HB1205 CR 3.12.2026 ENR — Senate Committee Report

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

SENATE

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE

FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR

 

Thursday, March 12, 2026

 

THE COMMITTEE ON Energy and Natural Resources

 

to which was referred HB 1205

 

AN ACT prohibiting state and county owned lands from participating in carbon sequestration projects.

 

 

Having considered the same, the committee recommends that the Bill

 

OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT

 

BY A VOTE OF: 5-0

 

AMENDMENT # 2026-1132s

 

 

Senator Howard  Pearl

For the Committee

 

House bill 1205 prohibits the enrollment of state and county owned lands into carbon sequestration projects. The committee amendment clarifies that the prohibition applies only to timber carbon sequestration projects and that it does not include fee-simple lands owned by the state.

 

 

Joshua Schauer  271-3077

 

FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR

 

Energy and Natural Resources

HB 1205, prohibiting state and county owned lands from participating in carbon sequestration projects.

Ought to Pass with Amendment, Vote 5-0.

Senator Howard  Pearl for the committee.

House bill 1205 prohibits the enrollment of state and county owned lands into carbon sequestration projects. The committee amendment clarifies that the prohibition applies only to timber carbon sequestration projects and that it does not include fee-simple lands owned by the state.