October 14, 1999

No. 58A

Ought to pass with amendment, Senator Russman for the committee.

HB 501-FN-A, relative to the repair of a certain covered railroad bridge in Contoocook village in the town of Hopkinton. Vote 7-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Larsen for the committee.

SB 203-FN-A-L, authorizing electronic games of chance at racetracks. Vote 7-0

Rereferred to Committee, Senator F. King for the committee.

HB 572-FN-A, relative to the apportionment provisions of the business profits tax. Vote 6-0

Ought to Pass, Senator F. King for the committee.

SB 211-FN-A, reestablishing certain credits against the business profits tax. Vote 7-0

Inexpedient to Legislate, Senator D'Allesandro for the committee.

Environment

October 15, 1999

1999-2087s

08/01

Amend RSA 125-L:3, I as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

I. Any municipal waste combustor with a design capacity to burn 100 tons per day or more of municipal solid waste shall reduce its mercury emissions, pursuant to the time frames for compliance in accordance with RSA 125-L:5, to achieve a mercury emission rate of no greater than 0.028 mg/dscm corrected to 7 percent oxygen by volume on a dry basis, or at least 85 percent control efficiency.

Amend RSA 125-L:5 as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

125-L:5 Compliance.

I. No person shall operate a municipal waste combustor with the design capacity to burn 100 tons per day or more of municipal solid waste without a temporary or operating permit issued by the department in accordance with RSA 125-C. Any source subject to this section shall file a complete application for a permit or permit modification under the provisions of RSA 125-C and a plan for achieving compliance with this chapter.

II. Combustors with a design capacity of 250 tons per day or more shall submit the plan and application pursuant to paragraph I, by July 1, 2000 in order to comply by January 1, 2001 with the emission limits established by this chapter.

III. Combustors with a design capacity of less than 250 tons per day but not less than 100 tons per day shall submit the plan and application pursuant to paragraph I, by January 1, 2001 in order to comply by July 1, 2001 with the emission limits established by this chapter.

IV. Until 6 months prior to the date set under paragraph II and III for complying with an emission limit, the owner of a combustor may request a single extension of time of not more than 6 months, for compliance with this chapter. The commissioner shall grant the extension if, based on the information presented, compliance with the applicable emission limit is not achievable by the compliance date due to, but not limited to, engineering constraints, availability of equipment, or other justifiable technical reasons. The commissioner shall not consider issues of cost or economic hardship in granting the extension.