Revision: March 6, 2024, 11:53 a.m.
Rep. Renzullo, Hills. 13
March 5, 2024
2024-0969h
11/08
Amendment to HB 1554
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to certified culvert maintainer program reporting and requiring the commissioner of the department of environmental services to regulate the cutting of native aquatic vegetation on submerged lands in lakes and establishing rulemaking authority for such regulation.
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following and renumbering the original section 2 to read as 3:
2 New Subdivision; Native Aquatic Vegetation. Amend RSA 482-A by inserting after section 482-A:35 the following new subdivision:
Native Aquatic Vegetation
482-A:36 Rulemaking. The commissioner shall regulate the cutting of native aquatic vegetation on submerged lands in lakes subject to this chapter. The commissioner shall adopt rules to effect the requirements of this section in furtherance of the purpose enumerated in RSA 482-A:1.
2024-0969h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill:
I. Specifies who in a municipality shall submit a quarterly report on culvert maintainers.
II. Requires the commissioner of the department of environmental services to regulate the cutting of native aquatic vegetation on submerged lands in lakes and establishes rulemaking authority to accomplish that.