CHAPTER 195
SB 452-FN - FINAL VERSION
03/03/2016 0624s
2016 SESSION
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SENATE BILL\t452-FN
AN ACT\trequiring certain state agencies to conduct an audit of laws governing coastal regions to enable authorities to take appropriate actions.
SPONSORS:\tSen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Stiles, Dist 24; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Rep. F. Rice, Rock. 21; Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. Borden, Rock. 24
COMMITTEE:\tEnergy and Natural Resources
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill requires certain state agencies to conduct an audit of laws governing coastal regions to enable authorities to take appropriate actions.
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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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/03/2016 0624s\t16-2724
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trequiring certain state agencies to conduct an audit of laws governing coastal regions to enable authorities to take appropriate actions.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t195:1 Coastal and Great Bay Region Audit; Agency Projects.
\t\tI. State agencies, including but not limited to the department of environmental services, the department of resources and economic development, the department of transportation, and the fish and game department shall each conduct an audit of existing state statutes, rules, and agency policies governing state properties, projects, and actions in the coastal and Great Bay regions to determine any changes necessary so that authorities can adequately address and enable appropriate state actions and local actions necessary to prepare for flood risks, such as projected storm surge, sea-level rise, and precipitation events. Agencies shall use the best available projected coastal flooding risks, such as those in the Coastal Risks and Hazards Commission 2014 report, "Sea-level Rise, Storm Surges, and Extreme Precipitation in Coastal New Hampshire: Analysis of Past and Projected Future Trends."
\t\tII. State agencies conducting an audit under paragraph I shall submit an interim report by November 1, 2017 and a final report by November 1, 2018. The report shall include audit findings and recommendations and be submitted 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.
\t\tIII. New Hampshire state agencies involved in planning, siting, and design of state-funded structures and facilities, public works projects, and transportation projects, as well as land acquisition and management and other environmental activities in the coastal and Great Bay regions of New Hampshire, shall reference the 2014 Coastal Risks and Hazards Commission report, "Sea-level Rise, Storm Surges, and Extreme Precipitation in Coastal New Hampshire: Analysis of Past and Projected Future Trends," as updated, for guidance on all potentially affected activities. Agencies shall develop, as possible and appropriate, uniform standards of guidance, in conformity, as may be necessary due to federal actions.
\t195:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 6, 2016
Effective Date: June 6, 2016