Revision: March 5, 2009, midnight
HB 423-FN-A-LOCAL – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
04Mar2009… 0181h
2009 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 423-FN-A-LOCAL
AN ACT requiring the department of environmental services to develop an outreach campaign to disseminate information on recycling materials, including electronic waste.
SPONSORS: Rep. S. Harvey, Hills 21; Rep. Borden, Rock 18; Rep. Sad, Ches 2; Rep. B. Williams, Graf 8
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
This bill requires the department of environmental services to develop an outreach campaign to disseminate information on recycling materials, including electronic waste.
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09-0693
08/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT requiring the department of environmental services to develop an outreach campaign to disseminate information on recycling materials, including electronic waste.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Solid Waste Management; Definitions. Amend RSA 149-M:4, VIII-a to read as follows:
VIII-a. “Electronic waste” includes computer monitors containing a cathode ray tube, laptop computers, liquid crystal display (LCD) computer monitors, plasma and LCD televisions, printers, cell phones, video cassette recorders (VCRs), copiers, fax machines, and DVD players.
VIII-b. “End-of-life motor vehicle” means a wrecked, worn-out, junk, or other motor vehicle that is no longer intended for use according to its original purpose and is destined for final disposal. The term does not include a motor vehicle that is being kept for repair or restoration, or that is temporarily impounded pending identification of last owner of record or settlement of an insurance claim.
2 New Paragraph; Solid Waste Management; Responsibilities. Amend RSA 149-M:6 by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:
VII-a. Collect and prepare information regarding opportunities for citizens and businesses to recycle materials, including electronic waste, and develop an outreach campaign to disseminate that information including, as appropriate, information on the department’s website, brochures, posters, mailings and e-mailings, press releases, and other appropriate means of communication.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
09-0693
Revised 01/28/09
HB 423 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to solid waste permits.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Environmental Services states this bill will increase state restricted revenues, increase state restricted expenditures and decrease state general fund expenditures by $2,149,334 in FY 2010 and each year thereafter, and increase local expenditures by $761,283 in FY 2010 and each year thereafter. There will be no fiscal impact on county expenditures or county and local revenues.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Environmental Services states this bill requires the Department to collect a reasonable annual fee for solid waste permits, and establishes a fund for solid waste management. The Department states a reasonable fee may be defined as a fee sufficient to fund the Department’s solid waste management program and equally assessed to public and private facilities based on tons of waste annually disposed by the facility. A fee of $0.31 per ton of waste will generate $1,388,051 (4,477,584 tons x $0.31) from privately-owned facilities and $761,283 (2,455,752 x $0.31) from publicly-owned facilities, for a total increase in state restricted revenue of $2,149,334 ($1,388,051 + $761,283) in FY 2010 and each year thereafter. Local expenditures will increase by the amount generated from publicly-owned facilities, or $761,283 in FY 2010 and each year thereafter. This bill will replace the program’s current general funds with a dedicated revenue stream; therefore, state general fund expenditures will decrease and restricted expenditures will increase by $2,149,334 in FY 2010 and each year thereafter.