HB375 (2009) Detail

Establishing a committee to study whether renters should be eligible for weatherization programs administered by the office of energy and planning.


2009 SESSION

09-0616

09/03

HOUSE BILL 375

AN ACT establishing a committee to study whether renters should be eligible for weatherization programs administered by the office of energy and planning.

SPONSORS: Rep. Cali-Pitts, Rock 16

COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study whether renters should be eligible for weatherization programs administered by the office of energy and planning.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

09-0616

09/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine

AN ACT establishing a committee to study whether renters should be eligible for weatherization programs administered by the office of energy and planning.

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

1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study whether renters should be eligible for weatherization programs administered by the office of energy and planning.

2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

3 Duties. The committee shall study whether renters should be eligible for weatherization programs administered by the office of energy and planning, provided that the renter has the notarized approval of the property owner and that the property owner has not previously applied for weatherization programs for the rental property.

4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

5 Report. The committee shall report 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, 2009.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.