Section 483-A:6 Lakes Management Committee; Establishment.
I. There is established a lakes management advisory committee.
II. The advisory committee shall include the following members to be appointed by the governor and council:
(a) A member representing a New Hampshire lake association nominated by the New Hampshire Lakes Federation.
(b) A member representing the state conservation committee established in RSA 432:10.
(c) A member of the fish and game commission.
(d) A municipal officer of a lakefront community nominated by the New Hampshire Municipal Association.
(e) A member of a conservation commission from a lakefront community nominated by the New Hampshire Association of Conservation Commissions.
(f) A member representing the scientific community from the University of New Hampshire.
(g) A member representing the tourism industry nominated by the New Hampshire Travel Council.
(h) A representative of the conservation community chosen from a list of 3 nominees submitted by the Society for Protection of New Hampshire Forests, the Audubon Society, and the New Hampshire Wildlife Federation.
(i) A member representing the Marine Dealers Association.
(j) A member of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors.
(k) A member of a planning board appointed by the New Hampshire Municipal Association.
(l) A member representing the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire.
III. The director of the office of energy and planning, the executive director of the fish and game department, the commissioner of resources and economic development, the commissioner of the department of safety, the commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food, and the commissioner of the department of transportation, or their designees, shall serve as nonvoting members of the committee.
IV. The terms of state agency members shall be the same as their terms in office. Voting members shall serve 3-year terms, provided, however, that for the initial appointment, persons appointed under subparagraphs:
(a) (a) through (d) shall be appointed for one year;
(b) (e) through (h) shall be appointed for 2 years; and
(c) (i) through (l) shall be appointed for 3 years.
V. The commissioner shall convene the first meeting no later than September 1, 1990. The committee shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson, who shall serve for 3-year terms. Subsequent meetings shall be at the call of the chair, or at the request of 3 or more committee members. The lakes coordinator referred to in RSA 483-A:4 shall serve as secretary and staff to the committee.
VI. The advisory committee shall advise the commissioner and lakes coordinator in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Source. 1990, 118:2. 1995, 130:4, eff. July 23, 1995. 2003, 319:9, eff. July 1, 2003. 2004, 257:44, eff. July 1, 2004. 2007, 285:9, eff. Sept. 1, 2007.