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01-0796

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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 5

COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This house concurrent resolution urges the federal government and New Hampshire's congressional delegation to:

I. Analyze the effectiveness on smaller states when dealing with interstate waste legislation.

II. Support the movement of waste in interstate commerce.

III. Support policies which create incentives for each state to plan for processing and disposal of its municipal solid waste within its own borders.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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

Whereas, the state of New Hampshire is both an importer and exporter of municipal solid waste; and

Whereas, New Hampshire has successfully reduced solid waste imports from approximately 740,000 tons in 1998 to approximately 300,000 tons in 2000; and

Whereas, the long-term demand for New Hampshire's solid waste disposal capacity has been approximately in balance with new solid waste capacity being permitted and developed; and

Whereas, actions in other states may directly increase or decrease the burden on New Hampshire to develop new capacity for municipal solid waste disposal; and

Whereas, the legislature, the department of environmental services, the governor's office of recycling, the non-profit Northeast Resource Recovery Association, and municipal governments are increasing diversion of waste from landfills and incinerators through increased reuse and recycling; and

Whereas, New Hampshire seeks to manage its waste disposal in the public interest by assuring adequacy of disposal capacity while protecting the environment and public health; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That New Hampshire's congressional delegation and the federal government are strongly urged to analyze the effectiveness of legislation on smaller states, such as New Hampshire, when dealing with interstate waste legislation; and

That New Hampshire's congressional delegation and the federal government are urged to support the movement of waste in interstate commerce; and

That New Hampshire's congressional delegation and the federal government are strongly urged to support policies which create incentives for each state to plan for the processing and disposal of its municipal solid waste within its own borders; and

That copies of this resolution be forwarded by the house clerk to the New Hampshire congressional delegation.

Approved: May 24, 2001