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CHAPTER 128

HB 311-FN-A - FINAL VERSION

AN ACT increasing the fees under the laws relative to sewage disposal systems to support a position at the department of environmental services to advocate for and implement long-term septage disposal solutions in partnership with New Hampshire municipalities.

SPONSORS: Rep. Philbrick, Carr 4; Rep. Patten, Carr 9; Sen. Below, Dist 5; Sen. Johnson, Dist 3

This bill increases by $10 the fees required for any person submitting plans and specifications for sewage or waste disposal systems, in order to support a position at the department of environmental services to advocate for and implement long-term septage disposal solutions in partnership with New Hampshire municipalities.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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

128:1 Purpose. The general court acknowledges that proper disposal of domestic septage is becoming increasingly difficult for New Hampshire communities and that there is a need to provide additional resources within the department of environmental services to focus on the septage problem and potential solutions.

128:2 New Paragraph; Water Pollution and Waste Disposal; Fees for Sewage or Waste Disposal System Plans and Specifications. Amend RSA 485-A:30 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:

I-a. In addition to fees required under paragraph I, any person submitting plans and specifications for sewage or waste disposal systems shall pay to the department a fee of $10 for each system. Said fee shall be for supporting a general-funded position at the department to advocate for and implement long-term septage disposal solutions in partnership with New Hampshire municipalities. The fees required by this paragraph shall be paid at the time said plans and specifications are submitted and shall be deposited with the state treasurer as unrestricted revenue.

128:3 Water Pollution and Waste Disposal; Resubmissions for Reapproval of Plans and Specifications. Amend RSA 485-A:30, III to read as follows:

III. Any person submitting plans and specifications as a resubmission for reapproval of such shall not be required to pay any additional fee under RSA 485-A:30, I or I-a if changes to such plans and specifications would not constitute a new subdivision under the provisions of RSA 485-A:2, XIII.