Each of the following departments and agencies of the state government is directed to initiate and to pursue continuing studies as to the need, if any, for changes in the laws and regulations administered by it that would arise from the presence within the state of special nuclear materials and by-product materials and from the operation herein of production or utilization facilities, and, on the basis of such studies, to make such recommendations for the enactment of laws or amendments to laws administered by it, and such proposals for amendments to the regulations issued by it, as may appear necessary and appropriate.
I. The department of health and human services, particularly as to hazards, if any, to the public health and safety.

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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 162-B:3

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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

II. The department of labor, particularly as to hazardous working conditions, if any, the time and character of proof of claims of injuries and the extent of the compensation allowable therefor.
III. The department of transportation, particularly as to the transportation of special nuclear materials and by-product materials on highways of the state.
IV. The public utilities commission and the department of energy, particularly as to the transportation of special nuclear materials and by-product materials by common carriers or public or private air carriers not in interstate commerce and as to the participation by public utilities subject to their jurisdiction in projects looking to the development of production or utilization facilities for industrial or commercial use.
V. The department of insurance, particularly as to the insurance of persons and property from hazards to life and property resulting from atomic development.
VI. The council on resources and development, particularly as to the hazards, if any, to the natural resources of the state, including wildlife, and as to the protection, if necessary, of rivers, streams, and airspace from pollution.
VII. Such other departments and agencies including departments and agencies of political subdivisions of the state as the governor may direct and for the purposes specified by him.