New Hampshire § 487:37-a Lease of State-Owned Land for Shellfish Restoration

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 487:37-a — Lease of State-Owned Land for Shellfish Restoration

New Hampshire § 487:37-a

Title LWATER MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION

Ch. 487CONTROL OF MARINE POLLUTION AND AQUATIC GROWTH

SubdivisionNew Hampshire Healthy Tidal Waters and Shellfish Protection Program

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 487:37-a (2026).

Text

I.The commissioner, jointly with the executive director of the fish and game department, shall make recommendations pursuant to RSA 4:40 concerning the leasing of state-owned submerged lands in the Great Bay estuary for the purpose of shellfish restoration.

II.Leases granted under this section shall be for noncommercial shellfish restoration purposes only, in areas where restoration will not unduly interfere with existing or anticipated commercial or recreational activities.

III.The executive director of the fish and game department, jointly with the commissioner, shall determine the terms of any such lease, including the amount of acreage and duration.

IV.No fee shall be charged for any lease granted under this section.

V.Any person seeking a lease under this section shall obtain a p

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I. The commissioner, jointly with the executive director of the fish and game department, shall make recommendations pursuant to RSA 4:40 concerning the leasing of state-owned submerged lands in the Great Bay estuary for the purpose of shellfish restoration.
II. Leases granted under this section shall be for noncommercial shellfish restoration purposes only, in areas where restoration will not unduly interfere with existing or anticipated commercial or recreational activities.
III. The executive director of the fish and game department, jointly with the commissioner, shall determine the terms of any such lease, including the amount of acreage and duration.
IV. No fee shall be charged for any lease granted under this section.
V. Any person seeking a lease under this section shall obtain a permit under RSA 482-A:3.

Legislative History

2015, 32:1, eff. July 6, 2015.

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