RSA 483:9-aa Rural-Community Rivers Protection.

The following protection measures shall apply to rivers or segments designated as a rural-community river:
I. No new dams shall be permitted, certified, constructed, operated or maintained in such river or segment. The repair of a structural failure of a dam which is in place at the time a river or segment is designated shall not be considered to be a new dam if repaired or reconstructed at the same location and with the same impoundment level within 6 years of the date of failure.
II. Notwithstanding paragraph I, the department may approve permits and certificates for the construction, operation, or maintenance of new hydroelectric power facilities at existing dams provided that:
(a) The operational mode of any proposed facility shall be run-of-the-river, with pro