CHAPTER 114
HB 1390 - FINAL VERSION
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HOUSE BILL 1390
AN ACT establishing a commission to study the relationship between public health and the environment.
SPONSORS: Rep. French, Merr 3; Rep. I. Pratt, Ches 5; Rep. Pilliod, Belk 3; Rep. Emerton, Hills 7; Rep. Haettenschwiller, Hills 29; Sen. Wheeler, Dist 21; Sen. Squires, Dist 12; Sen. Hollingworth, Dist 23
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
This bill establishes a commission to study the relationship between pubic health and the environment.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT establishing a commission to study the relationship between public health and the environment.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
114:1 Statement of Intent. The general court recognizes that there is a need to build on the work done by the New Hampshire Comparative Risk Project to better understand how medical and public health practices relate to environmental exposures.
114:2 Commission Established. There is established a commission to study the relationship between public health and the environment.
114:3 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the commission 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.
(c) A licensed physician knowledgeable in occupational and environmental medicine, appointed by the governor.
(d) A representative of the New Hampshire Public Health Association, appointed by such association.
(e) A representative of the New Hampshire Health Officer's Association, appointed by such association.
(f) The commissioner of the department of health and human services, or designee.
(g) The commissioner of the department of environmental services, or designee.
(h) The commissioner of insurance, or designee.
(i) The commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food, or designee.
(j) A representative of the Foundation for Healthy Communities, appointed by the foundation.
(k) The director of the New Hampshire Comparative Risk Project.
II. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
114:4 Duties. The commission's study shall include, but not be limited to the scope of medical and public health practices as they relate to environmental exposures such as, but not limited to: indoor and outdoor air pollution; lead and other heavy metals; food contamination; drinking water contamination; radiation; pesticides; and other public health risks identified by the New Hampshire Comparative Risk Project.
114:5 Chairperson. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.
114:6 Report. The commission shall make an interim report on its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation on or before November 1, 2000 and a final report on or before November 1, 2001 to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library.
114:7 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: May 8, 2000)
(Effective Date: July 7, 2000)