CHAPTER 202
HB 634 – FINAL VERSION
13Mar2013… 0598h
05/23/13 1625s
2013 SESSION
06/03
HOUSE BILL 634
AN ACT relative to water resource management and protection plans in municipal master plans.
SPONSORS: Rep. Spang, Straf 6; Rep. Beaulieu, Hills 45; Rep. Schlachman, Rock 18; Rep. Borden, Rock 24; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This bill permits a municipality to include in its master plan a local water resource management and protection plan.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13Mar2013… 0598h
05/23/13 1625s
13-0618
06/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT relative to water resource management and protection plans in municipal master plans.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
202:1 Master Plan; Purpose and Description. Amend RSA 674:2, III(d) to read as follows:
(d) A natural resources section which identifies and inventories any critical or sensitive areas or resources, not only those in the local community, but also those shared with abutting communities. This section [provides], which may specifically include a water resources management and protection plan, shall provide a factual basis for any land development regulations that may be enacted to protect water resources and other identified natural areas. A key component in preparing this section is to identify any conflicts between other elements of the master plan and natural resources, as well as conflicts with plans of abutting communities. Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to permit municipalities to regulate surface or groundwater withdrawals that they are explicitly prohibited from regulating.
202:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 9, 2013
Effective Date: September 7, 2013