CHAPTER 226
HB 768 – FINAL VERSION
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2007 SESSION
08/09
HOUSE BILL 768
COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy
This bill encourages sources of greenhouse gases to register with the Eastern Climate Registry.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to voluntary registration with the Eastern Climate Registry.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
226:1 Eastern Climate Registry; New Hampshire Participation. Amend RSA 125-L:2 to read as follows:
125-L:2 Eastern Climate Registry.
I. In order to help protect the interests of New Hampshire sources and the state’s economy under a future federal regulatory scheme relating to greenhouse gas emissions, and to help encourage the voluntary reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by New Hampshire sources, the department shall [establish and administer a registry whereby sources of greenhouse gas emissions may record and register early, voluntary greenhouse gas emissions reductions made after 1990. The purpose of this registry shall be to help sources establish a baseline against which any future federal greenhouse gas emissions reduction requirements may apply.] encourage sources to register their inventory of greenhouse gas emissions with the Eastern Climate Registry.
II. The department shall work with other states to expand upon the Eastern Climate Registry and develop a broader multi-state registry for greenhouse gas emissions records to support emissions reporting and reduction policies.
III. The department shall prepare an annual report for the general court summarizing New Hampshire’s participation in the Eastern Climate Registry.
226:2 Rulemaking; Eastern Climate Registry. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 125-L:3 to read as follows:
125-L:3 Rulemaking. The commissioner shall adopt rules consistent with the Eastern Climate Registry or a broader multi-state registry under RSA 541-A, relative to:
226:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 25, 2007
Effective: August 24, 2007