RSA 485-I:5 Geographic Location Description.
Title: L - WATER MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION
Chapter: 485-I - COASTAL PROGRAM AND FUND
I. The coastal program shall develop and seek approval from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for a geographic location description (GLD), as described in 15 C.F.R. 930.53, for certain activities in federal waters, including but not limited to the development of offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Maine, deemed to have reasonably foreseeable effects on New Hampshire's coastal resources and/or uses.
II. The coastal program shall conduct an effects analysis as described in 15 C.F.R. 923.84(d), to identify:
(a) The affected uses, such as:
(1) Commercial and recreational fishing and associated infrastructure, boating, tourism, shipping, and energy facilities; and
(2) Affected resources, such as fish, marine mammals, reptiles, birds, habit