CHAPTER 273
HB 54 – FINAL VERSION
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2007 SESSION
08/05
HOUSE BILL 54
AN ACT establishing a commission to study automobile recycling issues.
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill establishes a commission to study automobile recycling issues.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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07-0454
08/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT establishing a commission to study automobile recycling issues.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
273:1 Commission Established. There is established a commission to study automobile recycling issues.
273:2 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) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(c) The commissioner of the department of environmental services, or designee.
(d) The commissioner of the department of safety, or designee.
(e) The commissioner of the department of transportation, or designee.
(f) One representative from the Auto & Truck Recyclers Association of New Hampshire, appointed by said association.
(g) One representative from the scrap processors industry, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(h) One representative from the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(i) One representative from the New Hampshire Automobile Dealers Association, appointed by said association.
(j) One representative from the New Hampshire Municipal Association, appointed by said association.
(k) One representative from Northeast Resource Recovery Association, appointed by said association.
(l) One representative from the insurance industry, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
II. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
273:3 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 make recommendations for change and determine if current practices are adequate to protect the environment.
273:4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the 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. Seven members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
273:5 Report. The commission shall make an interim report of its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the chairperson of the house executive departments and administration committee, the chairperson of the environment and agriculture committee, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2007. The commission shall make a final report of its findings, if any, and recommendations for proposed legislation, if any, to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the chairperson of the house executive departments and administration committee, the chair person of the environment and agriculture committee, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2008.
273:6 Repeal. The study commission established in this act relative to automobile recycling issues, is repealed effective November 1, 2008.
273:7 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: July 3, 2007
Effective: July 3, 2007