HB 1371 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2441
12/05
HOUSE BILL 1371
AN ACT relative to allowing the land use master plan to include a section on waste reduction.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ebel, Merr. 7; Rep. M. Murray, Hills. 37; Rep. Stavis, Graf. 13; Rep. Rochefort, Graf. 1; Rep. Wolf, Merr. 7; Rep. Preece, Hills. 17; Rep. Massimilla, Graf. 1; Rep. Rung, Hills. 12; Rep. Germana, Ches. 1; Rep. Stapleton, Sull. 6; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows town master plans to include a waste reduction section.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2441
12/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to allowing the land use master plan to include a section on waste reduction.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Municipal Land Use Master Plan; Waste Reduction Section. Amend RSA 674:2, III by inserting after subparagraph (o) the following new subparagraph:
(p) A waste reduction section outlining a municipality’s solid waste reduction plan, including ways to reduce solid waste disposal, such as increasing reuse, recycling, composting, hazardous and electronic waste management. Such efforts may include education and outreach, a needs analysis, grant funding, community polling, a town waste committee, and regional cooperation.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 21, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| March 11, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| March 11, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 30, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
April 24, 2024: Hearing: 04/30/2024, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 17
March 26, 2024: Introduced 03/21/2024 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 8
March 21, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/21/2024 HJ 9
March 15, 2024: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/11/2024 (Vote 17-1; CC)
March 6, 2024: Executive Session: 03/11/2024 09:30 am LOB 301-303
Feb. 15, 2024: Public Hearing: 02/21/2024 01:00 pm LOB 307
Dec. 6, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1