HB 1445 - AS INTRODUCED
2002 SESSION
06/01
HOUSE BILL 1445
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This bill establishes a committee to study the criteria under which municipalities may institute growth control ordinances and the limiting factors to growth including municipal services and resources.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02-2270
06/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two
AN ACT establishing a committee to study growth ordinances for municipalities.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study growth ordinances for municipalities in New Hampshire.
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.
(b) Three members 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 criteria under which municipalities may institute growth control ordinances; and
II. Limiting factors to growth including, but not limited to available municipal capacities and resources.
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 senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, and the state library on or before November 1, 2002.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.