HB 1569 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2201
06/10
HOUSE BILL 1569
AN ACT relative to liability of energy facility companies for damage caused by restoration projects.
SPONSORS: Rep. Burton, Straf. 6; Rep. Suzanne Smith, Graf. 8; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21
COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires a certificate issued by the site evaluation committee to include a provision that the applicant guarantees funding for restoration efforts in the event of environmental damage caused by the facility, as determined by the department of environmental services.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2201
06/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to liability of energy facility companies for damage caused by restoration projects.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Site Evaluation Committee; Certificate; Liability for Environmental Damage. Amend RSA 162-H:16 by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:
VIII. A certificate shall require a financial guarantee to fund restoration efforts in the event construction or operation of the facility causes environmental damage as determined by the department of environmental services.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 17, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 20, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 6, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 15, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
March 15, 2018: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 172-145 03/15/2018 HJ 8 P. 47
: Special Order to 3/15/2018 Without Objection HJ 7 P. 49
March 6, 2018: Suspend House Rule 65 (Reps. Hinch, Shurtleff): MA VV by necessary two-thirds vote 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 125
: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
March 6, 2018: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 03/06/2018 (Vote 11-8; RC) HC 9 P. 64
: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 11-8; RC)
Feb. 20, 2018: Executive Session: 02/20/2018 LOB 304
Jan. 17, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/17/2018 11:00 AM LOB 304
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 1 P. 15