Revision: July 25, 2024, 2:55 p.m.
CHAPTER 219
HB 1121 - FINAL VERSION
28Mar2024... 1102h
05/22/2024 1947s
2024 SESSION
24-2548
08/05
HOUSE BILL 1121
AN ACT relative to creating certain wetlands permit exemptions after a natural disaster or flooding event.
SPONSORS: Rep. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Janvrin, Rock. 40; Rep. T. Lekas, Hills. 38; Rep. Wallace, Rock. 8; Rep. J. Harvey-Bolia, Belk. 3; Rep. Creighton, Hills. 30; Rep. Cloutier, Sull. 6; Rep. Buco, Carr. 1; Rep. B. Sullivan, Sull. 1; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Watters, Dist 4
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
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ANALYSIS
This bill exempts certain landowners from requiring wetlands permits after a natural disaster or flooding event.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
28Mar2024... 1102h
05/22/2024 1947s 24-2548
08/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to creating certain wetlands permit exemptions after a natural disaster or flooding event.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
219:1 New Subparagraph; Excavating and Dredging Permit; Certain Exemptions. Amend RSA 482-A:3, IV by inserting after subparagraph (c) the following new subparagraph:
(d) Removal of woody debris and blockages after a natural disaster or flooding event from the channels of watercourses, or from culverts or bridges by the owners of said structure, by the property owner, provided mechanized equipment does not enter the watercourse, is allowed without a permit provided sediment disturbance is minimized and the work results in no new permanent impacts to the bed of the watercourse.
219:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 19, 2024
Effective Date: September 17, 2024