CHAPTER 58
HB 1318 - FINAL VERSION
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2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1318
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the instability of kerosene, gasoline, diesel fuel, and home heating fuel prices.
SPONSORS: Rep. G. Brown, Straf 17; Rep. Peter Cote, Hills 32; Rep. Knowles, Straf 11
This bill establishes a committee to study the instability of prices for kerosene, gasoline, diesel fuel, and home heating fuel due to changes in supply and demand within the New England region, and make recommendations toward providing better price protection for consumers.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the instability of kerosene, gasoline, diesel fuel, and home heating fuel prices.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
58:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the instability of kerosene, gasoline, diesel fuel, and home heating fuel prices.
58:2 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.
58:3 Duties. The committee shall study the instability of prices for kerosene, gasoline, diesel fuel, and home heating fuel due to changes in supply and demand within the New England region, and make recommendations toward providing better price protection for consumers.
58:4 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. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
58:5 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, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2000.
58:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Approved: April 17, 2000)
(Effective Date: April 17, 2000)