The purpose of En 1500 pursuant to the mandate of RSA 371:22 is to protect the public against any substantial impact to the public rights in public waters or state-owned lands as a result of the exercise of any license issued under RSA 371:17. Nothing in this part is to be construed to supersede, overrule, or replace any other law, rule, or regulation, including that of any state or federal permitting authority, including but not limited to the authority of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) regarding Statutory Permit Notification (SPN) and Shoreland Permit by Notification (PBN), and of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) regarding navigable waters.
N.H. Admin. Code § En 1501.01