CHAPTER 75
HB 245 - FINAL VERSION
2001 SESSION
05/10
HOUSE BILL 245
AN ACT relative to the duties and staff of the state geologist.
SPONSORS: Rep. Dyer, Hills 8; Rep. Millham, Belk 4; Sen. Cohen, Dist 24
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill describes the duties of the state geologist and the members of the New Hampshire geological survey.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01-0518
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT relative to the duties and staff of the state geologist.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
75:1 Department of Environmental Services; Duties and Staff of the State Geologist. Amend RSA 21-O:12, II to read as follows:
II. Geology shall be under the direction of the state geologist, who shall be the director of the New Hampshire geological survey. The geological survey shall collect data and perform research on the land, mineral, and water resources of the state, and disseminate the findings of such research to the public through maps, reports, and other publications. The state geologist shall: consult with the commissioner of the department of resources and economic development relative to the issuance of mining permits under RSA 12-E; assist the directors of the divisions of water and waste management as necessary; and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the commissioner. The state geologist and all members of the New Hampshire geological survey shall be [a] staff [member] members of the commissioner's office. [and] The state geologist shall advise the department, and all other branches of state and local government, concerning the geologic character of the state and its implications for both economic and scientific needs in conjunction with all existing and future environmental factors relating to the geology of the state. The state geologist shall maintain liaison with federal and other state geologic agencies and with the state university.
75:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: June 19, 2001)
(Effective Date: August 18, 2001)