HB 1507 – AS INTRODUCED
2006 SESSION
03/10
HOUSE BILL 1507
AN ACT requiring the department of environmental services to report on and make recommendations on global warming issues in New Hampshire.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ryan, Merr 2; Rep. Harvey, Hills 21; Sen. Burling, Dist 5
COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy
This bill requires the department of environmental services to report on and make recommendations on global warming issues in New Hampshire.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06-2581
03/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT requiring the department of environmental services to report on and make recommendations on global warming issues in New Hampshire.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Report on Global Warming Issues.
I. The department of environmental services shall produce a report on global warming issues in New Hampshire. The department shall submit the report to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate by June 1, 2007.
II. In addition to a general analysis, the report shall include a comprehensive climate action plan that meets the goals of the New England Governors agreement of 2001, and incorporates the following principles in its planning:
(a) By 2010, reduce greenhouse gas emissions to levels 10 percent below 1990 levels.
(b) Each consuming sector should be responsible for at least its proportionate share of the targeted emission reductions. The sectors to be included are transportation, industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential. This principle recognizes that the electricity sector targets will overlap.
(c) Establish a system of mandatory reporting of CO2 and other greenhouse gases emissions.
(d) Reduce emissions from the electricity sector as a whole by 20 percent from current levels, including provisions for greater reduction of CO2 emissions from grandfathered plants.
(e) Set a target of 10 percent of electricity consumption from new, clean renewable sources by 2010, and 20 percent of electricity consumption from new, clean renewable sources by 2020.
(f) Include a target of increasing energy efficiency in each sector by 20 percent by 2010. Plans should consider more efficient generation of power, strong efficiency and conservation measures, and greater use of combined heat and power and micropower options.
(g) Include opportunities for the state to lead by example by:
(1) Purchasing 20 percent of state facility electricity from clean, renewable sources by 2010.
(2) “Greening” the state fleet by establishing policies that:
(A) Require each vehicle purchased to be the model that emits the least CO2 and other air pollutants per mile traveled, while fulfilling the intended state function.
(B) Prohibit the use of inefficient vehicles such as sport utility vehicles for non-essential purposes.
(C) Establish a schedule for replacing all state vehicles with the most efficient models available.
(3) Reducing the state government's energy use by 25 percent overall by 2010.
(h) Include long-term plans for controlling sprawl, which is one of the primary factors raising emissions from transportation and buildings. At a minimum, this should start by incorporating an assessment of CO2 impacts into the state environmental review processes.
(i) Recognize the economic development and job creation benefits of strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and also recognize the importance of assisting displaced workers in making a successful transition to new employment.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.