CHAPTER 72
HB 1172 - FINAL VERSION
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2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1172
AN ACT providing staggered terms for agricultural advisory board members.
SPONSORS: Rep. Musler, Straf 6; Rep. Babson, Carr 5; Rep. Melcher, Hills 11; Rep. Messier, Hills 46
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
This bill provides staggered terms for agricultural advisory board members, and specifies the order in which each board member's term expires.
This bill was requested by the department of agriculture, markets, and food.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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00-2587
08/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT providing staggered terms for agricultural advisory board members.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
72:1 Agricultural Advisory Board; Term of Office. Amend RSA 425:22, II to read as follows:
II. The term of office of members of the board shall be 5 years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term only. However, beginning July 1, 2001, the terms of 2 members representing agriculture as provided in subparagraph I(a) and one member representing the industry interests as provided in subparagraphs I(b) - (f) shall expire each year. Initial terms for members representing agriculture shall expire in the year as follows: Belknap and Sullivan counties, 2002; Carroll and Strafford counties, 2003; Cheshire and Rockingham counties, 2004; Coos and Merrimack counties, 2005; and Grafton and Hillsborough counties, 2006. Initial terms for members representing industry interests shall expire in the year as follows: petroleum, 2002; food retailing, 2003; advertising, 2004; food distribution, 2005; and consumer, 2006. No board member shall be eligible for successive reappointment after 2004. Appointments to the board shall be made by the governor with the advice and consent of the council on the basis of extensive experience and demonstrated ability and on a nonpartisan basis.
72:2 Reappointment of Board Members Serving as of the Effective Date of this Act. Members of the board serving as of the effective date of this act may be considered for reappointment for terms ending within 3 years of such date.
72:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: April 21, 2000)
(Effective Date: June 20, 2000)