Revision: April 18, 2019, 9:17 a.m.
HB 568 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
20Mar2019... 0484h
2019 SESSION
19-0540
06/08
HOUSE BILL 568
AN ACT relative to the New Hampshire energy strategy.
SPONSORS: Rep. Mann, Ches. 2; Rep. Somssich, Rock. 27
COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the energy strategy of the state to include consideration of the effects of climate change.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20Mar2019... 0484h 19-0540
06/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to the New Hampshire energy strategy.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Amend 2013, 276:2, I(c) to read as follows:
(c) Minimize negative impacts to the economy, the environment, [and] the natural beauty of our state, and the climate.
2 State Energy Strategy. Amend RSA 4-E:1, I(e) to read as follows:
(e) The role of energy efficiency, demand response, and other demand-side resources in meeting the state's energy needs, while minimizing the production of greenhouse gases.
3 New Paragraph; State Energy Policy. Amend RSA 4-E:1 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. The strategy shall include throughout a full assessment of the impact of energy use on the threat of climate change, as well as measures and policies to mitigate that threat. In this section, "energy use" shall include any use of energy including heating and cooling of buildings and transportation.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage..
19-0540
Amended 4/17/19
HB 568- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2019-0484h)
AN ACT relative to the New Hampshire energy strategy.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other | |||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill amends the state energy strategy in RSA 4-E to include a reference to minimizing the production of greenhouse gases and adds the requirement for a full assessment of the impact of energy use, including heating and cooling of buildings and transportation, on the threat of climate change and measures and policies to mitigate such threat.
The Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI) indicates this change to the existing obligations of the Office during their revisions of the energy strategy requires OSI to: include the effects of climate change upon the state; discuss reducing greenhouse gases when considering the energy portfolio; assess the impact of energy use and now include building heating and cooling and how it relates to climate change; and discuss climate change mitigation measures and policies. OSI states it must evaluate options for how to best complete the next iteration of the state energy strategy. This may require OSI to seek outside technical assistance which could require contracting for such services. This cost is indeterminable.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Office of Strategic Initiatives