Revision: Jan. 6, 2020, 1:41 p.m.
HB 1704 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-3104
08/10
HOUSE BILL 1704
AN ACT relative to compost.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ebel, Merr. 5; Rep. O'Connor, Rock. 6; Rep. M. Murray, Hills. 22; Rep. McWilliams, Merr. 27; Rep. Von Plinsky, Ches. 7; Rep. Suzanne Smith, Graf. 8; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Chandley, Dist 11; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the department of environmental services to make certain rules regarding compost.
This bill is a request of the HB 617 study committee on recycling and solid waste.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-3104
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT relative to compost.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Compost; Rulemaking. The commissioner shall initiate rulemaking pursuant to RSA 149-M:7, XV by September 30, 2020 relative to requirements and best practices for facilities that compost organics, including vegetable matter, meat, meat byproducts, dairy products, and dairy product derivatives.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.