CHAPTER 253
HB 699 – FINAL VERSION
27Mar2007… 0808h
06/07/07 1970s
2007 SESSION
08/03
HOUSE BILL 699
AN ACT establishing a commission to study methods and costs of sewage, sludge, and septage disposal.
SPONSORS: Rep. Beaulieu, Hills 17; Rep. S. Merrick, Coos 2; Rep. Spang, Straf 7; Rep. Marshall Quandt, Rock 13; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24; Sen. Kenney, Dist 3
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
This bill establishes a commission to study methods and costs of sewage, sludge, and septage disposal.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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27Mar2007… 0808h
06/07/07 1970s
07-0600
08/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT establishing a commission to study methods and costs of sewage, sludge, and septage disposal.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
253:1 Commission Established. There is established a sewage, sludge, and septage disposal commission.
253:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the sewage, sludge, and septage disposal 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) One member from the division of water of the department of environmental services, appointed by the commissioner of the department of environmental services.
(d) One member from the division of waste management, appointed by the commissioner of the department of environmental services.
(e) The director of the office of energy and planning, or designee.
(f) The commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food, or designee.
(g) The state epidemiologist, or designee.
(h) A member representing the university of New Hampshire college of engineering and physical sciences appointed by the dean of the college.
(i) A member representing the university of New Hampshire college of life sciences and agriculture, appointed by the dean of the college.
(j) A member representing the institute for the study of earth, oceans, and space, appointed by the director of the institute.
(k) A member representing the university of New Hampshire Thompson school of applied science, appointed by the dean of the school.
(l) A member representing the University of New Hampshire cooperative extension, appointed by the director.
II. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
III. The commission shall choose a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and a clerk from its membership.
253:3 Duties. The sewage, sludge, and septage disposal commission shall study:
I. The costs involved with the disposal of sewage, sludge, and septage.
II. The options used for sewage, sludge, and septage disposal.
III. The technological alternatives to disposal methods used in New Hampshire and their costs.
IV. The economic feasibility of alternatives to current disposal methods.
V. The environmental impact of current and alternative disposal methods.
VI. The public health effect of current and alternative disposal methods.
VII. The definition of biosolids.
253:4 Meetings. The sewage, sludge, and septage disposal commission shall meet at least quarterly to discuss pending legislation and at such times as the chairperson may call.
253:5 Report. The commission shall make an interim report on 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, 2007, and shall make a final report on 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, 2008.
253:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 28, 2007
Effective: June 28, 2007