Chapter 217
SB 162 - FINAL VERSION
29may03... 1594h
2003 SESSION
06/01
SENATE BILL 162
AN ACT establishing a committee to study water resources.
SPONSORS: Sen. Green, Dist 6; Sen. Prescott, Dist 23; Sen. Estabrook, Dist 21; Sen. Cohen, Dist 24
This bill establishes a statutory committee to study water resources, desalinization and municipal water needs.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
29may03... 1594h
03-1121
06/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT establishing a committee to study water resources.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
217:1 New Section; Committee to Study Water Resources. Amend RSA 481 by inserting after section 1-a the following new section:
481:1-b Water Resources Committee.
I. There is established a committee to study water resources in the state of New Hampshire.
II.(a) The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(1) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(2) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.
(b) Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
III. The committee shall study water resources in the state of New Hampshire. It shall also consider the use of desalinization and shall report on the future municipal water needs of New Hampshire.
IV. 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 senate 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.
V. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1 of each year.
217:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Approved: Enacted in accordance with Article 44, Part II, N.H. Constitution, without signature of the Governor, July 1, 2003)
(Effective Date: July 1, 2003)