N.H. Admin. Code § Site 301.09

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section Site 301.09 - Effects on Orderly Development of Region

Each application shall include information regarding the effects of the proposed energy facility on the orderly development of the region, including the views of municipal and regional planning commissions and municipal governing bodies regarding the proposed facility, if such views have been expressed in writing, and master plans of the affected communities and zoning ordinances of the proposed facility host municipalities and unincorporated places, and the applicant's estimate of the effects of the construction and operation of the facility on:

(a) Land use in the region, including the following:

(1) A description of the prevailing land uses in the affected communities; and

(2) A description of how the proposed facility is consistent with such land uses and identification of how the proposed facility is inconsistent with such land uses;

(b) The economy of the region, including an assessment of:

(1) The economic effect of the facility on the affected communities;

(2) The economic effect of the proposed facility on in-state economic activity during construction and operation periods;

(3) The effect of the proposed facility on State tax revenues and the tax revenues of the host and regional communities;

(4) The effect of the proposed facility on real estate values in the affected communities;

(5) The effect of the proposed facility on tourism and recreation; and

(6) The effect of the proposed facility on community services and infrastructure;

(c) Employment in the region, including an assessment of:

(1) The number and types of full-time equivalent local jobs expected to be created, preserved, or otherwise affected by the construction of the proposed facility, including direct construction employment and indirect employment induced by facility-related wages and expenditures; and

(2) The number and types of full-time equivalent jobs expected to be created, preserved, or otherwise affected by the operation of the proposed facility, including direct employment by the applicant and indirect employment induced by facility-related wages and expenditures.

N.H. Admin. Code § Site 301.09

Derived From Volume XXXVI Number 01, Filed January 7, 2016, Proposed by #10994, Effective 12/16/2015, Expires 12/16/2025.