1 Advisory Committee; Air Pollution Advisory Committee Changed to Energy and Climate Advisory Committee. Amend RSA 125-J:11 to read as follows:

125-J:11 Advisory Committee.

I. There is established the air pollution advisory committee composed of the following members:

(a) Four representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house, of whom at least 3 are from the house science, technology, and energy committee. At least one of the 4 representatives shall be a member of a minority party.

(b) Four senators, appointed by the senate president.

(c) The governor, or designee.

I-a. The following additional members, whose terms shall be coterminous with their terms of office, shall be nonvoting members of the committee and shall supply the committee with any information that it requests concerning matters subject to its purview:

(a) The commissioner of safety, or designee .

(b) The commissioner of environmental services, or designee.

II. The committee shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson, and meetings shall be at the call of the chair or 4 or more committee members. The terms of the members shall be coterminous with their terms of office.

III. The committee shall perform an ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of the following subjects and report its findings and recommendations to the governor and council, the speaker of the house, the senate president, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the state library, the house environment and agriculture, the science, technology and energy, and the commerce, small business, consumer affairs and economic development committees and the senate environment and economic development committees by October 1 of each year:

(a) The effectiveness of vehicle emission related portions of the motor vehicle safety inspection.

(b) The effectiveness of the emission reductions credits trading program.

IV. The committee shall also review and make recommendations to the commissioner on any proposed rule to be adopted under this chapter.

2 References Changed. Amend the following RSA provisions by replacing "air pollution advisory committee" with "energy and climate advisory committee": RSA 125-O:21, VI; the introductory paragraph of RSA 485:16-b, II; RSA 125-J:12, II; and RSA 266:59-b, I(c) and III.

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

1 Advisory Committee; Air Pollution Advisory Committee Changed to Energy and Climate Advisory Committee. Amend RSA 125-J:11 to read as follows:

125-J:11 Advisory Committee.

I. There is established the energy and climate advisory committee composed of the following members:

(a) Four representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house, of whom at least 3 are from the house science, technology, and energy committee. At least one of the 4 representatives shall be a member of a minority party.

(b) Four senators, appointed by the senate president.

(c) The governor, or designee.

I-a. The following additional members, whose terms shall be coterminous with their terms of office, shall be nonvoting members of the committee and shall supply the committee with any information that it requests concerning matters subject to its purview:

(a) The chairman of the public utilities commission .

(b) The commissioner of environmental services, or designee.

(c) A representative of a leading business specializing in retrofitting homes for energy efficiency, appointed by the governor.

II. The committee shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson, and meetings shall be at the call of the chair or 4 or more committee members. The terms of the members shall be coterminous with their terms of office. The member appointed by the governor shall serve a term coterminous with that of the governor.

III. The committee shall perform an ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of the following subjects and report its findings and recommendations to the governor and council, the speaker of the house, the senate president, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the state library, the house environment and agriculture, the science, technology and energy, and the commerce, small business, consumer affairs and economic development committees and the senate environment and economic development committees by October 1 of each year:

(a) The effectiveness of vehicle emission related portions of the motor vehicle safety inspection.

(b) The effectiveness of the emission reductions credits trading program.

(c) The effectiveness of all energy efficiency programs.

(d) Further opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

(e) A summary of the state of housing in New Hampshire, identifying opportunities for improvement in delivering energy efficiency and emissions reduction.

IV. The committee shall also review and make recommendations to the commissioner on any proposed rule to be adopted under this chapter.

2 References Changed. Amend the following RSA provisions by replacing "air pollution advisory committee" with "energy and climate advisory committee": RSA 125-O:21, VI; the introductory paragraph of RSA 485:16-b, II; RSA 125-J:12, II; and RSA 266:59-b, I(c) and III.

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