Revision: March 8, 2016, midnight
\t \t\tHB 1472 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
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\t06/05
HOUSE BILL\t1472
AN ACT\trelative to the siting of certain new pipelines and storage vessels.
SPONSORS:\tRep. McConnell, Ches. 12; Rep. Emerson, Ches. 11; Rep. B. Tilton, Ches. 12; Rep. J. Belanger, Hills. 27; Rep. Abramson, Rock. 20; Rep. Edelblut, Hills. 38; Sen. Sanborn, Dist 9; Sen. Avard, Dist 12
COMMITTEE:\tScience, Technology and Energy
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill requires new construction of certain underground pipelines and storage tanks to be below the frost line.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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\t06/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to the siting of certain new pipelines and storage vessels.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 New Section; New Construction of Underground Pipelines and Storage Tanks. Amend RSA 162-H by inserting after section 10-b the following new section:
\t162-H:10-c New Construction of Underground Pipelines and Storage Tanks. After the effective date of this section, any certificate issued for underground construction of a pipeline or tank that is used for the commercial transmission, distribution, or storage of explosive, flammable, contaminate, or hazardous gasses or liquids shall require such construction to be below the frost line.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.