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I. The governor and council shall appoint the head of one of the state departments concerned as adviser to the governor with respect to atomic industrial development within the state; as coordinator of the development and regulatory activities of the state government relating to the industrial and commercial uses of atomic energy; and as deputy of the governor in matters relating to atomic energy, including participation in the activities of any committee formed by the New England states to represent their interest in such matters and also cooperation with other states and with the government of the United States. The department head so appointed shall have the additional title of Coordinator of Atomic Development Activities.
II. The coordinator of atomic development activities shall have the duty of coordinating the studies, recommendations, and proposals of the several departments and agencies of the state government required by RSA 162-B:3 with each other and also with the programs and activities of the department of resources and economic development of the state. So far as may be practicable, he shall coordinate the studies conducted, and the recommendations and proposals made, in this state with like activities in the New England and other states and with the policies and regulations of the United States Atomic Energy Commission. In carrying out his duties, he shall proceed in close cooperation with the department of resources and economic development.
III. The several departments and agencies of the state government which are directed by RSA 162-B:3 to initiate and pursue continuing studies are further directed to keep the coordinator of atomic development activities fully and currently informed as to their activities relating to atomic energy. No regulation or amendment to a regulation applying specifically to an atomic energy matter shall become effective until 30 days after it has been submitted to the coordinator, unless, upon a finding of emergency need, the governor by order waives all or any part of this 30-day period.
IV. The coordinator of atomic development activities shall keep the governor and council and the several interested departments and agencies informed at least biennially as to private and public activities affecting atomic industrial development and shall enlist their cooperation in taking action to further such development as is consistent with the health, safety and general welfare of this state.
Source. 1955, 281:4. 1973, 140:39, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.
