RSA 483-A:2 Definitions.
Title: L - WATER MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION
Chapter: 483-A - NEW HAMPSHIRE LAKES MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION PROGRAM
In this chapter:
I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner, department of environmental services.
II. "Advisory committee" means the lakes management advisory committee established in RSA 483-A:6.
III. "Lake" means the bodies of fresh water as defined in RSA 271:20.
IV. "Valued characteristics" means the uses and values that lakes provide including, but not limited to: passive and active recreational activities such as swimming, fishing, and use of appropriate watercraft; aesthetic values such as scenic beauty, wilderness experiences, and educational opportunities; public uses such as drinking water supplies and flood control; ecosystem values such as providing ecological diversity and wildlife habitat; economic values such as revenue generated for the local,