CHAPTER 217-B FREEDOM'S WAY HERITAGE AREA AND COMMISSION
Section 217-B:1
217-B:1 Freedom's Way Heritage Area Established. –
There is hereby established the freedom's way heritage area, hereinafter referred to as the area, which shall include the cities and towns of Amherst, Brookline, Greenville, Hollis, Mason, Milford, Merrimack, Nashua, and New Ipswich. The purpose of such designation shall be to recognize the significant historic, cultural, and natural resources of the area and to preserve and interpret them for the education and inspiration of present and future generations. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the rights of private property owners or of the cities and towns in the area to develop the lands, buildings, and resources in the manner they determine appropriate. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide a management framework to assist the state and the area's municipalities in the development and implementation of integrated cultural, historical, land, and water resource management programs in cooperation with the federal government and the state in order to retain, enhance, and interpret the significant values of the natural and cultural resources in the area.