Bill Text: NH SB368 | 2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Increasing the maximum fine for lead remediation.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)

Status: (Passed) 2014-07-01 - Signed by the Governor on 06/30/14; Chapter 0157; Effective 01/01/15 [SB368 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2014-SB368-Chaptered.html

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CHAPTER 157

SB 368-FN – FINAL VERSION

2014 SESSION

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08/03

SENATE BILL 368-FN

AN ACT increasing the maximum fine for lead remediation.

SPONSORS: Sen. Stiles, Dist 24; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Rep. Rosenwald, Hills 30; Rep. Weber, Ches 1; Rep. P. Schmidt, Straf 19; Rep. Lockwood, Merr 9

COMMITTEE: Health, Education and Human Services

ANALYSIS

This bill raises the maximum fine for violations of statutes and rules relating to lead paint remediation.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

14-2641

08/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen

AN ACT increasing the maximum fine for lead remediation.

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

157:1 Lead Paint Poisoning Prevention and Control; Administrative Fines. Amend RSA 130-A:14 to read as follows:

130-A:14 Administrative Fines. The commissioner, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, and pursuant to rules adopted under RSA 541-A, may impose an administrative fine not to exceed [$2,000] $5,000 for each offense upon any person who violates any provision of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter. Rehearings and appeals from a decision of the commissioner shall be in accordance with RSA 541. Any administrative fine imposed under this section shall not preclude the imposition of further penalties or administrative actions under this chapter. The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to administrative fines which shall be scaled to reflect the scope and severity of the violation. The sums obtained from the levying of administrative fines under this chapter shall be forwarded to the state treasurer to be deposited into the lead poisoning prevention fund established in RSA 130-A:15.

157:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2015.

Approved: June 30, 2014

Effective Date: January 1, 2015