Revision: Feb. 4, 2013, midnight
SB 163 – AS INTRODUCED
2013 SESSION
08/03
SENATE BILL 163
AN ACT establishing a commission to recommend legislation to prepare for projected sea level rise and other coastal hazards.
SPONSORS: Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Stiles, Dist 24; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Rep. Borden, Rock 24; Rep. Spang, Straf 6; Rep. D. Hooper, Straf 16; Rep. Watrous, Merr 16
COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources
This bill establishes a commission to recommend legislation to prepare for projected sea level rise and other coastal hazards.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13-0327
08/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT establishing a commission to recommend legislation to prepare for projected sea level rise and other coastal hazards.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Chapter; Sea Rise Planning Commission. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 483-D the following new chapter:
CHAPTER 483-E
483-E:1 There is established a sea rise planning commission.
483-E:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the commission shall be as follows:
(a) Two 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.
(c) The commissioner of the department of environmental services, or designee.
(d) The executive director of the fish and game department, or designee.
(e) The administrator of the bureau of public works design and construction, or designee.
(f) The commissioner of the department of transportation, or designee.
(g) The commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food, or designee.
(h) The commissioner of the insurance department, or designee.
(i) The director of the division of parks and recreation, or designee.
(j) The director of the division of historical resources, or designee.
II. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
III. 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 house member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
483-E:3 Duties.
I. The commission shall recommend legislation, rules, and other actions to prepare for projected sea level rise and other coastal hazards such as storms, increased river flooding, and storm water runoff, changes in vegetation and snow cover, loss of coastal habitat, the growth of invasive species, human health issues, and the risks such hazards pose to municipalities in New Hampshire.
II. The commission shall annually 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.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.