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2011 DES Testimony Letters
The following are letters of testimony presented by DES at legislative committee hearings in the 2011 legislative session.
| HB 1 | making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for FY ending 6/30/12 and 6/30/13. [House Finance, March 10, 2011; Senate Finance, April 25, 2011] |
| HB 25-FN | making appropriations for capital improvements. Requested amendment for funding disaster relief and hazard mitigation in response to the May 2006 Suncook River Avulsion. [March 10, 2011; April 29, 2011] Senate Capital Budget presentation, April 29, 2011 |
| HB 27 | relative to de minimis impact work in designated rivers. [January 25, 2011; March 1, 2011; April 7, 2011] |
| HB 35-FN | authorizing the acquisition of certain dams in the Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Tract. [January 18, 2011; March 24, 2011] |
| HB 43 | relative to the adoption of forms under the administrative procedures act. [February 22, 2011; April 14, 2011] |
| HB 44 | designating segments of the Oyster River as a protected river. [January 13, 2011; April 7, 2011] |
| HB 55 | relative to adding a member to the exotic aquatic weeds and species committee. [January 18, 2011; March 24, 2011] |
| HB 63 | extending the instream pilot project for one year [January 18, 2011; March 31, 2011] |
| HB 71 | establishing a pharmaceutical drug take-back program. [January 11, 2011; April 7, 2011] |
| HB 84 | establishing a statutory commission on motor vehicle recycling issues. [January 25, 2011] |
| HB 117 | allowing additional weight for vehicles using idle reduction technologies in order to promote reduction in fuel use and emissions. [January 18, 2011; March 10, 2011] |
| HB 149 | HB 149 designating segments of the Lamprey, North Branch, Pawtuckaway, North, Little, and Piscassic Rivers as protected rivers. [January 25, 2011; April 7, 2011] |
| HB 159 | relative to review of proposed administrative rules by legislative committees. [January 25, 2011] |
| HB 163 | establishing the medical sharps advisory council on disposal of medical sharps. [January 25, 2011] |
| HB 205-FN | relative to notice to owners of upstream dams. [February 3, 2011; April 28, 2011] |
| HB 211 | relative to the review and approval of proposed agency rules under the administrative procedures act. [February 1, 2011] |
| HB 218 | repealing the NH rail transit authority.[February 1, 2011; March 31, 2011] |
| HB 222 | relative to administrative rules which contain a fee increase, allowing political subdivisions to object to a proposed rule, and eliminating certain statutory provisions granting general rulemaking authority. [February 1, 2011] |
| HB 230 | exempting the repair of certain structures form compensatory mitigation requirements. [February 3, 2011; April 14, 2011] |
| HB 256 | relative to the administrative appeals process of the DES. [February 3, 2011] |
| HB 266-FN | relative to the submission of plans for sewage and waste disposal systems. [February 3, 2011] |
| HB 278 | setting the natural high water mark of Ossipee Lake. [March 24, 2011] |
| HB 287 | making an appropriation for funding disaster relief and hazard mitigation in response to the May 2006 Suncook River avulsion. [March 1, 2011] |
| HB 302-FN | modifying the laws relative to renewable portfolios. [February 8, 2011] |
| HB 311-FN | relative to solar renewable energy. [February 1, 2011; February 8, 2011] |
| HB 321 | relative to the classification of wetlands as contributing or noncontributing. [February 3, 2011] |
| HB 336 | designating segments of the Mascoma River as a protected river. [February 3, 2011; April 7, 2011] |
| HB 374 | banning corn-based ethanol as an additive to gasoline sold in N.H. [February 22, 2011; April 28, 2011] |
| HB 402 | relative to the authority of the DES to determine whether outdoor wood-fired hydronic heaters violate air quality emission limits. [February 1, 2011] |
| HB 439 | relative to claiming an invasive species as a habitat. [February 10, 2011; March 31, 2011] |
| HB 468-FN | relative to assessments for aquatic resource compensatory mitigation. [February 10, 2011; March 9, 2011; April 28, 2011] |
| HB 470 | repealing the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act. [February 17, 2011] |
| HB 519 | repealing NH’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative cap and trade program for controlling CO2 emissions. [February 10, 2011; March 9, 2011; April 21, 2011; April 28, 2011] |
| HB 530-FN | relative to state regulation of the septic system installation process. [February 22, 2011] |
| HB 539 | repealing the state enforcement of OBD II requirements for motor vehicles. [February 8, 2011] |
| HB 540 | relative to motor vehicle inspections. [April 7, 2011] |
| HB 543 | relative to biomass combined heat and electricity facilities. [February 8, 2011] |
| HB 555 | relative to the designation of the Lower Exeter/Squamscott River as a protected river. [February 10, 2011; April 7, 2011] |
| HB 583 | relative to including projected sea level rise in planning and implementation of state-funded projects. [February 22, 2011] |
| HB 584 | authorizing coastal management provisions in master plans. [February 22, 2011] |
| HB 608 | establishing a committee to study the health and environmental effects of using industrial-grade silicofluorides & industrial-grade sodium fluoride for water fluoridation in N.H. [February 22, 2011] |
| HB 612 | establishing a commission to study existing septic systems and potential new septic technologies. [February 8, 2011] |
| HB 621 | relative to the authority of the Department of Transportation. [February 24, 2011] |
| HB 645 | eliminating various taxes and fees and tax and fee increases enacted in fiscal years 2007 through 2010. [February 17, 2011] |
| HB 646 | eliminating various taxes and fees and tax and fee increases enacted in fiscal years 2006 through 2010. [February 17, 2011] |
| SB 19 | relative to the definition of “prime wetland.” [January 13, 2011; February 17, 2011] |
| SB 20 | relative to shoreland protection permits. [January 13, 2011; April 6, 2011] |
| SB 21 | relative to the definition of “wetlands.” [January 13, 2011; April 5, 2011] |
| SB 25 | relative to the Connecticut River Valley resource commission. [February 1, 2011; March 22, 2011] |
| SB 32 | relative to water withdrawals for snow making. [February 10, 2011; April 5, 2011] |
| SB 38 | relative to extensions for wetland and shoreland permits. [February 17, 2011; April 6, 2011] |
| SB 47 | extending the commission to study water infrastructure sustainability funding. [February 24, 2011; April 5, 2011] |
| SB 59 | relative to fees for terrain alteration permits. [February 1, 2011] |
| SB 84 | relative to state regulation of the septic system installation process. [February 24, 2011] |
| SB 87 | relative to the closure of certain underground storage tank systems. [February 3, 2011] |
| SB 124 | relative to the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act. [February 17, 2011] |
| SB 142 | relative to reorganizing the permitting process within the department of environmental services. [March 10, 2011] |
| SB 144 | relative to extending certain permits and approvals. [February 17, 2011] |
| SB 154 | reforming the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act. [February 17, 2011] |
| SB 158 | relative to payment of state aid grants for water and wastewater for 2009 and 2010. [February 10, 2011; May 11, 2011] |
| SB 161 | relative to procedures for adoption of agency rules under the administrative procedures act. [February 17, 2011; April 5, 2011; May 5, 2011] |
| SB 184 | extending the commission to study water infrastructure sustainability funding. [February 24, 2011] |
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