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Current NHDES Testimony Letters - 2020
The following are letters of testimony presented by NHDES at legislative committee hearings in the current legislative session.
| Bill # | Title |
|---|---|
| HB 1120 | requiring periodic water tests of rental property [January 14, 2020] |
| HB 1126 | relative to removal of trees from state property [February 4, 2020] |
| HB 1252 | relative to large groundwater withdrawals from replacement wells [February 13, 2020] |
| HB 1301 | establishing a committee to study applications of microgrids in electricity supply [February 5, 2020] |
| HB 1317 | relative to funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects by residential, commercial and industrial ratepayers [January 28, 2020] |
| HB 1319 | prohibiting the siting of new landfills or expansions of existing landfills near state parks, national parks, or USDA forest land [February 27, 2020] |
| HB 1347 | addressing impacts to other water users from new sources of water for community water systems [February 13, 2020] |
| HB 1364 | relative to payments to the public utilities commission in lieu of meeting renewable portfolio standards for biomass [February 4, 2020] |
| HB 1407 | relative to adopting rules relative to departmental forms [January 22, 2020] |
| HB 1422 | establishing a moratorium on the issuance of permits for new landfills or the expansion of existing landfills for the purpose of studying the creating of municipal waste districts [February 27, 2020] |
| HB 1425 | requiring the removal of all containers containing PFAS compounds from public schools and hospitals [January 30, 2020] |
| HB 1496 | relative to the regional greenhouse gas initiative cap and trade program for controlling carbon dioxide emissions [January 28, 2020] |
| HB 1537 | relative to standards for perfluorochemicals in drinking water and ambient groundwater [February 4, 2020] |
| HB 1553 | prohibiting the posting as of certain state properties as no trespassing areas [January 28, 2020] |
| HB 1569 | requiring the department of environmental services to maintain a public registry of where certain fire suppressants have been used [January 21, 2020] |
| HB 1570 | establishing an architectural paint program [February 18, 2020] |
| HB 1649 | establishing a road usage fee and making an appropriation therefor [January 21, 2020] |
| HB 1701 | relative to the recycling of single use plastics [February 12, 2020] |
| HB 1702 | establishing a solid waste working group on solid waste management planning [February 18, 2020] |
| SB 428 | relative to notifications to the rivers coordinator of state agency actions affecting rivers [January 21, 2020] |
| SB 462 | relative to state energy management [January 28, 2020] |
| SB 517 | relative to the public information and permitting functions of the office of the commissioner in the department of environmental services [January 22, 2020] |
| SB 544 | relative to the filing of administrative rules by state agencies [February 5, 2020] |
| SB 589 | allowing the commissioner of the department of environmental services to waive certain requirements for seasonal docks [January 21, 2020] |
| SB 591 | establishing a statewide solid waste disposal reduction goal [February 4, 2020] |
| SB 627 | establishing a dock registration procedure [January 21, 2020] |
| SB 628 | relative to the authority of the department of environmental services for emergency action at hazardous dams [January 28, 2020] |
| SB 629 | establishing the solid waste management fund and establishing a solid waste disposal surcharge [February 4, 2020] |
| SB 713 | relative to the municipal winter maintenance certification program [January 28, 2020] |
| SB 728 | establishing the coastal program administered by the department of environmental services [January 28, 2020] |
Bills Tracked and Testimony Letters Presented in Past Sessions
Bills tracked and testimony letters presented by NHDES in past legislative sessions are available by year, on the webpages below.
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