Revision: Jan. 20, 2009, midnight
SB 98 – AS INTRODUCED
2009 SESSION
10/04
SENATE BILL 98
AN ACT establishing a commission to study state regulations governing installation of boilers, pressure vessels, and related high performance HVAC equipment.
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill establishes a commission to study state regulations governing installation of boilers, pressure vessels, and related high performance HVAC equipment.
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09-1008
10/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT establishing a commission to study state regulations governing installation of boilers, pressure vessels, and related high performance HVAC equipment.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Commission Established. There is established a commission to study state regulations governing installation of boilers, pressure vessels, and related high performance HVAC equipment.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the commission shall be as follows:
(a) Two members of the senate, one of whom shall be a member of the energy, environment and economic development committee, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Two members of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be a member of the science, technology and energy committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(c) The commissioner of the department of labor, or designee
(d) The director of the office of energy and planning, or designee
(e) Two members of the public, who shall represent businesses engaged in boiler, pressure vessel or HVAC installations, at least one of whose businesses shall install technology utilizing renewable fuels, appointed by the governor.
(f) One member who is a New Hampshire licensed boiler and pressure vessel inspector, appointed by the commissioner of the department of labor.
II. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
3 Duties. The commission shall:
I. Study existing boiler and pressure vessel regulations and make recommendations on how to modernize these regulations so that they encourage innovation and adoption of high efficiency, low emission heating, and combined heat and power technology, while ensuring continued emphasis on public health and safety.
II. Study and make recommendations on related state statutes and rules governing installation of high performance HVAC technology to ensure that these rules do not impose an undue constraint on deployment of new technology including technology available outside the United States.
III. Evaluate and make recommendations on related state statutes and regulations determined to be relevant, at the discretion of the commission.
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 senate member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Five members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The commission shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2009.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.