482:12-a Emergency Actions. –
If during any flood warning issued by the National Weather Service, the condition of any hazardous dam becomes so dangerous to the safety of life or property in the opinion of the department as not to permit sufficient time for issuance of an order in the manner provided by RSA 482:12, the department may immediately take such action as may be essential to provide for emergency protection to such life or property. The owner or owners of such a dam shall be strictly liable for all costs incurred by the state in performing an emergency action under this section. The attorney general may institute an action in superior court for the county in which the dam is located against the owner or owners of the dam for all costs incurred by the state. Costs recovered under this section shall be deposited into the dam maintenance fund established pursuant to RSA 482:55. This section shall not apply to any dams under the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.