CHAPTER 233
HB 768 - FINAL VERSION
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2003 SESSION
06/09
HOUSE BILL 768
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the flow in the Connecticut River and the effect of the flow on water levels in Lake Francis and the Connecticut Lakes.
SPONSORS: Rep. L. Pratt, Coos 2; Rep. King, Coos 1; Rep. Gilman, Graf 9
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
This bill establishes a committee to study the flow in the Connecticut River, the effect of the flow on water levels in Lake Francis and the Connecticut Lakes, and options for the use of certain state property along the Baker River.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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03-0446
06/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the flow in the Connecticut River and the effect of the flow on water levels in Lake Francis and the Connecticut Lakes.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
233:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the flow in the Connecticut River, the effect of the flow on water levels in Lake Francis and the Connecticut Lakes, and options for the use of certain state property along the south branch of the Baker River in Wentworth.
233:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(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.
233:3 Duties.
I. The committee shall study the flow in the Connecticut River, its effect on Lake Francis and the Connecticut Lakes, and its effect on the dams that generate power from the flow in the river. The committee shall develop a recommendation for the minimum water level to be maintained at the Murphy Dam on Lake Francis to balance the competing needs of conservation, recreation, agriculture, and power production.
II. The committee shall also study the options available for ownership and management of certain state property known as the "Baker River Watershed Multiple Use Project Site 7" which is located on the south branch of the Baker River in Wentworth. The committee shall develop a recommendation for the future management of the site which takes into consideration options for private, state, or local municipal ownership of these lands.
233:4 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.
233:5 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.
233:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Approved: July 7, 2003)
(Effective Date: July 7, 2003)