HB 566-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
986Mar2025... 0429h
05/22/2025 2188s
2025 SESSION
25-0047
08/09
HOUSE BILL 566-FN
AN ACT requiring permit applications for new landfills to contain a detailed plan for leachate management.
SPONSORS: Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15; Rep. Simpson, Rock. 33; Rep. B. Boyd, Hills. 12; Rep. Gruber, Ches. 16; Rep. Ebel, Merr. 7; Rep. Potenza, Straf. 19; Rep. Rung, Hills. 12; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires permit applications for new landfills to contain a detailed plan for leachate management.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
6Mar2025... 0429h
05/22/2025 2188s 25-0047
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT requiring permit applications for new landfills to contain a detailed plan for leachate management.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Landfill Permit; Leachate Management Plan Required. Amend RSA 149-M:9 by inserting after paragraph V-a the following new paragraph:
V-b. The department shall not issue an approval for a new landfill or a landfill expansion unless the application includes as part of the facility’s proposed operating plan leachate management procedures that provide for safe and effective management of leachate throughout the life of the facility, including the post-closure period. The leachate management plan shall include, at minimum, a description of how leachate will be collected and stored on-site, if and how it will be treated on-site, how it will be transported off-site, the type of leachate disposal facility the applicant proposes to use, a statement of the projected frequency of leachate transports per week, and contingency plans for leachate disposal capacity constraints. Before issuing an operating approval for a new landfill or a landfill expansion, the permittee shall provide the department with documentation of contractual arrangements between the permittee and at least 2 leachate disposal facilities demonstrating that the permittee will be able to comply with the leachate disposal provisions of its operating plan. The permittee shall promptly (1) notify the department if its contractual arrangements with a leachate disposal facility are modified in a way that affects the permittee’s ability to comply with its operating plan and (2) provide the department with documentation of any contractual arrangement with any substitute leachate disposal facility entered into after the landfill or landfill expansion becomes operational such that the department has documentation of at least 2 current arrangements throughout the life of the facility, including the post-closure period.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
25-0047
3/24/25
HB 566-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2025-0429h)
AN ACT requiring permit applications for new landfills to contain a detailed plan for leachate management.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2028.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Environmental Services
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 19, 2025 | 2025-0429h |
| May 20, 2025 | 2025-2188s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 28, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 1, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| April 2, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 22, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 22, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-2188s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/22/2025; SJ 14
May 22, 2025: Sen. Avard Floor Amendment # 2025-2188s, AA, VV; 05/22/2025; SJ 14
May 22, 2025: Sen. Avard Moved Ought to Pass; 05/22/2025; SJ 14
May 22, 2025: Rereferred to Committee, MF, VV; 05/22/2025; SJ 14
May 8, 2025: Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/22/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 22
May 8, 2025: Special Order to 05/22/2025, Without Objection, MA; 05/08/2025 SJ 12
April 30, 2025: Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/08/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 20
April 15, 2025: Hearing: 04/22/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 18
April 11, 2025: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 10
April 10, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/10/2025
April 2, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/02/2025 (Vote 25-0; CC) HC 19 P. 11
March 26, 2025: Executive Session: 04/01/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211
March 12, 2025: Division I Work Session: 03/14/2025 10:00 am LOB 212
March 6, 2025: Referred to Finance 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 11
March 6, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0429h: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 11
March 6, 2025: Amendment # 2025-0429h: AA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 11
Feb. 19, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0429h 02/18/2025 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 14 P. 8
Feb. 12, 2025: Executive Session: 02/18/2025 10:45 am LOB 301-303
Feb. 12, 2025: Full Committee Work Session: 02/18/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303
Feb. 7, 2025: Subcommittee Work Session: 02/11/2025 09:00 am LOB 301-303
Feb. 5, 2025: Full Committee Work Session: 02/11/2025 10:00 am LOB 301-303
Jan. 29, 2025: Full Committee Work Session: 02/04/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303
Jan. 22, 2025: Full Committee Work Session: 01/28/2025 11:00 am LOB 301-303
Jan. 22, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/28/2025 10:00 am LOB 301-303
Jan. 16, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 3 P. 16