N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Wt 701.02

Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024
Section Env-Wt 701.02 - Definitions

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) "Duly-established 100-foot buffer" means the buffer recognized in RSA 482-A:11, IV for prime wetlands designated on or after September 11, 2009, but before August 17, 2012;
(b) "Local authority" means the local body having authority to designate, map, and document prime wetlands pursuant to RSA 482-A:15, I(a), reprinted in Appendix D;
(c) "Prime wetlands" means "prime wetlands" as defined in RSA 482-A:15, I-a, reprinted in Appendix C;
(d) "Prime wetlands/buffer" means prime wetlands or a duly-established 100-foot buffer or both, as applicable in the context used; and
(e) "Significant net loss" means a loss that is unlikely to be reversed through natural processes within one year.

N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Wt 701.02

#1825, eff 10-5-81; ss by #2512, eff 10-19-83; ss by #2924, eff 12-11-84, EXPIRED: 12-11-90

New.#5028, eff 12-20-90; ss by #5486, eff 10-14-92; ss by #6498-B, eff 4-23-97, EXPIRED: 4-23-05

New.#8341, eff 4-25-05 (See Revision Note at chapter heading of Env-Wt 700)

Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 28, Filed July 11, 2019, Proposed by #12807, Effective 12/15/2019, Expires 12/15/2029.