hb 0585

CHAPTER 249

HB 585 - FINAL VERSION

AN ACT relative to the membership and duties of the council on resources and development.

SPONSORS: Rep. Musler, Straf 6

This bill changes the membership requirements and duties of the council on resources and development.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

AN ACT relative to the membership and duties of the council on resources and development.

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

249:1 Purpose. This act amends the structure and charge of the council on resources and development (CORD) to better facilitate a coordinated and comprehensive effort by state agencies to encourage smart growth. These changes are needed to support the expanded responsibilities of CORD under RSA 162-C:2 as amended by Chapter 292, Laws of 2000, which require CORD to consult and resolve conflicts concerning the encouragement of smart growth by state agencies, and to ensure the consistency of state actions with New Hampshire's smart growth policies.

249:2 Council on Resources and Development; Membership. Amend RSA 162-C:1 to read as follows:

162-C:1 Council Established. There is established a council on resources and development which shall include the following members:

I. The director or assistant director of the office of state planning who shall serve as chairman of the council.

II. The commissioner or appropriate division director, department of resources and economic development.

III. The commissioner or assistant commissioner, department of environmental services.

IV. The commissioner or appropriate division director, department of agriculture, markets, and food.

V. The executive director or appropriate division director, fish and game department.

VII. [~~The director of civil defense.~~] The director or assistant director, office of emergency management.

VIII. The commissioner of the department of health and human services or a member of the senior management team.

XI. The commissioner or appropriate division director, department of cultural resources.

XII. The commissioner or appropriate division director, department of administrative services.

XIII. The executive director or chairman of the New Hampshire housing finance authority.

249:3 New Paragraphs; Expansion of the Responsibilities of the Council on Resources and Development. Amend RSA 162-C:2, VIII and IX to read as follows:

VIII. Provide oversight relative to the statewide public boat access program, work with the public water access advisory board and provide recommendations to the governor and executive council regarding public access; [~~and~~]

X. Review and coordinate the distribution of funds by state agencies to local and regional entities to encourage consistency with and provide support for New Hampshire's smart growth policies under RSA 9-B:4;

XI. Review the following actions by state agencies and ensure, in consultation with the long range capital planning and utilization committee established by RSA 17-M:1-3, that these actions are taken into consideration in the long range capital improvement program that is updated every 2 years in conjunction with the capital budget process, and provide recommendations to the governor regarding whether the actions are consistent with New Hampshire's smart growth policies under RSA 9-B:5:

XII. Facilitate coordination of state agencies to support local, regional, and state planning efforts consistent with RSA 9-A:1-4.