SB110 (2025) Detail

Relative to terrain permitting.


CHAPTER 231

SB 110-FN - FINAL VERSION

 

03/06/2025   0516s

2025 SESSION

25-1050

06/11

 

SENATE BILL 110-FN

 

AN ACT relative to terrain permitting.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4

 

COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill establishes fees for applications for terrain alteration and requires the department of environmental services to adopt rules to establish a permit by notification for certain projects with plans encompassing an area less than 150,000 square feet.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/06/2025   0516s 25-1050

06/11

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

 

AN ACT relative to terrain permitting.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

231:1  Terrain Alteration.  Amend RSA 485-A:17, II(a) to read as follows:

II.(a) The department shall charge a fee for [each review of plans] applications, including project inspections, required under this section.[ The plan review fee shall be based on the total area to be disturbed.] For projects that qualify for a permit by notification allowed by paragraph II-a, the application fee for a permit by notification shall be $3,125.  Except for [property subject to RSA 483-B:9] projects that qualify for a permit by notification allowed by paragraph II-a, the fee for [review of plans] applications encompassing an area of at least [100,000] 150,000 square feet but less than 200,000 square feet shall be [$3,125] $6,250. [For the property subject to RSA 483-B:9, the fee for review of plans encompassing an area of at least 50,000 square feet but less than 200,000 square feet shall be $3,125.] An additional fee of [$1,250] $2,500 shall be assessed for each additional area of up to 100,000 square feet to be disturbed. For any property subject to RSA 483-B:9, the fee for review of plans encompassing an area of at least 50,000 square feet but less than 150,000 square feet shall be $5,000.  For all other projects, the fee shall be $500 plus $0.005 per square foot of disturbance.  No application shall be accepted by the department until the fee required by this paragraph is paid. All fees required under this paragraph shall be paid when plans are submitted for review and shall be deposited in the water resources fund established in RSA 482-A:3, III.

(b) The department shall charge a non-refundable fee of $500 [plus a $.10 fee per square foot of disturbance associated with the amendment request] for each request to amend a permit that requires plans to be reviewed.

231:2  Permit by Notification.  RSA 485-A:17, II-a is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

II-a.  By January 1, 2026, the department shall adopt rules to establish a permit by notification for projects with plans encompassing an area less than 150,000 square feet that are not subject to RSA 483-B:9.

231:3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

 

Approved: July 15, 2025

Effective Date: September 13, 2025

 

 

Amendments

Date Amendment
Feb. 21, 2025 2025-0516s

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Date Body Type
Feb. 4, 2025 Senate Hearing
March 6, 2025 Senate Floor Vote
March 20, 2025 Senate Floor Vote
April 16, 2025 House Hearing
April 16, 2025 House Exec Session
April 16, 2025 House Floor Vote
May 20, 2025 House Hearing
May 20, 2025 House Exec Session
May 20, 2025 House Floor Vote

Bill Text Revisions

SB110 Revision: 48982 Date: July 21, 2025, 3:06 p.m.
SB110 Revision: 48765 Date: June 25, 2025, 12:32 p.m.
SB110 Revision: 47298 Date: March 17, 2025, 8:58 a.m.
SB110 Revision: 47119 Date: Feb. 21, 2025, 10:02 a.m.
SB110 Revision: 46695 Date: Jan. 22, 2025, 5:31 p.m.

Docket


July 22, 2025: Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0231; Effective 09/13/2025


July 3, 2025: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 17


July 7, 2025: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18


July 3, 2025: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 17


June 5, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 27


May 21, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 05/20/2025 (Vote 15-1; CC) HC 27 P. 12


May 21, 2025: Executive Session: 05/20/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204


May 14, 2025: Public Hearing: 05/20/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204


May 1, 2025: Referred to Ways and Means 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 7


May 1, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 7


April 23, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/16/2025 (Vote 15-1; CC) HC 22 P. 10


April 1, 2025: Executive Session: 04/16/2025 02:00 pm LOB 305


April 1, 2025: Public Hearing: 04/16/2025 01:00 pm LOB 305


April 1, 2025: Vacated and Referred to Resources, Recreation and Development (Rep. J. Aron): MA VV (in recess of) 03/27/2025 HJ 11 P. 114


March 28, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 11 P. 111


March 20, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8


March 12, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/20/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 13


March 6, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0516s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/06/2025; SJ 6


March 6, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-0516s, AA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6


Feb. 25, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0516s, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11


Jan. 30, 2025: Hearing: 02/04/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:40 am; SC 8


Jan. 22, 2025: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 3