CHAPTER 109

HB 179-FN - FINAL VERSION

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04/17/2025 1542s

2025 SESSION

25-0160

06/02

HOUSE BILL 179-FN

AN ACT relative to hazardous waste accident fees.

SPONSORS: Rep. Proulx, Hills. 15

COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture

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ANALYSIS

This bill changes the fee for nonpayment of hazardous materials or waste accident expenses to $1,000 per day after 90 days of nonpayment.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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06/02

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

AN ACT relative to hazardous waste accident fees.

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

109:1 Nonpayment Fees for Hazardous Materials Accidents. RSA 154:8-a, II-a(h) is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

(h) A penalty of no greater than $1,000 per day shall be paid to the claimant for each day of nonpayment beyond 90 days. The cumulative penalty imposed shall not exceed 25 percent of the cost established under subparagraph (a). As long as the responsible party adheres to a payment plan that has been established between the claimant and the responsible party, no additional daily penalty shall be imposed.

109:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.

Approved: June 23, 2025

Effective Date: January 01, 2026