HB219 (2007) Detail

Relative to the membership of the wetlands council.


CHAPTER 209

HB 219 – FINAL VERSION

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2007 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 219

AN ACT relative to the membership of the wetlands council.

SPONSORS: Rep. O’Connell, Hills 6; Rep. Essex, Hills 1; Rep. Sanders, Rock 7

COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development

ANALYSIS

This bill adds members to the wetlands council.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

07Jun2007… 1874eba

07-0720

08/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven

AN ACT relative to the membership of the wetlands council.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

209:1 Wetlands Council; Membership. Amend RSA 21-O:5-a, I-II to read as follows:

I. There is established a wetlands council for the purpose of implementing the provisions of law conferring on the department authority to decide matters relative to resources of the state, including, but not limited to, excavating, dredging, and filling waters of the state. Appointees and officials shall have voting rights as members of the wetlands council; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting other duties of the department with reference to dams, water levels, and administration of the department of environmental services. The wetlands council shall be composed of the following:

(a) The executive director of the department of fish and game or designee.

(b) The commissioner of transportation or designee.

(c) The commissioner of resources and economic development or designee.

(d) The director of the office of energy and planning or designee.

(e) The commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food, or designee.

(f) The commissioner of safety or designee.

(g) [Seven] Eight members of the public appointed by the governor and council for a term of 3 years or until a successor is chosen. One of these shall be a member of a municipal conservation commission at the time of appointment, and be one of 3 nominees submitted by the New Hampshire Association of Conservation Commissions; one shall be a supervisor, associate supervisor, former associate supervisor, or former supervisor, of a conservation district at the time of appointment, and be one of 3 nominees submitted by the New Hampshire Association of Conservation Districts; one shall be an elected municipal official at the time of appointment, and be one of 3 nominees submitted by the New Hampshire Municipal Association; one shall be a natural resource scientist and be one of 3 nominees submitted by the New Hampshire Association of Natural Resource Scientists; one shall be a member of the construction industry and be one of 3 nominees submitted by the Associated General Contractors of New Hampshire; one shall be a member of the marine industry and be one of 3 nominees submitted by the New Hampshire Marine Trades Association; [and] one shall have experience in environmental protection and resource management at the time of appointment and be one of 4 nominees submitted, 2 each, by the New Hampshire Audubon Society and the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests; and one shall be a farm or forest landowner and be one of 2 nominees submitted, one each, by the New Hampshire Farm Bureau Federation and the New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association. One member of the council shall be elected annually as chairperson by the members of the council.

II. The [7] 8 members appointed under subparagraph I(g) shall be entitled to expenses and $50 compensation per diem. The other members of the council shall receive no additional compensation for their service as members of the council, other than their regular salaries from their respective state departments, but shall receive mileage and other expenses paid at the rate set for state employees.

209:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 25, 2007

Effective: August 24, 2007