Item 51

Authorize the Division of Forests and Lands to enter into a contract with Christopher Kane, Concord, NH, for ecological services in support of the NH Natural Heritage Bureau, in the amount of $5,700. Effective upon G&C approval through December 18, 2012. 100% Federal Funds. #52 Authorize the Division of Travel and Tourism Development to enter into a contract with Plymouth State University, Institute for NH Studies, Plymouth, NH, for research services, in the amount of $200,000. Effective July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014 with the option to renew for up to one two-year period. 100% General Funds. 7 #53 Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation, Cannon Mountain to enter into a sole source contract with Aerial NDT Inspection Inc., Milton, NH, for the magnetic particle testing of the chairlifts at Cannon Mountain Ski Area, in the amount of $4,472.50. Effective upon G&C approval through November 1, 2012. 100% Ski Area Funds. #53A Authorize the Bureau of Trails to purchase two tracts of land in Berlin, NH, that abut Jericho Mountain State Park, for $108,500. 100% Snowmobile / OHRV Funds.