Revision: Jan. 21, 2010, midnight
HB 1493 – AS INTRODUCED
2006 SESSION
06/01
HOUSE BILL 1493
AN ACT declaring that groundwater is part of the public trust.
SPONSORS: Rep. Spang, Straf 7; Rep. Cilley, Straf 3; Rep. Phinizy, Sull 5; Rep. Powers, Rock 16; Sen. Green, Dist 6; Sen. Burling, Dist 5; Sen. Johnson, Dist 2; Sen. Larsen, Dist 15; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
This bill declares that groundwater is part of the public trust.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06-2521
06/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT declaring that groundwater is part of the public trust.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Groundwater Held in Public Trust. Amend RSA 485-C by inserting after section 1 the following new section:
485-C:1-a Groundwater Part of Public Trust. The groundwater underlying the state of New Hampshire is held in trust by the state for the benefit of the general public.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.