Bill Text - SB369 (2010)

(New Title) relative to the effect of changes in local permit status on large groundwater withdrawal permits issued by the department of environmental services.


Revision: March 27, 2010, midnight

SB 369 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

03/24/10 1094s

2010 SESSION

10-2761

06/10

SENATE BILL 369

AN ACT relative to the effect of changes in local permit status on large groundwater withdrawal permits issued by the department of environmental services.

SPONSORS: Sen. Barnes, Jr., Dist 17; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24; Rep. Case, Rock 1; Rep. Kappler, Rock 2

COMMITTEE: Energy, Environment and Economic Development

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill permits a municipality to require the department of environmental services to decide whether a change in the status of a local permit affects the decision to issue a large groundwater withdrawal permit.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/24/10 1094s

10-2761

06/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten

AN ACT relative to the effect of changes in local permit status on large groundwater withdrawal permits issued by the department of environmental services.

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

1 Approval for Large Groundwater Withdrawals; Change in Status of Local Permit. Amend RSA 485-C:21, VIII to read as follows:

VIII. Before the department issues a large groundwater withdrawal permit, any municipality in which a well is sited or proposed to be sited, or any municipality within the potential impact area of the proposed withdrawal pursuant to paragraph V-e, may require the department to determine that the withdrawal will not infringe on the public's use of groundwater, including any contribution to wetlands and surface waters, by ensuring that the requirements of paragraph V-c are met. The department's determination shall be based on substantial evidence and shall include the methods, evidence, and data it used to support its judgment. After the department issues a large groundwater withdrawal permit, such municipality may require the department to provide a written finding describing the status of a decision issued by the department on an application submitted under this section when a local building permit directly related to a large groundwater withdrawal activity expires or becomes null and void, or both. The department shall determine if the change in status of such local permit affects the decision the department made on the application.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 30 days after its passage.