Bill Text: NH HB1487 | 2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Relative to low carbon fuel standards programs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-06-22 - House Law Without Signature 06/21/2012; Effective 06/21/2012; Chapter 0280; NH Constitution, Article 44, Part II [HB1487 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2012-HB1487-Chaptered.html

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CHAPTER 280

HB 1487 – FINAL VERSION

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6June2012… 2391CofC

6June2012… 2505EBA

2012 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 1487

AN ACT relative to low carbon fuel standards programs.

SPONSORS: Rep. Holden, Hills 4; Rep. Bettencourt, Rock 4; Rep. O'Brien, Hills 4

COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill prohibits the state from participating in any low carbon fuel standards program requiring quotas, caps, or mandates on fuels used for transportation, industrial purposes, or home heating without prior legislative approval.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

7Mar2012… 0920h

05/02/12 1903s

05/02/12 1956s

6June2012… 2391CofC

6June2012… 2505EBA

12-2796

06/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT relative to low carbon fuel standards programs.

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

280:1 New Subdivision; Participation in Low Carbon Fuel Standards Programs. Amend RSA 21-O by inserting after section 22 the following new subdivision:

Participation in Low Carbon Fuel Standards Programs

21-O:23 Low Carbon Fuel Standards Programs; State Participation.

I. The state of New Hampshire shall not join, implement, or participate in any state, regional, or national low carbon fuel standards program or any similar program that requires quotas, caps, or mandates on any fuels used for transportation, industrial purposes, or home heating without seeking and receiving prior legislative approval.

II. The department of environmental services may engage in regional and national discussions of such programs.

III. The department of environmental services shall report all expenses resulting from its discussions to the fiscal committee of the general court on a semi-annual basis.

21-O:24 Applicability. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to affect or modify the provisions of RSA 125-J or RSA 125-O.

280:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: Enacted in accordance with Article 44, Part II, N.H. Constitution, without signature of the governor, June 21, 2012.

Effective Date: June 21, 2012