RSA 485-G:3 Duties.
Title: L - WATER MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION
Chapter: 485-G - COASTAL MARINE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION
The commission shall:
I. Investigate, monitor, and propose prevention and mitigation strategies for emerging environmental threats in coastal and Great Bay waters, including but not limited to warming of waters, ocean acidification, sedimentation, and nutrient loading, which impact fish, shellfish, and the food chain thereof.
II. Identify gaps and recommend improvements in water quality monitoring, including monitoring pH and evaluating its impact on the impaired waters designation of water bodies.
III. Recommend strategies for enhancing capacities for improving water quality.
IV. Examine the Blue Carbon credit program for sea grass promotion and oyster bed restoration.
V. Report annually on November 1 to the chairpersons of the house and senate committ