Revision: Feb. 8, 2024, 11:53 a.m.
Energy and Natural Resources
February 7, 2024
2024-0567s
12/06
Amendment to SB 549-FN
Amend the bill by replacing section 3 with the following:
3 Study Committee Established; Repair of State-Owned Dams. There is established a committee to study alternatives for funding the operation, maintenance, and repair of state-owned dams.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) One member of the senate, appointed by the president.
(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house, one of whom shall be a member of the finance committee, one of whom shall be a member of the fish and game committee, and one of whom shall be a member of the resources, recreation, and development committee.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
III. The committee shall study the need for the operation, maintenance and repair of state-owned dams, the existing funding sources for the operation, maintenance and repair of state-owned dams including capital appropriations, the state’s hydro-lease program, established under RSA 481:32, the state dam maintenance fund, established under RSA 482, and water user contracts, established under RSA 481. The committee shall develop recommendations for the continued operation, maintenance and repair of state-owned dams and options for funding the state dam maintenance fund.
IV. 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. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
V. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the senate president, 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.