HB1592: (Second New Title) requiring the commissioner of the department of environmental services to review ambient groundwater standards for arsenic.

CHAPTER 190

HB 1592 - FINAL VERSION

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2018 SESSION

18-2378

08/04

HOUSE BILL 1592

AN ACT requiring the commissioner of the department of environmental services to review ambient groundwater standards for arsenic.

SPONSORS: Rep. Messmer, Rock. 24; Rep. McConnell, Ches. 12; Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. Grassie, Straf. 11; Rep. Altschiller, Rock. 19; Rep. Fraser, Belk. 1

COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires the commissioner of the department of environmental services to review the ambient groundwater standard for arsenic to determine whether it should be lowered. This bill also requires that any proposed change shall require approval of the general court.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

8Feb2018... 0324h

22Mar2018... 1100h

04/19/2018 1438s

05/03/2018 1926s 18-2378

08/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

AN ACT requiring the commissioner of the department of environmental services to review ambient groundwater standards for arsenic.

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

190:1 Department of Environmental Services; Ambient Groundwater Quality Standards. By January 1, 2019, the commissioner of the department of environmental services shall review the ambient groundwater standard for arsenic to determine whether it should be lowered, taking into consideration the extent to which the contaminant is found in New Hampshire, the ability to detect the contaminant in public water systems, the ability to remove the contaminant from drinking water, the impact on public health, and the costs and benefits to affected entities that will result from establishing the standard. Any proposed change to the ambient groundwater standard for arsenic shall require the approval of the general court. On or before January 1, 2019, the commissioner shall submit a report of the findings to the chairpersons of the house and senate committees with jurisdiction over natural resources.

190:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: June 08, 2018

Effective Date: June 08, 2018