Section 482:19 Notice Required for Hydro-energy Generation Projects.
I. Every applicant to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the permits and licenses, or modifications of permits or licenses, necessary for the development, construction, or reconstruction of a hydro-energy project shall place, on or prior to the date of such application, a notice of his intent in at least 2 local newspapers in the area where the proposed work is to be done and shall notify the following by certified mail, return receipt requested, that he intends to undertake a hydroenergy project:
(a) The owners of the dam site of the proposed project.
(b) The local governing body, planning board, and conservation commission of each municipality in which the project is sited.
II. The notice required in paragraph I shall include a brief description of the project for which the permit, license, or modification of the permit or license is to be sought, as well as a statement by the developer explaining the purpose of the project and his reasons for the development of a hydroelectric generation project.
III. The department shall deny any applicant violating this section any permit necessary for study and subsequent construction of the proposed project. The department shall notify the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission of any denial under this section.
Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:60, eff. July 1, 1996.