Bill Text: NH HB204 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishing a committee to review and update the penalties for contaminating drinking water and groundwater.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-20 - Lay on Table (Rep. Suzanne Smith): Motion Adopted Regular Calendar 341-3 03/20/2019 House Journal 11 P. 20 [HB204 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2019-HB204-Introduced.html
HB 204 - AS INTRODUCED
2019 SESSION
19-0214
08/06
HOUSE BILL 204
SPONSORS: Rep. Notter, Hills. 21; Rep. Hinch, Hills. 21
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a committee to review the penalties for contaminating drinking water and groundwater and propose legislation to update such penalties if necessary.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0214
08/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to review the penalties for contaminating drinking water and groundwater.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall review current penalties for contaminating drinking water and groundwater and propose legislation to update such penalties if necessary.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2019.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
