HB568 (2025) Compare Changes


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1 New Subparagraphs; Planning and Zoning; Subdivision Regulations; Water Supply. Amend RSA 674:36, II by inserting after subparagraph (o) the following new subparagraphs:

(p) Local planning boards may request a water supply study in accordance with local regulations to ensure water adequacy as housing density increases. Water studies for new subdivisions are discretionary and fall under the jurisdiction of local planning boards. This provision shall not apply to community water systems or large groundwater withdrawals regulated under RSA 485 and RSA 485-C.

(q) Include provisions to ensure there is an adequate water quantity to support existing, proposed, and reasonably anticipated future land and associated water uses, and to ensure the protection of water-dependent natural resources. Such provisions shall be established and administered in accordance with plans developed and approved under RSA 674:2. This provision shall not apply to community water systems or large groundwater withdrawals regulated under RSA 485 and RSA 485-C.

(r) Prescribe minimum on-lot private well testing requirements to ensure an adequate water supply. This provision shall not apply to community water systems or large groundwater withdrawals regulated under RSA 485 and RSA 485-C.

2 New Paragraph; Planning and Zoning; Subdivision Regulations; Costs. Amend RSA 674:36 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:

VII. The planning board may, as part of its subdivision regulations, require an applicant to pay for notifying abutters and may assess reasonable costs for local administrative or investigative expenses deemed necessary for more complex applications.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Changed Version

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1 New Subparagraphs; Planning and Zoning; Subdivision Regulations; Water Supply. Amend RSA 674:36, II by inserting after subparagraph (o) the following new subparagraphs:

(p) Local planning boards may request a water supply study in accordance with local regulations to ensure water adequacy as housing density increases. Water studies for new subdivisions are discretionary and fall under the jurisdiction of local planning boards. This provision shall not apply to community water systems or large groundwater withdrawals regulated under RSA 485 and RSA 485-C.

(q) Include provisions to ensure there is an adequate water quantity to support existing, proposed, and reasonably anticipated future land and associated water uses, and to ensure the protection of water-dependent natural resources. Such provisions shall be established and administered in accordance with plans developed and approved under RSA 674:2. This provision shall not apply to community water systems or large groundwater withdrawals regulated under RSA 485 and RSA 485-C.

(r) Prescribe minimum on-lot private well testing requirements to ensure an adequate water supply. This provision shall not apply to community water systems or large groundwater withdrawals regulated under RSA 485 and RSA 485-C.

2 New Paragraph; Planning and Zoning; Subdivision Regulations; Costs. Amend RSA 674:36 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:

VII. The planning board may, as part of its subdivision regulations, require an applicant to pay for notifying abutters and may assess reasonable costs for local administrative or investigative expenses deemed necessary for more complex applications.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.