HB 1406 - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2729
08/05
HOUSE BILL 1406
AN ACT authorizing municipalities to collect compost.
SPONSORS: Rep. Egan, Graf. 2; Rep. Gallager, Merr. 15; Rep. Myler, Merr. 10; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 6; Rep. Weston, Graf. 8; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 1
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows municipalities to collect compost at transfer stations or have a contract with a solid waste disposal facility to collect compostable materials.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2729
08/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT authorizing municipalities to collect compost.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Transfer Station; Compost Collection. Amend RSA 149-M:4, XXVII-a to read as follows:
XXVII-a. "Transfer station" means a solid waste collection, storage, and transfer facility, which collects, stores, and transfers solid waste, including non-recyclable waste and compost.
2 New Paragraph; Town Responsibility and Authority; Solid Waste Management; Compost Collection. Amend RSA 149-M:17 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:
VII. A town may collect compostable materials at its transfer station or may contract, upon a majority vote of its legislative body, with the owners of a solid waste disposal facility which will collect compostable materials.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 20, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| March 1, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| March 1, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| March 1, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| April 18, 2022 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 28, 2022 | Senate | Floor Vote |
April 28, 2022: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 04/28/2022; SJ 10
April 20, 2022: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 04/28/2022; SC 17
April 6, 2022: Hearing: 04/18/2022, Room 100, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 15
March 22, 2022: Introduced 03/17/2022 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 6
March 16, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/15/2022 HJ 6
March 9, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 19-0; CC)
March 1, 2022: Executive Session: 03/01/2022 9:00 a.m. LOB301-303
Feb. 15, 2022: Executive Session: 03/01/2022 09:00 am LOB 301-303
March 1, 2022: Executive Session: 03/01/2022 9:00 a.m. LOB301-303
Jan. 20, 2022: Public Hearing: 01/20/2022 9:00 a.m. LOB301-303
Dec. 1, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Municipal and County Government