Revision: Dec. 14, 2011, midnight
HB 1436 – AS INTRODUCED
2012 SESSION
08/03
HOUSE BILL 1436
AN ACT establishing a committee to oversee the management of natural resources by the department of resources and economic development.
SPONSORS: Rep. Renzullo, Hills 27
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
This bill establishes a committee to oversee the management of natural resources by the department of resources and economic development.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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08/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT establishing a committee to oversee the management of natural resources by the department of resources and economic development.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Oversight Committee on Resources and Economic Development. Amend RSA 12-A by inserting after section 61 the following new subdivision:
Oversight Committee on Resources and Economic Development
12-A:62 Oversight Committee; Establishment; Purpose.
I. There is established an oversight committee on resources and economic development consisting of 8 members as follows:
(a) Three members of the senate, at least one of whom shall be a member of the senate energy and natural resources committee and one of whom shall be a member of the senate finance committee, appointed by the president of the senate; and
(b) Five members of the house of representatives, 4 of whom shall be from the resources, recreation, and development committee, and one of whom shall be from the house finance committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
II. Membership on the oversight committee shall be for the biennium and shall be coterminous with membership in the general court.
III. The oversight committee on resources and economic development shall provide legislative oversight of the department to support a cost-effective, comprehensive, coordinated system of management of natural resources by the department of resources and economic development.
12-A:63 Organization and Compensation. The oversight committee shall have a chairperson who shall be chosen by vote from among the committee membership. The chairperson’s term of office shall be for the biennium. The committee shall have a clerk who shall be chosen by vote by the members of the committee. The clerk’s term of office shall be for the biennium. The members of the committee shall receive legislative mileage when in performance of their duties.
12-A:64 Duties of Oversight Committee.
I. The committee shall periodically review the statutes under which the department operates to ensure they are current and shall identify areas where adjustments may be necessary to meet New Hampshire’s needs. The committee shall provide legislative oversight of and informational meetings on the natural resources programs, policies, and rules of the department as brought to its attention by committee members, legislators, department personnel, or others. The committee shall monitor the efficiency of operation and the quality of service provided by the department’s natural resources programs. The committee’s work may include, but is not limited to, analyzing the efficacy of selected programs, researching trends affecting program costs and participation, and reviewing alternate approaches to programmatic and administrative concerns. The committee may make recommendations to the commissioner and recommendations for legislation as indicated by its findings. The committee shall maintain communications with the department, and any other departments, as necessary to accomplish its work.
II. The oversight committee shall review the effectiveness of the subcommittees, councils, task forces, and other ancillary bodies of the department.
III. The committee shall meet at the call of the chair but in no case less than every 2 months.
IV. The committee shall make a report no later than the first day of November of the second year of the biennium as to its activities and recommendations to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.