Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 482:53

  • Department: means the department of environmental services. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 482:2
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
The department is authorized to apply for and receive in the name of the state any funds which are or may become available for the purpose of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 482:52 from the federal government or any other source. The department is authorized to acquire by gift any lands, water rights, easements or other property rights from the owners of lake frontage on Silver Lake, any funds which may be offered to make the project possible, or both.