Item 65

Authorize to acquire a Grant of Conservation Restrictions Deed on 259 +/- acres along the Ammonoosuc River in the Town of Bethlehem, NH, from the Law Office of Ransmeier & Spellman, PC, acting as agent for The Society for the Protection of NH Forest, in the amount of $130,000. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2020. (2)Further authorize to transfer $20,000 into the NH Land Conservation Endowment held at the Department of Treasury to permanently endow the conservation restriction monitoring and stewardship by the Office of Strategic Initiatives, Conservation Stewardship Program on behalf of the Fish and Game Department pursuant to RSA 162-C: and enabled by an MOA approved by G&C on 7-24-13, item #37. 100% Other (Fisheries Habitat Funds).