Revision: March 26, 2026, 11:31 a.m.
HB 1205 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/26/2026 1132s
2026 SESSION
26-2591
08/09
HOUSE BILL 1205
AN ACT prohibiting state and county owned lands from participating in timber carbon sequestration projects.
SPONSORS: Rep. A. Davis, Coos 2; Rep. Tierney, Coos 1; Rep. Durkin, Coos 1; Rep. Cole, Hills. 26
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits the enrollment of state and county owned lands in timber carbon sequestration projects.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/26/2026 1132s 26-2591
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT prohibiting state and county owned lands from participating in timber carbon sequestration projects.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
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.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.