21mar02...2893h

2002 SESSION

01-2133

08/09

HOUSE BILL 1305-FN

COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill extends the prospective repeal date of the pollution prevention program to 2010, and allows the use of hazardous waste cleanup funds for the pollution prevention program, and eliminates the $115,000 cap on the use of those funds.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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01-2133

08/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two

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

74:1 Findings. The general court finds that the pollution prevention program established in RSA 21-O:15-22 has been effective in providing technical assistance to business and industry, resulting in reduced volumes of hazardous waste generated and substantial savings to participating companies. Further, it has encouraged enhanced voluntary compliance with environmental laws, and provided opportunities for companies to work cooperatively with the department of environmental services.

74:2 New Paragraph; Pollution Prevention Program; Use of Hazardous Waste Cleanup Fund. Amend RSA 147-B:6 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:

VI. The department may use the fund to support the pollution prevention program established under RSA 21-O:15 through RSA 21-O:22.

74:3 Prospective Repeal Date Extended. Amend 1996, 8:10, I to read as follows:

I. Section 9 of this act shall take effect July 1, [2002] 2010.

74:4 Repeal. The following are repealed:

I. RSA 147-B:7, V, relative to the authorized use of the hazardous waste cleanup fund.

II. 1996, 8:9, II, relative to the repeal of the pollution prevention program.

74:5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect June 30, 2002.

(Approved: May 1, 2002)

(Effective Date: June 30, 2002)