1 State Purchase of Permanent Outdoor Lighting Design. Amend RSA 9-E:2, I(c) to read as follows:

(c) The director of the agency responsible for the funding of such luminaire or having authority over the illuminated infrastructure ensures

That consideration is given to minimizing glare and light trespass.

2 New Hampshire Dark Sky Policy. Amend RSA 9-E:3 to read as follows:

9-E:3 New Hampshire Dark Sky Policy.

It shall be the policy of the state of New Hampshire to encourage municipalities to enact such local ordinances and regulations as they deem appropriate to conserve energy consumed by outdoor lighting; to minimize light pollution and glare; and to preserve dark skies as a feature of rural character wherever practicable.

3 New Section; Exemption. Amend RSA 72 by inserting after section 12-e the following new section:

72:12-f Exemption. Street lights, including networked street lighting controls, built in revenue grade metering, supporting communication system hardware, and other connected or networked equipment used to provide public governmental functions or services, such as environmental sensors and public electric vehicle charging stations, and that are paid for by the state, its agencies, subdivisions, and instrumentalities shall be exempt from taxation as real estate.

4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

VETOED July 10, 2019

Veto Sustained September 19, 2019

1 State Purchase of Permanent Outdoor Lighting Design. Amend RSA 9-E:2, I(c) to read as follows:

(c) The director of the agency responsible for the funding of such luminaire or having authority over the illuminated infrastructure ensures :

(1) That consideration is given to minimizing glare and light trespass.

(2) That such luminaires have a color correlated temperature of 3,000 degrees Kelvin or less when initially installed or replaced in municipalities that have a policy calling for outdoor lighting to have a color correlated temperature of 3,000 degrees Kelvin or less if the community so requests, provided it does not increase the cost to the state in any pre-existing contracts or procurements.

2 New Hampshire Dark Sky Policy. Amend RSA 9-E:3 to read as follows:

9-E:3 New Hampshire Dark Sky Policy.

I. It shall be the policy of the state of New Hampshire to encourage municipalities to enact such local ordinances and regulations as they deem appropriate to conserve energy consumed by outdoor lighting; to minimize light pollution and glare; and to preserve dark skies as a feature of rural character wherever practicable.

II. To better enable communities to conserve energy consumed by outdoor lighting and carry out dark sky policies, the public utilities commission shall institute proceedings and may approve pilots or adopt rules or waivers as it deems necessary to reasonably enable the state, its agencies, subdivisions, and instrumentalities to own and operate outdoor street lights on utility poles under its jurisdiction under RSA 374:34-a or otherwise, including the use of smart adaptive street lighting with networked lighting controls. To the extent technically and economically feasible and consistent with the public good, the commission shall enable the use of revenue grade metering built into networked street lighting controls and may enable the collaborative or shared use of networked street lighting controls and supporting communication systems by utilities and the state, its agencies, subdivisions, and instrumentalities for providing additional utility and public services, such as advanced electric and water meter reading, public electric vehicle charging stations, and environmental sensors used for traffic and parking management and public safety.

3 New Section; Exemption. Amend RSA 72 by inserting after section 12-e the following new section:

72:12-f Exemption. Street lights, including networked street lighting controls, built in revenue grade metering, supporting communication system hardware, and other connected or networked equipment used to provide public governmental functions or services, such as environmental sensors and public electric vehicle charging stations, and that are paid for by the state, its agencies, subdivisions, and instrumentalities shall be exempt from taxation as real estate.

4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

VETOED July 10, 2019

Veto Sustained September 19, 2019