Section 125-G:3 Office of Energy and Planning.
I. The office of energy and planning shall serve as the initial agency in this state to be contacted by the federal Department of Energy or any other federal agency on any matter related to the long-term or temporary storage or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste.
II. The office shall serve as the initial agency in this state to receive any report, study, document, information or notification of proposed plans from the federal Department of Energy or any other federal agency on any matter related to the long-term or temporary storage or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste. Notification of proposed plans includes notification of proposals to conduct field work, on-site evaluation, on-site testing, or any other related studies, or any activities involving federal presence in New Hampshire related to the long-term or temporary storage or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste.
III. The office shall disseminate or arrange with the federal Department of Energy or other federal agency to disseminate in a timely manner information received under paragraph II to the council, the committee, appropriate state agencies, appropriate local units of government, and interested citizen groups and citizens.
IV. The office, in accordance with the recommendations and advice of the council and committee, shall respond to contacts made under paragraph I and information received under paragraph II if a response is appropriate. The office shall consult with the council, the committee, appropriate state agencies, and affected local units of government. The council and the committee may prepare written comments for use by the office in preparing its response.
V. The office shall provide staff and support services to the committee, as the committee may require.
VI. The office, in consultation with the council and the committee, shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to procedures necessary to enable it to discharge its duties and powers under this chapter and to carry out the purposes and objectives of this chapter, including but not limited to:
(a) The further definition of ""related studies'' in RSA 125-G:3, II;
(b) The further definition of the term ""timely manner'' in RSA 125-G:3, III;
(c) The further definition of ""interested citizen groups'' in RSA 125-G:3, III;
(d) Application requirements under RSA 125-G:7, VI;
(e) The procedures for its review of fund applications under RSA 125-G:10, including further definition of what is consistent with the state's nuclear waste policy, and what is in the best interest of the state relative to the long-term or temporary storage or permanent storage of high-level radioactive waste; and
(f) Application and permit requirements for site studies, in addition to the requirements under RSA 125-G:13.
Source. 1986, 176:1. 2003, 319:9. 2004, 257:44, eff. July 1, 2004.