SB 67 - AS INTRODUCED
2003 SESSION
06/01
SENATE BILL 67
AN ACT relative to a report on municipal water needs.
SPONSORS: Sen. Estabrook, Dist 21; Sen. Green, Dist 6; Sen. Gatsas, Dist 16; Sen. Barnes, Dist 17; Sen. Cohen, Dist 24; Sen. Below, Dist 5; Rep. Spang, Straf 72; Rep. Wall, Straf 72; Rep. Musler, Straf 68
This bill requires the director of the office of state planning and the commissioner of the department of environmental services to prepare a report making recommendations for ways to include current and projected municipal water requirements when evaluating large groundwater withdrawal permit applications.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03-0382
06/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT relative to a report on municipal water needs.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Report on Municipal Water Needs. The director of the office of state planning, in conjunction with the commissioner of the department of environmental services, shall prepare a report which recommends criteria for including current and future municipal water needs when evaluating large groundwater withdrawal permit applications. The report shall include:
(a) A review of existing technical and scientific information that documents how future demand for a municipal water supply could be limited by a new, large groundwater withdrawal.
(b) An evaluation of methodologies that may be employed as part of the large groundwater permitting process in order to account for future municipal water requirements.
(c) Findings and recommendations for future action.
2 Report Required. The director and the commissioner shall report their findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the senate president; the speaker of the house of representatives; the chairpersons of the senate environment committee; the senate energy and economic development committee; the house resources, recreation, and development committee; the house science, technology and energy committee; the governor; and the state library by June 30, 2004.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.