Final Chaptered Bills
Summary of NHDES-related Environmental Legislation
DES-Related Bills 2009 Session - August 14, 2009
Current DES Testimony LettersThe following are letters of testimony presented by DES at legislative committee hearings in the current legislative session.
| HB 2 | Amendment # 0562h relative to subdivision fees and environmental services’ subsurface systems program. [March 12, 2009] Amendment #0563h establishing a motor vehicle air pollution abatement fund and increasing motor vehicle inspection fee. [March 12, 2009] Amendment #0564h relative to administrative costs state water pollution control and drinking water revolving loan funds. [March 12, 2009] |
| HB 45 | relative to the water supply land conservation program. [January 27, 2009] |
| HB 58 | designating segments of the Cocheco River as protected under the rivers management and protection program. [January 13, 2009] |
| HB 60 | relative to large groundwater withdrawals. [January 21, 2009] |
| HB 102 | relative to the rivers management programs and the rivers coordinator. [January 13, 2009; April 16, 2009] |
| HB 126 | relative to the voluntary certification of health officers by a health officer credentialing board. [January 29, 2009] |
| HB 129 | establishing a committee to study the incorporation of electronic filing procedures under the administrative procedures act. [January 27, 2009; April 14, 2009] |
| HB 130 | relative to enforceability of publicly-owned land restrictions. [January 27, 2009; May 21, 2009] |
| HB 150-FN | relative to removing invasive aquatic growth. [January 15, 2009] |
| HB 162 | relative to recycled and rebuilt vehicles. [January 27, 2009; April 2, 2009] |
| HB 189 | enabling municipalities to establish energy commissions. [January 21, 2009] |
| HB 205-FN | relative to certain boating fees. [January 15, 2009; March 20, 2009] |
| HB 222 | relative to fill and dredge permits in wetlands. [January 27, 2009] |
| HB 229 | Clarifying the eligibility requirements for class IV renewable energy generating facilities. [April 23, 2009] |
| HB 252 | relative to state agency rulemaking concerning expiring administrative rules. [January 29, 2009; April 7, 2009] |
| HB 259 | relative to motor vehicle inspections. [January 27, 2009] |
| HB 290 | authorizing fluvial erosion hazard zoning. [February 3, 2009] |
| HB 296 | relative to fees for fuel oil discharge prevention and cleanup. [March 9, 2009] |
| HB 297 | relative to the adoption of agency forms and other rules under the administrative procedures act. [February 10, 2009; May 19, 2009] |
| HB 303 | relative to motor vehicle emissions and motor vehicle idling. [February 17, 2009] |
| HB 307 | allowing the construction of gray water systems on private property. [February 19, 2009] |
| HB 314 | relative to municipalities contracting for impact studies for large groundwater withdrawals. [March 5, 2009; May 21, 2009] |
| HB 324 | establishing a commission to study recycling of unused controlled drugs in long-term facilities. [January 29, 2009] |
| HB 338 | relative to definitions of electronic waste. [February 5, 2009; April 30, 2009] |
| HB 350 | prohibiting the sale and distribution of household cleaning products containing phosphorus. [February 10, 2009; May 21, 2009] |
| HB 352 | banning corn-based ethanol as an additive to gasoline sold in New Hampshire. [February 17, 2009] |
| HB 355-FN | relative to oil fund disbursement board authority and fees for oil discharge cleanup. [February 3, 2009] |
| HB 364 | relative to municipalities’ authority to contract with the DES for dam maintenance. [February 17, 2009] |
| HB 384 | creating urbanization and timber harvesting exemptions for prime wetlands. [March 3, 2009; April 30, 2009] |
| HB 423 | requiring the DES to develop an outreach campaign to disseminate information on recycling materials, including electronic waste. [April 29, 2009] |
| HB 443 | relative to underground storage facility operator training. [February 3, 2009] |
| HB 452-FN | designating segments of the Ammonoosuc River into the River Management and Protection Program. [March 3, 2009; May 11, 2009] |
| HB 473 | relative to water treatment plants and penalties for safe drinking water violations. [February 10, 2009; April 28, 2009] |
| HB 482 | relative to mold assessment, testing, and remediation. [February 18, 2009] |
| HB 490-FN | relative to the maintenance of state-owned dams. [March 20, 2009] |
| HB 492 | requiring certification for persons performing radon tests. [February 18, 2009] |
| HB 502 | modifying the definition of “dam.” [February 10, 2009; May 7, 2009] |
| HB 515 | establishing a commission to study alternative fuel vehicles. [April 30, 2009] |
| HB 537-FN | relative to penalties for oil spills. [February 5, 2009; March 31, 2009; April 28, 2009] |
| HB 538 | relative to penalties for water pollution. [February 10, 2009; April 30, 2009] |
| HB 607 | relative to residential pharmaceutical waste. [February 10, 2009] |
| HB 652 | relative to the impact of demolition and construction on the environment. [February 4, 2009] |
| HB 654-FN | relative to the dam maintenance revolving fund and tax abatements for dam owners. [February 5, 2009; May 5, 2009] |
| HB 672 | relative to the oil discharge and disposal cleanup fund. [March 9, 2009] |
| HB 674 | relative to eliminating the water resources council, relative to dams, and authorizing the Connecticut lakes headwaters … [February 19, 2009; April 16, 2009] |
| HB 681 | relative to aquatic resource compensatory mitigation. [February 19, 2009] |
| SB 22 | relative to criminal mischief of property with geological value. [February 10, 2009; April 7, 2009] |
| SB 28-FN | relative to annual dam registration fees for non-menace dams and notification to dam owners of downstream development. [January 15, 2009; March 31, 2009] |
| SB 29 | relative to review of developments of regional impact. [January 22, 2009] |
| SB 44 | establishing a commission to review all fees charged by the DES. [March 12, 2009; April 15, 2009] |
| SB 47 | relative to surface water. [January 29, 2009; March 31, 2009] |
| SB 48 | relative to preventing contamination of groundwater from certain geothermal processes. [January 29, 2009; April 2, 2009] |
| SB 50 | relative to funds and programs of the DES. [April 16, 2009] |
| SB 56 | relative to financial responsibility for large groundwater withdrawals. [January 29, 2009] |
| SB 60 | establishing a committee to study water sustainability [April 2, 2009] |
| SB 65 | relative to the acceptance of in lieu payments for the restoration of wetlands. [February 11, 2009; April 2, 2009; April 2, 2009 Amendment; May 12, 2009] |
| SB 68 | relative to the use of state vehicles. [February 10, 2009; April 16, 2009] |
| SB 97 | establishing a committee to study the standards and procedures by which certain information should be provided to electrical service customers. [April 21, 2009] |
| SB 107 | relative to the leasing of state-owned real estate on public waters. [February 11, 2009] |
| SB 134 | relative to the comprehensive shoreland protection act. [February 19, 2009; April 22, 2009; May 11, 2009] |
| SB 139 | establishing a moratorium on the shoreland protection act and establishing a commission to study revision of the CSPA. [February 19, 2009] |
| SB 162 | relative to lake and pond preservation and making an appropriation therefor. [February 11, 2009] |
| SB 166 | relative to mineral extraction mining and reclamation in NH. [February 19, 2009] |
| SB 168 | establishing the Coastal Watershed Alliance. [February 19, 2009] |
| SB 186 | relative to the establishment of a statewide transportation policy and a transportation advisory commission. [May 5, 2009] |
Bills Tracked and Testimony Letters Presented in Past Sessions
Bill tracked and testimony letters presented by DES in past legislative sessions are available by year, below.
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