Revision: Dec. 23, 2022, 2:28 p.m.
HB 90 - AS INTRODUCED
2023 SESSION
23-0043
10/05
HOUSE BILL 90
AN ACT relative to the municipal planning master plan.
SPONSORS: Rep. Stavis, Graf. 13; Rep. Rung, Hills. 12; Rep. Gallager, Merr. 20; Rep. Maggiore, Rock. 23; Rep. Mangipudi, Hills. 11; Rep. Preece, Hills. 17
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill adds the authority for local planning master plans to contain sections on transition to renewable energy and other relevant topics.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0043
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to the municipal planning master plan.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Land Use Planning; Master Plan; Sections. Amend RSA 674:2, III(o) to read as follows:
(o) A transition to renewable energy section, which includes an analysis of citizens’ needs for alternative sources of energy, such as EV charging stations, enhanced bike lanes, community power generation and incorporation of solar and wind power into the area under the jurisdiction of the planning board.
(p) A coastal management section which may address planning needs resulting from projected coastal property or habitat loss due to increased frequency of storm surge, flooding, and inundation.
(q) Any other section addressing any other topic relevant to the appropriate future development of the area under the jurisdiction of the planning board that are not specifically enumerated in this section.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.