HB 547 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2003 SESSION
03/09
HOUSE BILL 547
AN ACT relative to the duties of the oversight committee on telecommunications and relative to the membership of the Mount Washington Commission.
SPONSORS: Rep. Infantine, Hills 54; Rep. Hagan, Hills 50; Rep. Newton, Straf 67; Rep. Vaillancourt, Hills 56
COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy
This bill modifies the duties of the oversight committee on telecommunications and requires the governor to appoint an additional member to the Mount Washington Commission.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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03-0978
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT relative to the duties of the oversight committee on telecommunications and relative to the membership of the Mount Washington Commission.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Mount Washington Commission Members. Amend RSA 227-B:3, I-II to read as follows:
I. [Five] Six members shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the council, one of whom shall be a member of the house of representatives and one of whom shall be a member of the senate.
II. One member from each of the following groups shall be appointed through the concurrence of their boards of directors: the Mount Washington Auto Road; the Mount Washington Observatory; [Mount Washington TV, Inc.;] and the Mount Washington Cog Railway.
2 Duties of the Oversight Committee on Telecommunications; Cable Television. RSA 374:22-j, XIV is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
XIV. Monitoring all aspects of the cable television industry, including, but not limited to, a-la-carte programming, television violence, tiering issues, Federal Communications Commission regulations and changes, compliance, public access television, access, and build-out.
3 Duties of the Oversight Committee on Telecommunications; Telephone Surcharges. Amend RSA 374:22-j, XVI to read as follows:
XVI. Examining the assessment of surcharges on [pay] all telephone use.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.