HB 540 - AS INTRODUCED
2003 SESSION
06/01
HOUSE BILL 540
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
This bill establishes a committee to study a fee on withdrawals of water for commercial purposes.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03-0903
06/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT establishing a committee to study a fee on withdrawals of water for commercial purposes.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study imposing a fee on withdrawals of water for commercial purposes.
2 Membership and Compensation.
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. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall define a withdrawal of water for commercial purposes, investigate ways to measure commercial withdrawal of groundwater, determine if imposing a fee is in the best interests of the state and the amount of the fee, and review mechanisms for ensuring the correct reporting of the number of gallons of water withdrawn for commercial purposes.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study 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. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation 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.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.