Revision: Dec. 29, 2015, midnight
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2016 SESSION
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SENATE BILL\t381
AN ACT\trelative to the combustion of the wood component of construction and demolition debris.
SPONSORS:\tSen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Little, Dist 8; Sen. Stiles, Dist 24; Rep. Vadney, Belk. 2; Rep. Richardson, Coos 4
COMMITTEE:\tEnergy And Natural Resources
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill excludes the combustion of wood residue from certain air pollution control regulations.
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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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to the combustion of the wood component of construction and demolition debris.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 Combustion Ban. RSA 125-C:10-c is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
\t125-C:10-c Combustion Ban.
\t\tI. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no person shall combust the wood component of construction and demolition debris, as defined in RSA 149-M:4, IV-a, or any mixture or derivation from said component.
\t\tII. This section shall not apply to:
\t\t\t(a) The incidental combustion of such materials by any municipal waste combustor;
\t\t\t(b) The combustion of wood residue from facilities that process construction and demolition debris through shredding and material sorting that separates wood from items such as glass, metal, insulation, shingles, gypsum, wallboard, plaster, concrete, and bricks by any municipal waste combustor; or
\t\t\t(c) The incidental combustion, under the supervision of a solid waste facility operator of untreated wood at any municipal transfer station subject to regulation under RSA 149-M.
\t\tIII. For purposes of this section, a municipal waste combuster shall have the same definition as RSA 125-M:2, XI, have a design capacity of at least 35 tons per day, be subject to regulation by this chapter or RSA 149-M, and have been in operation on January 1, 2006 or, if a municipal incinerator, have been permitted by the department and in operation on January 1, 2006.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.