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SB326: relative to a temporary moratorium on large groundwater permits and withdrawals.

Citation
2006 SB326
Official source

Bill details

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Senate status
Inexpedient to Legislate
Committee
SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Hearing
01/24/2006 at 03:15 PM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Environment and natural resources

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SB 326 – AS INTRODUCED

2006 SESSION

06-2028

06/01

SENATE BILL 326

AN ACT relative to a temporary moratorium on large groundwater permits and withdrawals.

SPONSORS: Sen. Estabrook, Dist 21; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24; Sen. Green, Dist 6; Sen. Barnes, Dist 17; Sen. Hassan, Dist 23; Rep. Cady, Rock 1; Rep. Spang, Straf 7; Rep. Cilley, Straf 3

COMMITTEE: Energy and Economic Development

ANALYSIS

This bill places a moratorium on large groundwater withdrawal permits and large groundwater withdrawals which have not commenced, until the commission to study issues relative to groundwater withdrawals issues its final report.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

06-2028

06/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six

AN ACT relative to a temporary moratorium on large groundwater permits and withdrawals.

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

1 Moratorium on the Issue of Large Groundwater Withdrawal Permits. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, there is hereby established a moratorium on the issue of large groundwater withdrawal permits, which shall be in effect from the effective date of this act until 90 days after the date the commission to study issues relative to groundwater withdrawals, established by 2003, 305 and amended by 2005, 287, issues its final report.

2 Moratorium on Large Groundwater Withdrawals. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, there is hereby established a moratorium on large groundwater withdrawals, which shall apply to any holder of a large groundwater withdrawal permit who has not yet begun to withdraw water under the permit. The moratorium shall be in effect from the effective date of this act until 90 days after the date the commission to study issues relative to groundwater withdrawals, established by 2003, 305 and amended by 2005, 287, issues its final report.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.