HB 309-FN - AS INTRODUCED
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2001 SESSION
10/01
HOUSE BILL 309-FN
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill requires the registration of radon testers and mitigators with the department of health and human services.
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01-0440
10/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT relative to the registration of radon testers and mitigators.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraphs; Radiological Health Program; Definitions Added. Amend RSA 125-F:3 by inserting after paragraph XVII the following new paragraphs:
XVII-a. "Radon" means the radioactive gaseous element and its decay products produced by the disintegration of the element radium in air, water, soil, or other media.
XVII-b. "Radon mitigation contractor" means a person who performs or interprets tests for the presence of radon in buildings or on building lots, offers advice or plans regarding the reduction of radon, or contracts to modify an existing building or structure in any manner designed or intended to reduce the level of radon in that building or structure.
2 New Paragraph; Powers and Duties of Department of Health and Human Services. Amend RSA 125-F:5 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:
V-a. Adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, which provide for the registration of radon mitigation contractors including, but not limited to, the process for registration of radon mitigation contractors, minimum qualifications of radon mitigation contractors, exemptions from the requirements of registration, fees to be imposed in order to defray the cost of the registration process, and penalties for the violation of the registration process including revocation of registration.
3 New Section; Radon Testing and Mitigation; Registration Required. Amend RSA 125-F by inserting after section 15 the following new section:
125-F:15-a Radon Testing and Mitigation; Registration Required. No person may perform or evaluate tests for the presence of radon in buildings or on building lots, and no person may offer advice or plans regarding the reduction of radon, or contract to modify an existing building or structure in any manner designed or intended to reduce the level of radon in that building or structure, unless the person is registered as a radon mitigation contractor with the department in accordance with rules adopted under this chapter.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.
LBAO
01-0440
1/23/01
HB 309-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to the registration of radon testers and mitigators.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill as it is awaiting information from an agency.