Revision: Jan. 24, 2017, 11:24 a.m.
SB 118 - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0811
08/10
SENATE BILL 118
AN ACT relative to impervious surfaces under the shoreland water quality protection act.
SPONSORS: Sen. Sanborn, Dist 9; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. French, Dist 7; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Giuda, Dist 2; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Innis, Dist 24; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Watters, Dist 4
COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources
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This bill excludes grass from the definition of impervious surfaces under the shoreland water quality protection act.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0811
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to impervious surfaces under the shoreland water quality protection act.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Impervious Surface; Excludes Grass. Amend RSA 483-B:4, VII-b to read as follows:
VII-b. "Impervious surface'' means any modified surface that cannot effectively absorb or infiltrate water. Examples of impervious surfaces include, but are not limited to, roofs, and unless designed to effectively absorb or infiltrate water, decks, patios, and paved, gravel, or crushed stone driveways, parking areas, and walkways. For purposes of this chapter, grass shall not be considered an impervious surface.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.