N.H. Rev. Stat. § 432:19

Current through the 2024 Legislative

Section 432:19 - Agricultural Lands Preservation Committee; Members, Appointment, Term

I. There is hereby established an agricultural lands preservation committee which shall function within the department of agriculture, markets, and food.

II. The committee shall consist of 9 voting members and 2 nonvoting members, to be appointed as follows:

(a) The commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food who shall be chairman;

(b) The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources, or his designee;

(c) The director of the office of planning and development, or his designee;

(d) The secretary of the agricultural advisory board;

(e) 4 members, 3 of whom are owners and operators of farms in the state, who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the council for 3 years. Of the initial appointees, one shall hold office for one year, one for 2 years and one for 3 years;

(f) One member from the New Hampshire Land Trust Coalition, appointed by the governor;

(g) The dean of the college of life sciences and agriculture of the university system of New Hampshire, or his designee, who shall serve as a nonvoting member; and

(h) The New Hampshire state conservationist of the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, or his designee, who shall serve as a nonvoting member.

III. Members of the committee who are not state employees shall be paid $25 a day, each, for such time as they are actually engaged in the work of the committee. All members shall be paid their actual expenses incurred as a result of such work and shall be paid mileage at the same rate as state employees.

IV. A majority of the voting members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

RSA 432:19

Amended by 2023, 232:1, eff. 10/7/2023.

Amended by 2021 , 91: 198, eff. 7/1/2021.

Amended by 2017 , 156: 14, 64 eff. 7/1/2017.

1985, 72:1. 1995, 130:4; 206:2, eff. Aug. 11, 1995. 2003, 319 : 9 , eff. July 1, 2003. 2004, 257 : 44 , eff. July 1, 2004. 2017, 156 : 64 , eff. July 1, 2017. 2021, 91 : 198 , eff. July 1, 2021.