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Current NHDES Testimony Letters - 2019
The following are letters of testimony presented by NHDES at legislative committee hearings in the current legislative session.
| Bill # | Title |
|---|---|
| HB 107 | making appropriations for costs involved in controlling invasive aquatic species [February 5, 2019] |
| HB 137 | establishing a commission to examine the effects of wake boats in the state of New Hampshire [January 15, 2019] |
| HB 150 | relative to the penalty for failure to file the financial disclosure form required under RSA 15-A [February 7, 2019] |
| HB 157 | relative to the class rate for biomass [February 6, 2019] |
| HB 209 | relative to the class rate for payments into the renewable energy fund for biomass/methane [February 6, 2019] |
| HB 219 | relative to membership on the Structures on Non-tidal Public Waterways Commission [January 22, 2019] |
| HB 228 | extending the commission to study the current statutes related to management of non-tidal public water-ways and the construction or placement of structures within them [January 22, 2019] [March 26, 2019] |
| HB 247 | relative to the definition of the state building code [January 15, 2019] |
| HB 261 | requiring the commissioner of the department of environmental services to revise rules relative to arsenic contamination in drinking water [February 12, 2019] |
| HB 281 | relative to beaver deceivers [January 22, 2019] |
| HB 312 | relative to municipal regulation of tiny houses [March 6, 2019] [April 10, 2019] |
| HB 352 | appropriating funds to the department of environmental services for the purpose of funding eligible wastewater projects under the state aid grant program [January 17, 2019] [March 13, 2019] |
| HB 410 | allowing all state agencies and political subdivisions to have access to enhanced 911 information [January 16, 2019] |
| HB 443 | relative to municipal watering restrictions [February 5, 2019] [April 24, 2019] |
| HB 475 | establishing a shoreland septic system study commission [March 5, 2019] [April 11, 2017] |
| HB 478 | establishing a road usage fee and making an appropriation therefor [February 6, 2019] |
| HB 494 | relative to removal or containment of contaminants from the Coakley Landfill [February 26, 2019] [April 16, 2019] |
| HB 557 | creating a fund for dredging the seacoast [February 5, 2019] |
| HB 558 | restricting the distribution of plastic straws [March 6, 2019] [May 3, 2019] |
| HB 559 | enabling municipalities to ban single-use sources of plastic pollution [March 6, 2019] |
| HB 560 | relative to single-use carryout bags [March 6, 2019] [May 3, 2019] |
| HB 617 | establishing a committee to study recycling streams in New Hampshire [January 29, 2019] [March 22, 2019] |
| HB 625 | relative to an aquatic invasive species decal for boats [February 6, 2019] [March 14, 2019] [April 30, 2019] |
| HB 645 | establishing a dock registration procedure [April 23, 2019] |
| HB 646 | relative to labeling, signage, and restrictions on the sales and use of bee-toxic pesticides [February 12, 2019] |
| HB 661 | relative to a private right of action for toxin exposure [January 30, 2019] |
| HB 667 | relative to testing wells before issuing a certificate of occupancy [February 12, 2019] |
| HB 679 | authorizing the department of environmental services to lease land associated with state-owned impoundments [January 29, 2019] |
| HB 682 | establishing a water resources fund in the department of environmental services and charging certain application and permit fees [February 5, 2019] [March 13, 2019] [April 23, 2019] |
| HB 707 | relative to settlement money from actions pertaining to the contamination of groundwater or drinking water [February 26, 2019] [April 16, 2019] |
| HB 715 | relative to electrical energy storage [February 13, 2019] |
| HB 735 | relative to carbon pricing [January 30, 2019] |
| SB 24 | relative to New Hampshire's regional greenhouse gas initiative program [January 22, 2019] [April 17, 2019] |
| SB 79 | relative to required reporting on waste reduction [March 5, 2019] [April 12, 2019] |
| SB 121 | relative to acquisition rights and easements at Weeks Crossing Dam in the town of Warren by the department of environmental services [January 29, 2019] [April 2, 2019] |
| SB 163 | relative to permits for operation of solid waste management facilities [February 11, 2019] [May 14, 2019] |
| SB 164 | establishing a committee to study unprotected drinking water sources and estimating the costs of protecting such sources [April 10, 2019] |
| SB 169 | relative to recovery of expenditures from the drinking water and groundwater trust fund [February 11, 2019] [April 23, 2019] |
| SB 202 | establishing a stormwater management and flood resilience fund within the department of environmental services [January 29, 2019] |
| SB 204 | relative to distributed energy resources and consumer energy storage [March 5, 2019] |
| SB 207 | relative to rules adopted by the department of environmental services pursuant to the 2014 report of the coastal risks and hazards commission [February 5, 2019] [April 3, 2019] |
| SB 254 | appropriating funds to the department of environmental services for the purpose of funding eligible wastewater projects under the state aid grant program [February 5, 2019] [April 24, 2019] |
| SB 257 | prohibiting foams containing perfluoroalkyl chemicals for use in fighting fires [April 2, 2019] |
| SB 287 | requiring the commissioner of the department of environmental services to revise rules relative to perfluorinated chemical contamination in drinking water [February 12, 2019] |
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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