HB 462 - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0549
06/03
HOUSE BILL 462
AN ACT relative to rules of the site evaluation committee.
SPONSORS: Rep. Harrington, Straf. 3; Rep. D. Thomas, Rock. 5
COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy
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This bill requires the site evaluation committee to amend certain adopted rules.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0549
06/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to rules of the site evaluation committee.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Site Evaluation Committee; Rules. Amend RSA 162-H:10 by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:
VIII. No later than 60 days after the effective date of this paragraph, the committee shall initiate a proceeding to amend site 100 through site 300 adopted rules to ensure that no authority is assumed to the committee that is not specifically authorized by RSA 162-H.
2 Site Evaluation Committee; Rules. In order to amend the rules pursuant to section 1 of this act, the committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Site rule 301.11(b) exceeds the authority of the committee by requiring the committee to conduct an adjudicative hearing prior to exempting an applicant from the approval and certificate provisions of RSA 162-H.
(b) Site 301.05, requires applications for proposed energy facilities to include a visual impact assessment. Such assessment is required for wind energy systems only under RSA 162-H:10-a, II(1). There is no such requirement in RSA 162-H:7 which applies to energy facilities in general.
(c) Site 301.08(c)(1) and (3) require all energy facilities to have a sound assessment and fire protection plan which are required only for wind energy facilities under RSA 162-H:10-a and high pressure gas pipelines under RSA 162-H:10-b.
(d) Site 301.08(c)(4) requires all energy facilities to have an emergency response plan. There is no such requirement in RSA 162-H.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 1, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 21, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| March 8, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
: Died on Table
March 9, 2017: Lay on Table (Rep. Barry): MA VV 03/09/2017 HJ 10 P. 73
March 8, 2017: Removed from Consent (Rep. Harrington) 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 7
March 8, 2017: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 03/08/2017 (Vote 21-0; CC)
Feb. 21, 2017: Executive Session: 02/21/2017 02:00 PM LOB 304
Feb. 21, 2017: Full Committee Work Session: 02/21/2017 10:00 AM LOB 304
Feb. 1, 2017: Public Hearing: 02/01/2017 09:00 AM LOB 304
Jan. 5, 2017: Introduced 01/05/2017 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 3 P. 14