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1 New Section; Moratorium; Study by the Department of Environmental Services. Amend RSA 149-M by inserting after section 9 the following new section:
149-M:9-a Moratorium on Issuance of Permits for New Landfill.
I. Notwithstanding RSA 149-M:9, the department shall not issue any permit to construct or operate a new landfill facility in New Hampshire under RSA 149-M:9. The department may accept applications, but shall not evaluate or process any applications, in order that any evaluation of need, benefit, harm, or appropriateness of the site proposed will await the development of new regulations, data, technologies, and policies.
II. Nothing in paragraph I shall be construed to prohibit the expansion or modification of any landfill facilities on any site on which, as of December 1, 2022, a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle D landfill exists that has been fully permitted in accordance with RSA 149-M:9.
III. In this section, the term "site" means a single parcel or adjacent parcels, owned in its entirety by a landfill operator or its affiliates as of December 1, 2022, including a site where one or more public utility easements traverse the site; perennial water bodies traversing a footprint shall still be monitored in accordance with or exceeding United States Environmental Protection Agency regulations and guidelines.
2 Repeal. RSA 149-M:9-a, relative to a moratorium on the issuance of permits for new landfills in New Hampshire, is repealed.
3 Effective Date.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2030.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
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1 New Section; Moratorium; Study by the Department of Environmental Services. Amend RSA 149-M by inserting after section 9 the following new section:
149-M:9-a Moratorium on Issuance of Permits for New Landfill.
I. Notwithstanding RSA 149-M:9, the department shall not issue any permit to construct or operate a new landfill facility in New Hampshire under RSA 149-M:9. The department may accept applications, but shall not evaluate or process any applications, in order that any evaluation of need, benefit, harm, or appropriateness of the site proposed will await the development of new regulations, data, technologies, and policies.
II. Nothing in paragraph I shall be construed to prohibit the expansion or modification of any landfill facilities on any site on which, as of December 1, 2022, a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle D landfill exists that has been fully permitted in accordance with RSA 149-M:9.
III. In this section, the term "site" means a single parcel or adjacent parcels, owned in its entirety by a landfill operator or its affiliates as of December 1, 2022, including a site where one or more public utility easements traverse the site; perennial water bodies traversing a footprint shall still be monitored in accordance with or exceeding United States Environmental Protection Agency regulations and guidelines.
2 Repeal. RSA 149-M:9-a, relative to a moratorium on the issuance of permits for new landfills in New Hampshire, is repealed.
3 Effective Date.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2030.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.