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Current DES Testimony Letters
The following are letters of testimony presented by DES at legislative committee hearings in the current legislative session.
| HB 1144 | establishing a commission to study the taxation of alternative fuel and electric-powered motor vehicles for the purpose of funding improvements to the state's highways and bridges. [January 19, 2012] |
| HB 1211 | establishing a committee to study the promotion of lease of state-owned land for use for beginning farmers. [January 17, 2012] |
| HB 1214 | banning corn-based ethanol as an additive to gasoline sold in NH. [January 19, 2012] |
| HB 1222 | relative to protected shoreland permitting fees. [January 23, 2012] |
| HB 1226 | directing DES administrative fine revenue to a special fund for environmental enforcement. [January 23, 2012] |
| HB 1234 | establishing a DES oversight and grievance committee. [January 10, 2012] |
| HB 1235 | establishing a committee to study and propose a recodification of certain environment-related statutes. [January 20, 2012] |
| HB 1239 | requiring the site evaluation committee to consider economic impact prior to issuing a certificate for an energy facility. [February 7, 2012] |
| HB 1314 | establishing a committee to study the maintenance of water and sewer infrastructure. [January 17, 2012] |
| HB 1380 | relative to the development of wetland mitigation banks. [January 17, 2012] |
| HB 1401 | relative to site evaluations and certificates for energy facilities. [February 7, 2012] |
| HB 1415 | relative to exceptions for proposed sewage waste disposal systems. [January 10, 2012] |
| HB 1416 | relative to the introduction of substances into the NH water supply. [January 10, 2012] |
| HB 1428 | relative to Public Utilities Commission (PUC) orders concerning renewable portfolio standards. [February 9, 2012; February 14, 2012] |
| HB 1435 | establishing a committee to oversee the DES. [January 10, 2012] |
| HB 1477 | relative to the definition of spent materials. [January 24, 2012] |
| HB 1481 | relative to effluent limitations with regard to nitrogen. [January 10, 2012] |
| HB 1487 | relative to prior legislative approval for the expenditure of funds for low carbon fuel standards programs. [January 19, 2012] |
| HB 1489 | repealing the decrease of the fuel oil importation fee. [January 31, 2012] |
| HB 1490 | repealing NH's Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative cap and trade program for controlling CO2 emissions. [February 14, 2012] |
| HB 1501 | establishing a fund to upgrade wastewater treatment plants. [January 25, 2012] |
| HB 1525-FN | repealing the wetlands and shorelands review fund. [January 25, 2012] |
| HB 1529 | relative to the introduction of fluoride and herbicides into the drinking water of the state. [January26, 2012] |
| HB 1540 | relative to conservation easements on public land. [January 24, 2012] |
| HB 1561 | discontinuing regional planning commissions. [February 9, 2012] |
| HB 1636 | relative to the extension of fill and dredge in wetlands permits. [January 24, 2012] |
| HB 1661 | relative to self-certification of spill prevention, control, and countermeasure plans for aboveground petroleum storage tank facilities. [January 26, 2012] |
| HB 1669 | requiring the deposit of dedicated fund revenues into the general fund for the 2014 and 2015 fiscal years and requiring non-constitutionally established dedicated funds to be eliminated on June 30, 2015 unless reinstated by the legislature. [January 26, 2012] |
| HB 1693 | relative to motor vehicle inspections. [January 17, 2012] |
| HB 1721 | relative to the approval process to increase the load on a sewage disposal system. [February 14, 2012] [letter re: proposed amendment 2012-0523h] |
| SB 213 | relative to the authority of state agencies to assess fines and penalties. [January 19, 2012] |
| SB 218 | relative to electric renewable portfolio standards. [February 16, 2012] |
| SB 224 | relative to lead fishing sinkers and jigs. [January 19, 2012] |
| SB 241 | relative to expiration and extension of terrain alteration permits. [January 12, 2012] |
| SB 263 | relative to certified compliant products certified as such by the DES. [January 26, 2012] |
| SB 265 | relative to the definition of stormwater. [January 19, 2012] |
| SB 294 | relative to dedicated funds administered by the departments of labor, environmental services, banking, and the secretary of state. [January 26, 2012] |
| SB 304 | relative to the waiver of state fees associated with historic preservation. [February 14, 2012] |
| SB 363 | relative to criminal background checks for volunteers and employees at youth skill camps. [January 12, 2012] |
| SB 388 | setting the natural mean high water mark of Silver Lake in Belmont and Tilton. [February 2, 2012] |
| SJR 1 | requesting the governor to enter into an anti-ethanol compact with other northeastern states. [January 26, 2012] |
Bills Tracked and Testimony Letters Presented in Past Sessions
Bill tracked and testimony letters presented by DES in past legislative sessions are available by year, below.
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