HB 573 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
30Mar2005… 0771h
06/02/05 1598s
2005 SESSION
08/03
HOUSE BILL 573
AN ACT establishing a commission to study automobile recycling issues, including disposal fees.
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
This bill establishes a commission to study automobile recycling issues, including disposal fees.
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30Mar2005… 0771h
06/02/05 1598s
05-0857
08/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
AN ACT establishing a commission to study automobile recycling issues, including disposal fees.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Commission Established. There is established a commission to study automobile recycling issues, including disposal fees.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the commission shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) The commissioner of the department of environmental services, or designee.
(c) The commissioner of the department of safety, or designee.
(d) The commissioner of the department of transportation, or designee.
(e) One representative from the Auto Recyclers Association of New Hampshire, appointed by said association.
(f) One representative from the scrap processors industry, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(g) One representative from the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(h) One representative from the New Hampshire Auto Dealers Association, appointed by said association.
(i) One representative from the New Hampshire Municipal Association, appointed by said association.
(j) One representative from New Hampshire the Beautiful, Inc., appointed by said corporation.
(k) One representative from the insurance industry, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(l) One representative from the New Hampshire chapter of the Sierra Club, appointed by said organization.
II. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
3 Duties. The commission shall study the adequacy of the state’s regulatory system and the industry infrastructure currently used to recycle and dispose of end-of-life motor vehicles and to make recommendations for change, including but not limited to an end-of-life disposal fee, if current practices are determined to be inadequate for assuring sufficient capacity to manage end-of-life vehicles in a manner that protects environmental quality.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Nine members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The commission 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, 2006.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.