Bill Text: NH HB1147 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requiring a report on federal landholdings within the state and relative to the membership of the New Hampshire geographic information system committee.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2016-06-10 - Signed by Governor Hassan 06/03/2016; Chapter 162; I. Sec. 3 eff. as prov. in sec. 4 ; II. Rem. eff. 6/3/2016 [HB1147 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2016-HB1147-Introduced.html
HB 1147 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
16-2302
08/03
HOUSE BILL 1147
AN ACT requiring a report on federal landholdings within the state and establishing a moratorium on federal land acquisitions.
SPONSORS: Rep. McConnell, Ches. 12; Rep. Hannon, Straf. 25; Rep. Abramson, Rock. 20; Rep. C. Roberts, Hills. 4; Rep. Edelblut, Hills. 38
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the commissioner of the department of resources and economic development to make an annual report on federal landholdings within the state and establishes a moratorium on federal land acquisitions.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
16-2302
08/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT requiring a report on federal landholdings within the state and establishing a moratorium on federal land acquisitions.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Report on Federal Landholdings. Amend RSA 121 by inserting after section 6 the following new section:
121:6-a Report on Federal Landholdings. The commissioner of the department of resources and economic development shall annually prepare and file a report on the current inventory of federal landholdings within the state and calculate what percentage of New Hampshire land is held by the federal government in accordance with RSA 121:6. Such report shall be filed with the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1.
2 Moratorium. From the effective date of this act until November 1, 2016, there shall be a moratorium of the federal acquisition of land in the state of New Hampshire.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
