§ 485-E:5 — Duties of the Department

I. The department shall, no later than October 1, 2009:
(a) Notify the governing bodies, planning boards, conservation commissions, and public works departments of each municipality in the coastal watershed, and the applicable regional planning commissions, of the establishment of the Southeast Watershed Alliance and of the need and purpose of the Alliance, and solicit their participation;
(b) Convene an organizing meeting or meetings, at which the department shall describe the purpose of this chapter, the challenges facing the Great Bay estuary and coastal resources, the potential scope of the Alliance's activities, and the method prescribed by this chapter for coastal watershed municipalities to join the Alliance; and
(c) Provide technical and logistical assistance, as resources allow, to the Alliance until such time as it is self-supporting.
II. The department shall, no later than January 1, 2010, hold a meeting of all coastal watershed municipalities that have joined the Alliance to elect a chairperson of the Alliance and to begin the process of developing the Alliance's operating procedures and organizational structure.

Legislative History

2004, 258:1. 2009, 220:1, eff. July 15, 2009.