CHAPTER 343
SB 76 - FINAL VERSION
03/07/2019 0880s
2019 SESSION
19-0900
08/10
SENATE BILL 76
AN ACT relative to the prohibition of offshore oil and natural gas exploration.
SPONSORS: Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24; Sen. Levesque, Dist 12; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. Le, Rock. 31
COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits offshore oil and natural gas exploration.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/07/2019 0880s 19-0900
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to the prohibition of offshore oil and natural gas exploration.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
343:1 New Section; Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Exploration Prohibited. Amend RSA 146-A by inserting after section 2 the following new section:
146-A:2-a Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Exploration Prohibited.
I. In this section, "development" means any pipeline or other infrastructure that transports oil or natural gas from production facilities located in federal waters or other coastal state waters in the Atlantic Ocean through New Hampshire coastal state waters and any land-based support facilities for offshore oil or natural gas production facilities located in the Atlantic Ocean.
II. Offshore oil or natural gas exploration, development, and production is prohibited in coastal state waters.
III. No tidal or submerged lands in coastal state waters shall be leased for the purposes of oil or natural gas exploration, development, or production.
IV. The department of environmental services shall not:
(a) Issue any permit or other approval for any development associated with offshore drilling for oil and natural gas whether proposed for in coastal state waters or outside of coastal state waters.
(b) Permit, approve or otherwise authorize any oil or natural gas exploration, development, or production in coastal state waters.
(c) Develop, adopt, or endorse any plans for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in coastal state waters.
343:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: September 11, 2019
Effective Date: November 10, 2019
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 12, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 21, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| Feb. 21, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 7, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 7, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 2, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| April 16, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| May 2, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
Sept. 11, 2019: Signed by the Governor on 09/11/2019; Chapter 343; Effective 11/10/2019
May 30, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 05/30/2019); SJ 19
May 23, 2019: Enrolled 05/23/2019
May 23, 2019: Enrolled 05/23/2019 HJ 16 P. 51
May 30, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 05/30/2019); SJ 19
May 8, 2019: Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 46(f) 05/08/2019
May 2, 2019: Referred to Science, Technology and Energy 05/02/2019 HJ 14 P. 7
May 2, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/02/2019 HJ 14 P. 7
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 20-0; CC)
May 2, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 05/02/2019 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 22 P. 6
April 16, 2019: Executive Session: 04/16/2019 11:00 am LOB 305
April 16, 2019: Full Committee Work Session: 04/16/2019 10:00 am LOB 305
April 2, 2019: Public Hearing: 04/02/2019 11:00 am LOB 305
March 20, 2019: Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 11 P. 69
March 7, 2019: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-0880s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/07/2019; SJ 7
March 7, 2019: Sen. Giuda Floor Amendment # 2019-0880s, AA, VV; 03/07/2019; SJ 7
March 7, 2019: Special Order to the end of the calendar, Without Objection, MA; 03/07/2019; SJ 7
March 7, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/07/2019; SC 12
Feb. 21, 2019: Sen. Feltes Moved to Special Order to the next session, Without Objection, MA; 02/21/2019; SJ 6
Feb. 21, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/21/2019; SC 11
Feb. 12, 2019: Hearing: 02/12/2019, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 10
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 4