2003 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 536

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill changes the name of the department of resources and economic development to the department of commerce, trade, and technology and establishes a committee to fully address the associated administrative and legislative changes.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03-0888

05/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three

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

1 Department of Resources and Economic Development; Establishment; Name Changed to Department of Commerce, Trade, and Technology. Amend RSA 12-A:1 to read as follows:

12-A:1 Establishment.

I. There shall be a department of [resources and economic development] commerce, trade, and technology under the executive direction of a commissioner of [resources and economic development] commerce, trade, and technology, consisting of a division of forests and lands, a division of economic development which shall include but not be limited to subdivisions of development and promotion, a division of travel and tourism development, and a division of parks and recreation. Its purpose shall be to ensure the efficient coordinated function of the 4 divisions, whereby the interests of economic development, protection and responsible management of natural resources, public enjoyment of state parks and forests, and promotion of travel and tourism development are each held to be of integral importance in the overall functioning of the department.

II. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department of resources and economic development shall hereafter be known as the department of commerce, trade, and technology.

2 Committee Established. There is established a committee to address administrative and legislative changes associated with renaming the department of resources and economic development as the department of commerce, trade, and technology.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.

(b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

II. The committee shall work in conjunction with commissioner of the department of commerce, trade, and technology to fully implement all administrative and legislative changes necessary to change the name of the department to the department of commerce, trade, and technology.

III. The members of the committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

IV. The committee shall submit a report of its findings, including proposed legislation that addresses related statutory changes, to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2003.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.