227-B:6. Powers and Duties.
The commission shall:
I. Prepare a master plan for the summit including but not limited to:
(a) Capital improvements to be made by the state over a 10-year period;
(b) The proposed operation of the summit by the commission including fees to be charged for the facilities operated by the commission, the method of collection of such fees, employment of personnel, franchises to be granted to concessionaires, and any other items deemed necessary to the proper operation of the summit by said commission;
(c) Promotion of the use of the summit by the public as a recreational, historic or scientific attraction;
(d) Protection of the summit as to its unique flora and other natural resources;
(e) The negotiation of public rights-of-way to the summit over private lands which benefit from the improvement of facilities on the summit;
(f) Cooperative arrangements between private interests and the commission relative to the collection of fees, joint personnel, and any like subject.
II. Submit the said master plan to the governor on or before January 1, 2010, and on January 1 every 10 years thereafter, for approval and for enabling legislation in the New Hampshire legislature.
III. Monitor all fees being paid to the state for the use or lease of state-owned facilities on the summit, such fees to be used by the commission in its duties and for its expenses.
IV. Supervise the work done on capital improvements authorized by the general court for Mount Washington. The governor and council are to authorize the expenditure of funds for final design and contract plans out of funds appropriated for that purpose when requested by the commission. The governor and council are to authorize the construction of the capital improvements to the Mount Washington summit authorized by the general court in a manner consistent with the 10-year master plan prepared by the commission.
V. Cooperate and consult with the division of parks and recreation of the department of natural and cultural resources concerning the daily operation of the summit as carried on by the division of parks and recreation.
VI. Consult and advise with the commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources:
(a) In the construction of the buildings and improvements as may be authorized by the general court;
(b) In the operation of the summit by personnel of the division of parks and recreation or by private interests as may be determined by the commissioner in accordance with the powers conferred by the general court;
(c) In the negotiations of leases, agreements and franchise arrangements in the operation of summit facilities; and
(d) In the acquisition of privately owned land and buildings as may be authorized by the general court, including the general oversight of the development of the 10-year master plan as may be implemented by the general court.
VII. Assist in the promotion of the development and use of the summit by the public as a recreational, historic and scientific attraction.
VIII. Advise and assist in the protection of the unique flora and other natural resources of the summit.
IX. (a) Submit an annual report beginning October 1, 2012 to the senate president and the speaker of the house of representatives detailing the costs of any services provided and any expenses reimbursed to the legislative members of the commission while in the performance of their duties for the commission for the prior fiscal year ending June 30.
(b) Submit an annual report beginning October 1, 2012 to the chairpersons of the house and senate finance committees and the chairpersons of the house and senate executive departments and administration committees that includes a line-by-line accounting of all income received and expenses incurred in the prior fiscal year ending June 30. The report shall include, but not be limited to, all grants, donations, rents, and toll road and cog railway contributions received in the prior fiscal year.
Source. 1969, 427:1. 1971, 395:1. 1974, 30:4. 1976, 37:4. 1978, 49:25. 1985, 399:3, I, eff. July 1, 1985. 2012, 245:3, 4, eff. June 18, 2012. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.
