{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-483-a-2","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 483-A:2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In this chapter:\nI. \"Commissioner\" means the commissioner, department of environmental services.\nII. \"Advisory committee\" means the lakes management advisory committee established in RSA 483-A:6.\nIII. \"Lake\" means the bodies of fresh water as defined in RSA 271:20.\nIV. \"Valued characteristics\" means the uses and values that lakes provide including, but not limited to: passive and active recreational activities such as swimming, fishing, and use of appropriate watercraft; aesthetic values such as scenic beauty, wilderness experiences, and educational opportunities; public uses such as drinking water supplies and flood control; ecosystem values such as providing ecological diversity and wildlife habitat; economic values such as revenue generated for the local, regional, and state economies; and social experiences and the opportunity to use our lakes for public enjoyment.","path":["Title L: WATER MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION","Chapter 483-A: NEW HAMPSHIRE LAKES MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/L/483-A/483-A-2.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T16:36:25Z","sha256":"1cf96c8fa2acfac8d12d97accda8e6f2753680fe88c6f1e2bf3f768b77ddee60","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-483-a-1","next":"us-nh/rsa-483-a-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}