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HB1208: relative to permitting requirements before timber harvesting operations in a wetland.
Bill details
Version history, amendments, and roll-call votes were not present in the imported local bill data.
Sponsors
- Sherry Dutzy House · Hills 6
- Suzanne M. Vail House · Hills 6
- Heather P Baldwin House · Graf 4
- Susan W Almy House · Graf 17
- Linda Gould House · Hills 2
- Mike Bordes House · Belk 5
Topics
Environment and natural resources
Official links
HB 1208-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2462
10/08
HOUSE BILL 1208-FN
AN ACT relative to permitting requirements before timber harvesting operations in a wetland.
ANALYSIS
This bill requires that persons or entities conducting timber harvesting operations in wetlands verify compliance with and maintain in their records all permitting documents required for the work being done.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2462
10/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to permitting requirements before timber harvesting operations in a wetland.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Timber Harvesting; Operations in Wetlands. Amend RSA 227-J:6 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV.(a) Prior to any person or entity commencing timber harvesting operations in wetlands as described in paragraphs I or II, including an agent of or contractor for the landowner, the person or entity shall verify compliance with all permitting documents required by state law, as well as any permits or records required by municipal ordinances.
(b) The person or entity conducting timber harvesting operations in wetlands as described in paragraphs I or II shall also maintain records of, and make available to state and local enforcement officials, copies of all permitting documents required by state law, as well as any permits or records required by municipal ordinances, at all times while conducting tree harvesting work.
(c) Failure to comply with the requirements of subparagraphs (a) and (b) may result in penalties under RSA 482-A.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBA
24-2462
11/29/23
HB 1208-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to permitting requirements before timber harvesting operations in a wetland.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ X ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease)
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill adds, deletes, or modifies a criminal penalty, or changes statute to which there is a penalty for violation. Therefore, this bill may have an impact on the judicial and correctional systems, which could affect prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole costs, for the state, as well as county and local governments. A summary of such costs can be found at: https://gencourt.state.nh.us/lba/Budget/Fiscal_Notes/JudicialCorrectionalCosts.pdf
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association