Section 482:11 Orders. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. The department may order the owner or contractor, while constructing or reconstructing any such dam, to remedy any defects caused by failure to comply with the requirements of the plans and specifications or to do anything necessary to make said construction comply with said plans and specifications, and on failure to comply with any such order, the department may order all work of construction on such dam to cease and may take any other action authorized by RSA 482:89.
   II. The commissioner may issue an order to any person who violates this chapter as specified in RSA 482:89, I, and require such remedial or restorative measures as may be necessary. Any order issued by the department pursuant to this chapter may be recorded in the registry of deeds for the county in which the subject facility is situated. A recorded order shall run with the land; provided, that an appropriate description of the land involved including the accurate name of the owner thereof is included in the order. No fee shall be charged for recording an order; however, a fee may be charged for discharging an order.
   III. If the department finds that an emergency exists requiring immediate action to protect the public safety, it may issue an order stating that an emergency exists and requiring that such action be taken as necessary to meet the emergency. Any person to whom such an order is directed shall comply immediately, but may appeal to the water council established under RSA 21-O:7.

Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996. 2008, 272:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.