deputy director of administration shall assume the duties of the director of administration in the event that the director of administration is unable for any reason to perform such duties.||III. The salary of the deputy director of administration shall be as specified in RSA 94:1-a.|||Source. 2019, 346:210, eff. July 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-P:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-P - Department of Safety|Section 21-P:7 - Division of State Police.

    21-P:7 Division of State Police. –||I. There is established within the department the division of state police under the supervision of an unclassified director of state police who shall be responsible for the following functions, in accordance with applicable laws:||(a) Enforcing state criminal and motor vehicle laws, public safety laws, and laws relative to hazardous waste, hazardous materials transportation, and truck weight enforcement.||(b) Issuing nonresident pistol permits in accordance with RSA 159:6.||(c) Carrying out the duties specified in RSA 106-B.||(d) Regulation of detective agencies and security services under RSA 106-F.||(e) Forensic science laboratory services, including expert assistants and such facilities as are necessary to support the investigatory, analytical, and enforcement functions of the state criminal, motor vehicle, hazardous waste, and other public safety laws.||(f) Approving professional standards of conduct and standard operating procedures of the division of state police.||(g) Carrying out the duties assigned to the marine patrol bureau.||II. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of RSA 106-B:4 shall continue to apply to the division of state police. The division shall be authorized to continue to use the nomenclature designating the units and personnel of the division in use on the effective date of this chapter.||III. [Repealed.]|||Source. 1987, 124:1. 2002, 220:9. 2003, 319:85. 2004, 257:15, I. 2007, 263:106. 2011, 11:2, eff. April 25, 2011; 224:230, eff. July 1, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-P:7-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-P - Department of Safety|Section 21-P:7-a - Repealed by 2008, 358:16, II, eff. Sept. 9, 2008.

    21-P:7-a Repealed by 2008, 358:16, II, eff. Sept. 9, 2008. –|
NH Rev Stat § 21-P:7-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-P - Department of Safety|Section 21-P:7-b - State Office Complex Police Force.

    21-P:7-b State Office Complex Police Force. –||The commissioner of safety is authorized to organize a state office complex police force for the purpose of patrolling the New Hampshire hospital's buildings, roads, and grounds of the campus of the state office park south and providing for general security on the campus. The state office complex police force shall be under the immediate control of and responsible to the commissioner of safety or his or her designee.|||Source. 2004, 257:50, eff. Jan. 1, 2005. 2018, 234:2, eff. July 1, 2019.|