I. In accordance with RSA 236:18, the state has the exclusive rights, insofar as they do not conflict with any federal statute, rule, or regulation, to build, lease, or utilize for any public purpose the space adjacent to (excluding the median) and below the toll highways and the interstate system highways within the state.
II. The following areas, owned by the state, are designated as energy infrastructure corridors:
(a) I-89 (between the intersection of I-93 and the Vermont border).
(b) I-93 (between the Massachusetts border and the Vermont border, excepting approximately 1.7 miles located in the White Mountain National Forest north of Franconia Notch state park).
(c) I-95 (between the Massachusetts border and the Maine border).
(d) N.H. Route 101 (between the intersection of I-93 and the intersection of I-95).
III. Nothing in this chapter shall require a developer of energy infrastructure to site or propose to site energy infrastructure, or any part thereof, within an energy infrastructure corridor designated under this chapter.