To avoid double counting acres where multiple programs contributed to the acquisition of a single parcel, the parcel acreage is only aggregated under the program that provided the majority of funding. For example, if the chart displays a dollar amount greater than $0, but also shows 0 acres, it is because the program was not the primary contributor for any parcels in that year.
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In September 2000, the New Hampshire Land & Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) was formed. LCHIP is an independent state authority that makes matching grants to New Hampshire communities and non-profits to conserve the state’s most important natural, cultural and historic resources.
LCHIP receives an appropriation from the New Hampshire legislature for grant making. All appropriated funds go directly to projects. Eighty percent of the funding for a project comes from the community. LCHIP funds cover on average, 20 percent of the project cost.
LCHIP also receives $6 from each sale of a conservation license plate (Moose Plate). Sixty percent of administrative costs are paid for through license plate funds and the remaining forty percent as interest earned from the Trust Fund.
| Year | Acres | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3,798.5 | $1,798,000 |
| 2003 | 14,001.1 | $3,902,149 |
| 2002 | 1,875.3 | $2,912,800 |
| 2001 | 2,790.3 | $1,490,000 |
| Total | 22,465.2 | $10,102,949 |
The Water Supply Land Conservation Grant Program allows the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) to make 25 percent matching grants to municipal water suppliers for the purchase of land or conservation easements critical to their water quality.
The state grants must be matched 75 percent from local sources. These match sources can include donated land or easements that are also within the source water protection area, public funds, transaction expenses, or private funds. Also, there is a low interest loan fund available from DES that may be used to finance the match.
| Year | Acres | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 387.0 | $597,306 |
| 2004 | 39.0 | $92,200 |
| 2003 | 210.0 | $295,523 |
| 2002 | 1,227.0 | $2,013,898 |
| 2000 | 1,888.0 | $1,353,125 |
| Total | 3,751.0 | $4,352,052 |
The Land Management Bureau in the Department of Resources and Economic Development (DRED) is responsible for the acquisition of land for expansion of the state forest and state park system.
Presently there are no regularly appropriated state funds for DRED land acquisitions. Occasionally, the legislature will appropriate a specific amount for a specific project. Most rights in real estate acquired by the state are either gifted or purchased with federal dollars from programs like Forest Legacy and LWCF.
| Year | Acres | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7,826.2 | $2,494,000 |
| 2004 | 207.1 | $0 |
| 2003 | 150,414.5 | $15,980,750 |
| 2002 | 1,477.0 | $2,195,000 |
| 2001 | 28,596.4 | $3,686,000 |
| 2000 | 106.2 | $1,000 |
| 1999 | 99.2 | $1,100,000 |
| 1998 | 86.0 | $37,000 |
| Total | 188,812.8 | $25,493,750 |