CHAPTER 171

HB 61 – FINAL VERSION

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2009 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 61

AN ACT relative to a definition of “sustainable energy.”

SPONSORS: Rep. J. Garrity, Rock 6; Rep. Cali-Pitts, Rock 16; Rep. Borden, Rock 18; Rep. Bettencourt, Rock 4

COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a definition of “sustainable energy” for purposes of the energy efficiency and sustainable energy board.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine

AN ACT relative to a definition of “sustainable energy.”

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

171:1 New Paragraph; Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy Board. Amend RSA 125-O:2 by inserting after paragraph IX the following new paragraph:

IX-a. “Sustainable energy” means energy that supplies present energy needs without permanently depleting resources, while considering environmental impacts, and without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own energy needs.

171:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: July 13, 2009

Effective Date: September 11, 2009