CHAPTER 3

HB 268 – FINAL VERSION

2015 SESSION

15-0414

08/05

HOUSE BILL 268

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the adoption of low-impact housing development standards by the department of environmental services.

SPONSORS: Rep. Butler, Carr 7; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study the adoption of low-impact housing development standards by the department of environmental services.

This bill is a request of the commission on housing policy and regulation (2013, 233:2).

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

15-0414

08/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the adoption of low-impact housing development standards by the department of environmental services.

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

3:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the adoption of low-impact housing development standards by the department of environmental services.

3:2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

3:3 Duties. The committee shall study the adoption of low-impact housing development standards by the department of environmental services.

3:4 Chairperson; Quorum. 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 house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.

3:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2015.

3:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: April 27, 2015

Effective Date: April 27, 2015