Section 4-C:6 Coordination.


   I. The office of energy and planning shall formulate policies and plans for consideration by the governor which serve to integrate and coordinate resource and development activities affecting more than one state agency, level of government, or governmental function. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to grant the governor any additional authority to implement such plans beyond that which has been granted to him under the constitution and other laws of this state. Such activities may include, but shall not be limited to, the following subject areas:
      (a) Water resources.
      (b) Transportation.
      (c) Recreation and natural resources.
      (d) Solid waste and hazardous waste management.
      (e) Off-shore, coastal, and estuarine resources.
      (f) Housing.
      (g) Economic development.
      (h) Energy.
      (i) Shoreland protection.
      (j) Smart growth.
   II. The director of the office of energy and planning or his designee shall promote coordination of state agency planning and management activities through participation in the deliberations of the following statutory bodies:
      (a) Council on resources and development as established in RSA 162-C:1;
      (b) Water council as established in RSA 21-O:7;
      (c) Wetlands council as established in RSA 21-O:5-a;
      (d) Site evaluation committee as established in RSA 162-H:3;
      (e) Energy facility evaluation committee as established in RSA 162-H:3;
      (f) Agricultural lands preservation committee as established in RSA 432:19.

Source. 1987, 283:3. 1989, 339:3. 1991, 303:2. 1996, 228:2; 296:2. 1998, 264:5. 2000, 292:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2000. 2003, 319:9, eff. July 1, 2003. 2004, 257:44, eff. July 1, 2004.