New Hampshire § 483:10-b Withholding of Section 401 Certification

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 483:10-b — Withholding of Section 401 Certification

New Hampshire § 483:10-b

Title LWATER MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION

Ch. 483NEW HAMPSHIRE RIVERS MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION PROGRAM

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 483:10-b (2026).

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The general court finds that the development of any dam or channel alteration activities within a natural river or segment or the development of any new dam within a rural, rural-community, or community river or segment, except as provided in RSA 483:9-a, II, RSA 483:9-aa, II, and RSA 483:9-b, II, will alter the physical and chemical characteristics of that river and will constitute violation of the water quality standards established under RSA 485-A:8. The commissioner shall deny certification of any federally licensed or permitted activity on such designated rivers or segments under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, P.L. 92-500, as amended.

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The general court finds that the development of any dam or channel alteration activities within a natural river or segment or the development of any new dam within a rural, rural-community, or community river or segment, except as provided in RSA 483:9-a, II, RSA 483:9-aa, II, and RSA 483:9-b, II, will alter the physical and chemical characteristics of that river and will constitute violation of the water quality standards established under RSA 485-A:8. The commissioner shall deny certification of any federally licensed or permitted activity on such designated rivers or segments under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, P.L. 92-500, as amended.

Legislative History

1990, 233:12, eff. June 26, 1990. 2016, 287:32, eff. Aug. 20, 2016.

Nearby Sections

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§ 483:10

River Corridor Management Plans

§ 483:10-a

Repealed by 2016, 287:38, I, eff. Aug. 20, 2016

§ 483:10-b

Withholding of Section 401 Certification

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