Bill Text - SB301 (2024)

(New Title) relative to establishing a committee to study the possibility of placing a desalination plant in New Hampshire.


Revision: March 21, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

SB 301 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

 

03/21/2024   1012s

2024 SESSION

24-2884

12/05

 

SENATE BILL 301

 

AN ACT relative to establishing a committee to study the possibility of placing a desalination plant in New Hampshire.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Rep. Hill, Merr. 2; Rep. Rochefort, Graf. 1; Rep. Germana, Ches. 1

 

COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill establishes a committee to study the possibility of placing a desalination plant in New Hampshire.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/21/2024   1012s 24-2884

12/

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

 

AN ACT relative to establishing a committee to study the possibility of placing a desalination plant in New Hampshire.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Committee Established.  There is established a committee to study putting a desalination plant in New Hampshire.

2  Membership and Compensation.

I.  The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a)  Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(b)  Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

II.  Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

3  Duties.  The committee shall study the possibility of putting a desalination plant in New Hampshire.  The study shall include an assessment of the costs and benefits of such a plant for the region.

4  Chairperson; Quorum.  The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members.  The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member.  The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.  A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

5  Report.  The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2024.

6  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.