Section 483:13 Acceptance and Expenditure of Funds.
I. The commissioner may apply for and accept, from any source, gifts; donations of money; grants; federal, local, private, and other matching funds and incentives; and interests in land for the purposes of this chapter. The moneys collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in the fund established under paragraph II.
II. There is hereby established in the office of the state treasurer a fund to be known as the rivers management and protection fund. The fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of this chapter and RSA 487:38 through RSA 487:42.
III. The commissioner may expend any funds deposited in the rivers management and protection fund for the purposes of this chapter and RSA 487:38 through RSA 487:42, and such funds are hereby continually appropriated.
IV. The commissioner shall submit a biennial report by October 1 to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the chairperson of the house resources, recreation and development committee, the chairperson of the senate energy, environment, and economic development committee, and the state library summarizing all receipts and disbursements of the rivers management and protection fund, including a description of all projects or activities undertaken. Each report shall be in such detail with sufficient information to be fully understood by the general court and the public. After submission to the general court, the report shall be available to the public.
Source. 1989, 339:1. 1995, 219:4, eff. Aug. 11, 1995. 2009, 201:14, eff. July 15, 2009.