RSA 482-A:22-a Grant in Right for Submerged Logs; Exemption.

I. The governor and council, upon petition and upon the recommendation of the department, may grant to the governing body of a municipality the right to remove submerged logs from the portion of the bed of any great pond that is located within the municipality's boundaries as delineated in the NH Granit database, Complex Systems Research Center, University of New Hampshire.
II. Every petition to remove such submerged logs shall be filed by the governing body of the municipality with the department as an application under RSA 482-A:3, I, and shall demonstrate that:
(a) Removing the submerged logs will have minimal or no adverse environmental impact, based on considerations including whether the logs were treated with hazardous or toxic chemicals and whether the logs are p