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2001 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 480

COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill describes the coordination of interests in economic development, protection of natural resources, public enjoyment of state parks and forests, and promotion of travel and tourism within the department of resources and economic development.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

28:1 Department of Resources and Economic Development; Role of Divisions Within the Department. Amend RSA 12-A:1 to read as follows:

12-A:1 Establishment. There shall be a department of resources and economic development under the executive direction of a commissioner of resources and economic development, consisting of a division of forests and lands, a division of economic development which shall include but not be limited to subdivisions of development and promotion, a division of travel and tourism development, and a division of parks and recreation. Its purpose shall be to ensure the efficient coordinated function of the 4 divisions, whereby the interests of economic development, protection and responsible management of natural resources, public enjoyment of state parks and forests, and promotion of travel and tourism development are each held to be of integral importance in the overall functioning of the department.

28:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

(Approved: May 15, 2001)

(Effective Date: July 14, 2001)