HB 1235 – AS INTRODUCED
2012 SESSION
09/05
HOUSE BILL 1235
AN ACT establishing a committee to study and propose a recodification of certain environment-related statutes.
SPONSORS: Rep. Cohn, Merr 6; Rep. Peckham, Rock 13; Rep. P. Brown, Rock 2; Rep. Serlin, Rock 16; Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Rep. Krasucki, Hills 26; Rep. Davenport, Rock 12
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
This bill establishes a committee to study and propose a recodification of certain environment-related statutes.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
12-2436
09/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT establishing a committee to study and propose a recodification of certain environment-related statutes.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study and propose a recodification of certain environment-related statutes.
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) Two 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 and propose a recodification of certain environment-related statutes, including but not limited to, the following:
I. Title 50, water management and protection.
II. Title 12, public safety and welfare.
III. Title 19-A, forestry.
IV. Title 40, agriculture, horticulture and animal husbandry.
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. Four 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, 2013.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.