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SENATE BILL 307

AN ACT relative to biosolids and short paper fiber.

COMMITTEE: Environment

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill adopts definitions for the terms "biosolids" and "short paper fiber."

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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 relative to biosolids and short paper fiber.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

121:1 New Paragraphs; Water Pollution and Waste Disposal; Definitions; Biosolids; Short Paper Fiber. Amend RSA 485-A:2 by inserting after paragraph XXI the following new paragraphs:

XXII. "Biosolids" means any sludge derived from a sewage wastewater treatment facility that meets the standards for beneficial reuse specified by the department.

XXIII. "Short paper fiber" means any sludge derived from a pulp or papermill wastewater treatment facility that meets the standards for beneficial reuse specified by the department.

121:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

(Approved: May 8, 2000)

(Effective Date: July 7, 2000)