Revision: April 29, 2025, 11:57 a.m.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
April 29, 2025
2025-1808s
06/09
Amendment to HB 682
Amend RSA 12-P:7-b, II(b) as inserted by section 2 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
[(f)](b) Advise the governor, state agencies, the public utilities commission, and the legislature on the development of clean energy resources in the Gulf of Maine, including if deemed necessary, assessment of port facilities, economic impact, supply chain analysis, and development of workforce, and the purchase of power by New Hampshire public utilities from these resources.
Amend the bill by replacing section 8 with the following:
8 Additional Studies or Mitigation. Amend RSA 485-I:6, II to read as follows:
II. The coastal program in coordination with the fish and game department and other relevant state agencies shall determine, in consultation with the impacted communities, whether additional studies and/or mitigation are required under proposals for offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine. [Any required studies or mitigation shall be included in agreements with developers of offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Maine and the power purchase agreements for Gulf of Maine renewable energy resources.]
Amend the bill by replacing section 10 with the following:
10 Repeal. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 12-O:51-a, relative to the offshore wind industry workforce training center committee.
II. RSA 374-F:10, relative to the offshore wind and port development commission.