206:33-g Funds Paid as Mitigation for Unavoidable Impacts to Wildlife or Habitat of Wildlife. –
The executive director may accept funds paid as mitigation for unavoidable impacts to wildlife or habitat of wildlife within the state of New Hampshire. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the executive director may accept and receive such funds without the approval of the governor, the governor and council, or the commission. All moneys received under this section for mitigation of impacts shall be deposited as follows:
I. For impacts to nongame species or the habitat of nongame species that are not considered threatened or endangered, moneys shall be deposited in the nongame species account established under RSA 212-B:6 and used solely for the purposes set forth in that section.
II. For impacts to threatened and endangered species or the habitats of threatened and endangered species, moneys shall be deposited in the threatened and endangered species compensatory mitigation fund established under RSA 212-A:16 and used solely for the purposes set forth in that section.
III. All other moneys received under this section shall be deposited into the fish and game fund established under RSA 206:33 and used solely for the purposes set forth in RSA 206:34-a.