Bill Text: NH HB1049 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Establishing a committee to study landfill siting criteria and methods for reducing pressure on landfill capacity.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-05-05 - Inexpedient to Legislate, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote === BILL KILLED ===; 05/05/2022; Senate Journal 11 [HB1049 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2022-HB1049-Amended.html
HB 1049 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2022 SESSION
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12/08
HOUSE BILL 1049
SPONSORS: Rep. Aron, Sull. 7; Rep. Bixby, Straf. 17; Rep. M. Murray, Hills. 22; Rep. Merner, Coos 7; Rep. McWilliams, Merr. 27; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 1
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a committee to study the siting criteria for new landfills and to study solid waste policies as models for methods to reduce pressure on landfill capacity.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the siting criteria for new landfills and to study solid waste policies in Northeastern states as models for methods to reduce pressure on landfill capacity.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study:
I. The siting criteria for new landfills with a focus on community impact, environmental impact, and public good.
II. Solid waste policies in Northeastern states that could be adapted to New Hampshire with the goal of reducing pressure on landfill capacity.
III. Surety bonding of landfills to ensure the capacity to pay for potential damages, including clarification of how damages would be determined and who would be entitled to seek compensation for damages.
IV. Changing the definition of the required setback of landfills from water bodies by establishing standards that use the hydrogeological characteristic of the site and the time it would take potential contaminants to flow to water bodies.
V. Extended producer responsibility (EPR) as a mechanism for meeting the waste reduction goals established in RSA 149-M and reducing the tax burden that solid waste disposal places on municipalities. Specific attention shall be paid to laws in Oregon, Maine, and Canadian provinces that establish producer responsibility for packaging and single use plastics. In addition, the committee shall examine laws and legislation in any other state or country that establish EPR for electronic waste, batteries, automotive waste, and hazardous waste. The study shall assess how these laws could be adapted to the existing solid waste recovery infrastructure in New Hampshire and what support the department of environmental services would require to implement such laws.
VI. The roll of landfills and incinerators in preventing disposable wipes from entering and damaging sewer and septic infrastructure.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2022.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
