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HB1493: declaring that groundwater is part of the public trust.
Bill details
Version history, amendments, and roll-call votes were not present in the imported local bill data.
Sponsors
- Judith Spang House · Straf 7
- Jacalyn Cilley House · Straf 3
- James Phinizy House · Sull 5
- Powers, Rock�16 House
- Richard Green Senate · Dist 6
- Peter Burling Senate · Dist 5
- Carl Johnson Senate · Dist 2
- Sylvia Larsen Senate · Dist 15
- Fuller Clark Senate · Dist 24
Topics
Environment and natural resources
Official links
HB 1493 – AS INTRODUCED
2006 SESSION
06-2521
06/01
HOUSE BILL 1493
AN ACT declaring that groundwater is part of the public trust.
ANALYSIS
This bill declares that groundwater is part of the public trust.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06-2521
06/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT declaring that groundwater is part of the public trust.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Groundwater Held in Public Trust. Amend RSA 485-C by inserting after section 1 the following new section:
485-C:1-a Groundwater Part of Public Trust. The groundwater underlying the state of New Hampshire is held in trust by the state for the benefit of the general public.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.