HB583 (2011) Detail

Relative to including projected sea level rise in planning and implementation of state-funded projects.


HB 583 – AS INTRODUCED

2011 SESSION

11-0553

08/05

HOUSE BILL 583

AN ACT relative to including projected sea level rise in planning and implementation of state-funded projects.

SPONSORS: Rep. Watters, Straf 4; Rep. R. Read, Rock 16; Rep. Sprague, Straf 2; Rep. D. Hooper, Straf 5

COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways

ANALYSIS

This bill requires the long range capital planning committee and the office of state planning and energy management to include projected sea level rise in planning and implementation of state-funded projects.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

11-0553

08/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT relative to including projected sea level rise in planning and implementation of state-funded projects.

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

1 New Subparagraph; Sea Level Rise; Long Range Capital Planning. Amend RSA 17-M:2, I by inserting after subparagraph (b) the following new subparagraph:

(c) The committee shall include projected sea level rise in permitting, siting and construction of state-funded projects, including bridges, buildings, roadways, water and sewage treatment, and other infrastructure projects. The projected sea level rise shall be included in determining the reference line as defined by RSA 483-B:4, XVII(b) in areas of state-funded projects. The committee shall review every 5 years NOAA and other scientific agency projections of sea-level rise to determine the appropriate sea level rise projection for state use.

2 New Section; Sea Level Rise; Office of State Planning and Energy Programs. Amend RSA 483-B by inserting after section 16 the following new section:

483-B:16-a Sea Level Rise; Office of State Planning and Energy Programs. The office of state planning and energy programs shall consider sea level rise projections when assisting with the implementation of this chapter. The office of state planning and energy programs committee shall review every 5 years NOAA and other scientific agency projections of sea-level rise to determine the appropriate sea level rise projection for use by local municipalities.

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