HB 1277  - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2024 SESSION

24-2096

12/10

 

HOUSE BILL 1277

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study alternatives for funding the operation, maintenance, and repair of state owned dams.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Harrington, Straf. 18

 

COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill establishes a committee to study alternatives for funding the state dam maintenance fund and alternatives for funding the operation, maintenance, and repair of state owned dams.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

24-2096

12/10

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study alternatives for funding the operation, maintenance, and repair of state owned dams.

 

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

 

1  Committee Established.  There is established a committee to study alternatives for funding the state dam maintenance fund and alternatives for funding the operation, maintenance and repair of state owned dams.

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)  Three members 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  Duties.  The committee shall study alternatives for funding the state dam maintenance fund and alternatives for funding the operation, maintenance and repair of state owned dams.

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.  Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

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, 2024.

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