Section 226-A:3 Powers and Duties.
The duty of the commission shall be to make inquiry and ascertain from time to time such methods, practices, circumstances and conditions as may be disclosed for bringing about the development of the Saco river watershed in such manner as to benefit industrial, recreational and conservation interests, at the same time preventing the despoliation of the area and preserving its natural environment from material adverse effects. The commission shall act as a clearing house to inform the public and coordinate efforts toward the foregoing end. The commission shall be entitled to receive information and cooperation from state and municipal agencies and may, as well, request assistance from federal agencies, private groups and individuals, all for the purpose of developing plans for both short and long range objectives in the development and preservation of the Saco river watershed. From time to time the commission shall draft and recommend to the governor and legislature legislation designed to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The commission shall work with the towns within the Saco river watershed to promote cooperation on the local level. The commission shall also work with any other agencies or commissions as directed by law. All officers, bureaus, departments and persons of and in the state government or administration of the state of New Hampshire or any municipal government or administration therein are hereby authorized and directed to furnish said commission with information and data possessed by them and to cooperate with said commission by all reasonable means lying within their legal rights respectively.
Source. 1971, 335:1. 1977, 370:3, eff. Aug. 30, 1977.