Revision: June 12, 2018, 10:35 a.m.
CHAPTER 190
HB 1592 - FINAL VERSION
8Feb2018... 0324h
22Mar2018... 1100h
04/19/2018 1438s
05/03/2018 1926s
2018 SESSION
18-2378
08/04
HOUSE BILL 1592
SPONSORS: Rep. Messmer, Rock. 24; Rep. McConnell, Ches. 12; Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. Grassie, Straf. 11; Rep. Altschiller, Rock. 19; Rep. Fraser, Belk. 1
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires the commissioner of the department of environmental services to review the ambient groundwater standard for arsenic to determine whether it should be lowered. This bill also requires that any proposed change shall require approval of the general court.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
8Feb2018... 0324h
22Mar2018... 1100h
04/19/2018 1438s
05/03/2018 1926s 18-2378
08/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
190:1 Department of Environmental Services; Ambient Groundwater Quality Standards. By January 1, 2019, the commissioner of the department of environmental services shall review the ambient groundwater standard for arsenic to determine whether it should be lowered, taking into consideration the extent to which the contaminant is found in New Hampshire, the ability to detect the contaminant in public water systems, the ability to remove the contaminant from drinking water, the impact on public health, and the costs and benefits to affected entities that will result from establishing the standard. Any proposed change to the ambient groundwater standard for arsenic shall require the approval of the general court. On or before January 1, 2019, the commissioner shall submit a report of the findings to the chairpersons of the house and senate committees with jurisdiction over natural resources.
190:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 08, 2018
Effective Date: June 08, 2018