Revision: March 26, 2026, 11:20 a.m.
SB 593 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/26/2026 1215s
2026 SESSION
26-2176
08/06
SENATE BILL 593
AN ACT enabling the use of solid waste management funds by solid waste management districts.
SPONSORS: Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. McConkey, Dist 3; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17
COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill allows the use of funds from the solid waste management fund for solid waste management districts.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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 1215s 26-2176
08/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT enabling the use of solid waste management funds by solid waste management districts.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Purpose and Use of the Solid Waste Management Fund. Amend RSA 149-R:4, II to read as follows:
II. The fund shall be used to provide quarterly payments to New Hampshire municipalities or New Hampshire solid waste management districts established under RSA 53-B for source reduction and recycling efforts to offset payments made by the municipality or applicable solid waste management district associated with the solid waste disposal surcharge established under RSA 149-R:5, based upon the tonnage of solid waste for which the municipality or solid waste management district was financially responsible for disposal at a New Hampshire landfill, incinerator, or waste-to-energy facility. Payments to solid waste districts shall reflect only the amount of the surcharge paid for waste generated by New Hampshire municipalities within the applicable solid waste district. Administration of the payment program shall be in accordance with procedures established by rulemaking under the authority of RSA 149-R:6, IV and V. Such rulemaking shall specifically address the unique circumstances for solid waste management districts or municipalities that own and operate a facility that is subject to RSA 149-R:5, or municipalities that are part of a solid waste district that owns and operates such a facility to ensure that the costs incurred by those municipalities or solid waste management districts are offset consistent with this chapter.
2 Solid Waste Management Fund; Rulemaking. Amend RSA 149-R:6, IV-V to read as follows:
IV. The time, amount, and manner of payments to New Hampshire municipalities and solid waste management districts pursuant to RSA 149-R:4, II.
V. Certified reports required to be submitted by municipalities and solid waste management districts requesting payments pursuant to RSA 149-R:4, II.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.