HB432: (New Title) relative to the septage handling and treatment facilities grant program and the septage and sludge land application restrictions.

CHAPTER 141

HB 432-FN – FINAL VERSION

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2005 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 432-FN

AN ACT relative to the septage handling and treatment facilities grant program and the septage and sludge land application restrictions.

SPONSORS: Rep. Philbrick, Carr 2; Rep. Patten, Carr 4; Rep. Babson, Carr 3; Rep. B. Williams, Graf 8; Sen. Johnson, Dist 2

COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill allows the department of environmental services to use certain fees for the septage handling and treatment facilities grant program. This bill also extends the temporary use authorization for septage and sludge land application until July 1, 2007.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five

AN ACT relative to the septage handling and treatment facilities grant program and the septage and sludge land application restrictions.

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

141:1 Sewage Disposal Systems; Fees; Septage Handling and Treatment Facilities Grant Program. Amend RSA 485-A:30, I-a to read as follows:

I-a. In addition to fees required under paragraph I, any person submitting plans and specifications for sewage or waste disposal systems shall pay to the department a fee of $10 for each system. Said fee shall be for supporting a general-funded position at the department to advocate for and implement long-term septage disposal solutions in partnership with New Hampshire municipalities. In the event and to the extent the department is able to use funds from sources other than the general fund to support the position, it shall receive from the general fund an amount equivalent to the fees collected under this paragraph, in addition to any other appropriations, for use in the septage handling and treatment facilities grant program to municipalities under RSA 486:3, III. The fees required by this paragraph shall be paid at the time said plans and specifications are submitted and shall be deposited with the state treasurer as unrestricted revenue.

141:2 Temporary Use Authorization; Time Extended. Amend 1998, 56:6 as amended by 2003, 43:14 and 2003, 302:3 to read as follows:

56:6 Temporary Use Authorization. The septage and sludge land application restrictions contained in RSA 483:9, VI(c), RSA 483:9-a, VII(b), RSA 483:9-aa, VII(b), and RSA 483:9-b, VII(b) shall not apply until July 1, [2005] 2007 to any land upon which septage or sludge has been spread in accordance with all applicable rules adopted by the federal Environmental Protection Agency and the New Hampshire department of environmental services, during any portion of the 3-year period prior to January 1, 1998. In addition, there shall be no termination of this restriction exemption for qualifying land that is used for scientific research on septage or sludge. Any continued application of septage and sludge pursuant to this section shall comply with all applicable federal and state laws and any best management practices published by the university of New Hampshire cooperative extension.

141:3 Effective Date.

I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect June 30, 2005.

II. The remainder of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

(Approved: June 17, 2005)

(Effective Date: I. Section 2 shall take effect June 30, 2005.

II. Remainder shall take effect August 16, 2005)