The responsibilities of the council are as follows:

1. (a) As required by RSA 21-O:11, III, the council shall consult with and advise the commissioner of the department of environmental services, or his or her designee, on a continuing basis with respect to the policy, programs, goals, and operations of the department as they relate to RSA 21-O:10, with particular emphasis on long-range planning for the department and on education of the public relative to the functions of the department;
2. (b) As required by RSA 21-O:11, IV, the council shall hear all administrative appeals from department decisions made and shall decide all disputed issues of fact in such appeals, in accordance with RSA 21-O:14;
3. (c) As required by RSA 21-O:11, V, the council shall consider all proposed rules of the commissioner relative to the department and shall present any objections to proposed rules to the commissioner in writing within 15 days;
4. (d) As required by RSA 21-O:14, IV, the council shall adopt rules in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of RSA 541-A to govern its proceedings; and
5. (e) The council shall perform any additional functions assigned to it by amendment to RSA 21-O:11.

Source. (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Ec-Air 100) #13642, eff 5-23-23