Revision: June 23, 2026, 10:52 a.m.
June 23, 2026
2026-2196-EBA
07/09
Enrolled Bill Amendment to SB 592-FN
The Committee on Enrolled Bills to which was referred SB 592-FN
AN ACT enabling regional, conservation, and energy resource planning for habitat strongholds and wildlife corridors and creating a commission to study transferring ownership of the Winnipesaukee River Basin program to an alternative authority.
Having considered the same, report the same with the following amendment, and the recommendation that the bill as amended ought to pass.
FOR THE COMMITTEE
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Explanation to Enrolled Bill Amendment to SB 592-FN
This enrolled bill amendment makes grammatical and technical corrections to the bill and incorporates changes made by SB 502 of the 2026 legislative session.
Enrolled Bill Amendment to SB 592-FN
Amend RSA 36:45 as inserted by section 2 of the bill by replacing lines 11-21 with the following:
purposes the division of planning and community development shall delineate planning regions for the state so that each municipality of the state will fall within a delineated region and shall have the opportunity of forming or joining the regional planning commission for that planning region. In determining these regions the division shall consider such factors as community of interest and homogeneity, existing metropolitan and regional planning agencies, patterns of communication and transportation, geographic features and natural boundaries, extent of urban development, relevancy of the region for provision of governmental services and functions and its use for administering state and federal programs, the existence of physical, social and economic problems of a regional character, and other related characteristics. To accommodate changing conditions, the division may adjust the boundaries of the planning regions, after consultation with the respective regional planning commissions.
Amend RSA 21-O:14-b, II(a) as inserted by section 5 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
(a) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
Amend section 7 of the bill by replacing lines 1 and 2 with the following:
7 Repeal. RSA 21-O:14-b, relative to the commission to study transferring the ownership and/or operation of the Winnipesaukee River Basin program (WRBP) to an
Amend section 8 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
8 Effective Date.
I. Sections 5 and 6 of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
II. Section 7 of this act shall take effect November 1, 2026.
III. The remainder of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.