RSA 485-G:3: Duties.

The commission shall:

I. Investigate, monitor, and propose prevention and mitigation strategies for emerging environmental threats in coastal and Great Bay waters, including but not limited to warming of waters, ocean acidification, sedimentation, and nutrient loading, which impact fish, shellfish, and the food chain thereof.

II. Identify gaps and recommend improvements in water quality monitoring, including monitoring pH and evaluating its impact on the impaired waters designation of water bodies.

III. Recommend strategies for enhancing capacities for improving water quality.

IV. Examine the Blue Carbon credit program for sea grass promotion and oyster bed restoration.

V. Report annually on November 1 to the chairpersons of the house and senate committees with jurisdiction over issues affecting coastal marine resources and the environment, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the governor.