Amendment 2026-1132s to HB1205 (2026)

(New Title) prohibiting state and county owned lands from participating in timber carbon sequestration projects.


Revision: March 11, 2026, 2:42 p.m.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources

March 10, 2026

2026-1132s

08/07

 

 

Amendment to HB 1205

 

Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:  

 

AN ACT prohibiting state and county owned lands from participating in timber carbon sequestration projects.

 

Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:  

 

1  New Section; Public Land Enrollment in Timber Carbon Sequestration Prohibited.  Amend RSA 79 by inserting after section 37 the following new section:  

79:38  Public  Land Enrollment in Timber Carbon Sequestration Programs Prohibited.  No fee simple ownership lands owned by the state or by a county shall be enrolled in a timber carbon sequestration program.

2026-1132s

AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill prohibits the enrollment of state and county owned lands in timber carbon sequestration projects.