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1 New Section; Local River Management Advisory Committee Grants. Amend RSA 483 by inserting after section 8-a the following new section:
483:8-b Local River Management Advisory Committee Grants. There is hereby established a grant program, to be administered by the department of environmental services, for the allocation of funds to local river management advisory committees established under RSA 483:8-a. Funding requests made under this section may be submitted to the department of environmental services by any established local river management advisory committee, detailing resources needed to fulfill its duties as described in RSA 483:8-a. Funding requests may not exceed $10,000 for any local river management advisory committee in any year. The commissioner of the department of environmental services shall disburse the funding to local river management advisory committees with demonstrated need to implement the duties described in RSA 483:8-a, III on a first come, first-served basis.
2 Appropriation; Local River Management Advisory Committee Grants. The sum of $40,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $40,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027 is hereby appropriated to the department of environmental services for the distribution of local river management advisory committee grants established in RSA 483:8-b. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
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1 New Section; Local River Management Advisory Committee Grants. Amend RSA 483 by inserting after section 8-a the following new section:
483:8-b Local River Management Advisory Committee Grants. There is hereby established a grant program, to be administered by the department of environmental services, for the allocation of funds to local river management advisory committees established under RSA 483:8-a. Funding requests made under this section may be submitted to the department of environmental services by any established local river management advisory committee, detailing resources needed to fulfill its duties as described in RSA 483:8-a. Funding requests may not exceed $10,000 for any local river management advisory committee in any year. The commissioner of the department of environmental services shall disburse the funding to local river management advisory committees with demonstrated need to implement the duties described in RSA 483:8-a, III on a first come, first-served basis.
2 Appropriation; Local River Management Advisory Committee Grants. The sum of $40,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $40,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027 is hereby appropriated to the department of environmental services for the distribution of local river management advisory committee grants established in RSA 483:8-b. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.