enabling regional, conservation, and energy resource planning for habitat strongholds and wildlife corridors and creating a commission to study transferring ownership of the Winnipesaukee River Basin program to an alternative authority.

Summary

The bill lets towns that adopt it create conservation commissions to inventory and protect natural areas, including designated habitat strongholds and wildlife corridors. It also broadens the purpose and duties of regional planning commissions to consider these habitats in land‑use, transportation, and energy projects. The changes aim to coordinate conservation across municipalities and state agencies.

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