270:1 Solid Waste Permit Applications. Amend RSA 149-M:9, VIII to read as follows:

VIII. The department shall act upon each permit application within a reasonable period of time Prior to such action, the department shall provide notice of the application by publication in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the community and an opportunity for hearing to interested persons. The applicant shall notify abutters of the public hearing in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested. The requirement of public notice and hearing shall apply at the discretion of the department to facilities or activities that will have an insignificant effect on environmental quality as defined by rule under RSA 149-M:7.

270:2 Rulemaking; Solid Waste Permits; Time Frames. Amend RSA 149-M:7, III to read as follows:

III. Administration of a permit system, including the terms * and* conditions under which the department shall issue, modify, suspend, revoke, deny, approve, or transfer permits required by this chapter.

270:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: July 19, 2019

Effective Date: September 17, 2019

270:1 Solid Waste Permit Applications. Amend RSA 149-M:9, VIII to read as follows:

VIII. The department shall act upon each permit application within the time periods specified in rules adopted underRSA 149-M:7. For permits requiring a public hearing under rules adopted under RSA 149-M:7, once the department determines that an application is complete, in no case, without prior written agreement regarding an extension with the applicant, shall the department take longer than 180 days to issue or deny the permit. For permits that do not require a public hearing under rules adopted under RSA 149-M:7, once the department determines that the application is complete, in no case, without the prior written agreement regarding an extension with the applicant, shall the department take longer than 120 days to issue or deny the permit. Prior to such action, the department shall provide notice of the application by publication in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the community and an opportunity for hearing to interested persons. The applicant shall notify abutters of the public hearing in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested. The requirement of public notice and hearing shall apply at the discretion of the department to facilities or activities that will have an insignificant effect on environmental quality as defined by rule under RSA 149-M:7.

270:2 Rulemaking; Solid Waste Permits; Time Frames. Amend RSA 149-M:7, III to read as follows:

III. Administration of a permit system, including the terms , conditions , and time frames under which the department shall issue, modify, suspend, revoke, deny, approve, or transfer permits required by this chapter.

270:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: July 19, 2019

Effective Date: September 17, 2019