HB1554 (2014) Detail

Relative to notice of water release from dams.


HB 1554 – AS INTRODUCED

2014 SESSION

14-2584

06/04

HOUSE BILL 1554

AN ACT relative to notice of water release from dams.

SPONSORS: Rep. Takesian, Hills 37; Rep. Haefner, Hills 37; Rep. L. Ober, Hills 37

COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development

ANALYSIS

This bill requires the owner of a dam to give notice of a water release from the dam to people who are downstream and may be affected by an unannounced release.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

14-2584

06/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen

AN ACT relative to notice of water release from dams.

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

1 Erection and Inspection of Dams; Duty of Owner. Amend RSA 482:11-a to read as follows:

482:11-a Duty of Owner.

I. The owner of a dam shall maintain and repair the dam so that it shall not become a dam in disrepair. The owner shall develop an emergency action plan for any dam, the failure of which may threaten life or property.

II. The owner of a dam shall give a 24-hour written notice of a planned release of water from the dam to the emergency manager of the town immediately downstream of the dam.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.