SB 329-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2940
08/02
SENATE BILL 329-FN
AN ACT relative to background checks of certain persons associated with solid waste management.
SPONSORS: Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Chandley, Dist 11; Rep. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Ebel, Merr. 7
COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources
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ANALYSIS
This bill enables the department of environmental services to request the attorney general perform a background check on certain persons associated with solid waste facility permit applicants.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2940
08/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to background checks of certain persons associated with solid waste management.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Permit Required; Solid Waste Management; Criminal Background Check. Amend RSA 149-M:9, III(a) to read as follows:
(a) Applications for permits shall be upon such forms and shall include such information as the department requires by rules adopted under RSA 149-M:7. The application information shall include, but not be limited to, a performance history of the applicant and of its officers and directors[, partners, and individuals or entities having managerial, supervisory, or substantial decision-making authority and responsibility for the management of operations or activities for which a permit is being sought,] relative to the operation, financial security, and ownership of all facilities owned or operated by the applicant. Whenever requested by the department, the attorney general shall conduct a background investigation of the performance history and criminal record of the applicant and of its officers and directors, partners and individuals or entities having managerial, supervisory, or substantial decision-making authority and responsibility for the management of operations or activities for which a permit is being sought, if any, and make a report to the department. The cost of any investigation under this paragraph shall be borne by the applicant. The applicant shall also demonstrate that the proposed facility provides a substantial public benefit pursuant to RSA 149-M:11.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
24-2940
Revised 12/19/23
SB 329-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to background checks of certain persons associated with solid waste management.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation, as introduced, has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2027.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Departments of Justice and Environmental Services