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Representative Barber acknowledged her new role and asked procedural questions about the committee's work. Members praised Comteuil and affirmed the committee's cohesiveness.

The committee also confirmed arrangements for a field trip with the University of New Hampshire (UNH) on Tuesday, May 20, starting at 1:30 p.m. Anton Beckerman (UNH contact) will circulate a full itinerary; the chair said she would check with the speaker's office about mileage reimbursement.

Ending: No formal committee action was recorded on leadership or travel reimbursements; members were asked to watch for email updates with trip details.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Environment and Agriculture (05/08/2025)","oneSentenceSummary","The committee chair announced a leadership change: Representative Barber will serve as the committee's new vice chair. Members also confirmed a field trip to the University of New Hampshire for May 20 and discussed reimbursement for mileage.","taxTitle","Environment and Agriculture, House of Representatives, Committees\t, Legislative, New Hampshire","taxId",17747,"location","New Hampshire","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6563164,"Senate re‑refers leachate bill; House members working on revised language to address concerns",217,3093000,3310590,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3233642-27311bc38245139c2174c5ef17a31c20&start=3093&end=3310","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3233642-27311bc38245139c2174c5ef17a31c20/thumbnail_3093000.jpg","/articles/6563164/New-Hampshire/Senate-rerefers-leachate-bill-House-members-working-on-revised-language-to-address-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6563164-6e3478dccc291ab3ecafc5c728866ba4/orig.mp4?Expires=1776506158&Signature=dqJa60nTIBMmCdxfGZM4JShos7O9CwsuXlEo-DYqNdEcFEzka2uMtTzqeQXUX5An4KaNkmytSnZ20vcQm~1tF1g0-0zUnpOvkdXUaenrm7fPY8eVyUVk22Jd6l2TDvJckEVmyMT3m0WkHT~o0XA7bJUzURmFszeROEMoHRywdR~ODPzgIFh01sBiYxzTaiSh1~WyvPLGA1J7MWHQa1~hRIRhQ3cF-zcmLT5DTIsbzNLv~IKsqO7cYxEWUEEnuakql5OzHrtDKYzf0xH2S~pe-2i856DR0Mxn575K33tqm3SmQLN1SzKYJll5OzZxGhV5ggerBsuwTgy8uYdkSjJ3Tw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Committee staff reported that SB566, the House’s leachate management bill, cleared the House unanimously and was placed on the Senate consent calendar but was re‑referred by the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee after members said they had heard concerns from outside the hearing.

The staff update said members have been working with industry and committee members in the Senate to rework language. Two primary changes in the draft revision were discussed: removal of the phrase requiring DES to make a \"positive determination\" that a permit application includes a detailed leachate management plan (replaced by a requirement that the application include the plan), and a change to contractual‑arrangement language. The earlier House language required contractual arrangements showing expected daily leachate production would be transported off‑site in a way that minimizes on‑site contamination; the revised draft would require contracts with at least two leachate disposal facilities to demonstrate the permittee can comply with its operating plan.

Staff said they will share the revised language with Director Wimsatt when he returns next week and hope the Senate will add a floor amendment and pass OTPA (ought to pass as amended), which would then return to the House for concurrence. Staff and the chair indicated they believe the revised language still accomplishes the bill’s intent even though some wording was softened.

Ending: The committee did not take formal action on SB566 at the meeting; staff will continue negotiations with the Senate committee and industry stakeholders and circulate the revised draft to committee leadership and members for review.","The committee received an update that SB566, the leachate management bill the House passed unanimously, was re‑referred by the Senate after outside concerns. Committee staff and members are drafting revised language and plan to consult DES Director Wimsatt before seeking concurrence.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6563168,"Environment and Agriculture committee recesses SB302 to May 13 for hearing on non‑germane amendment",1861,1508930,3370580,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3233642-27311bc38245139c2174c5ef17a31c20&start=1508&end=3370","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3233642-27311bc38245139c2174c5ef17a31c20/thumbnail_1508930.jpg","/articles/6563168/New-Hampshire/Environment-and-Agriculture-committee-recesses-SB302-to-May-13-for-hearing-on-nongermane-amendment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6563168-be40f5cc01a37230e441ac439569ad16/orig.mp4?Expires=1776506158&Signature=JG3CGNW0w8jqRnjmHNDnInECEUPBLci4CqJ-dfl94VZPnWbW1mNFaK2HJrvG2vDF937zZctNYBwY5r8fxf1QksLPoWkY4F8G2EmlLmuZwjUbOa1YJmXOeO2UU41xsdtdF2wr~Vq-kBBXXLxLBtS0jm4yQ3ibgX4T3-g9ULyEXH~f3C2d7s6dSmRsau3B~w~fz20V2fuie7FiCms2HFXtVxtconTGv-UzU~3VoNX6cwkGudgJcBwfTuEI5qmYiblTiVaRKp54OijiK6K~uOSyZ4YI7svu~8T0SM8W8nm5n-m2FsXjiWuv14E64k1WiZZJ-YRGbVChBsuRegqgobHB3w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Environment and Agriculture Committee recessed consideration of SB302, the bill that would require background checks for owners of solid waste facilities, to Tuesday, May 13 at 10 a.m. in the Legislative Office Building, Rooms 301/303, so members can hold a required hearing on a non‑germane amendment (2025‑2012h).

Committee Chair (name not specified) told members the committee has two options: exec SB302 with the amendment prepared by the Office of Legislative Services (OLS) — which incorporates language from Senator Pearl and technical changes requested by Director Wimsatt of the Department of Environmental Services (DES) — or recess to allow a special hearing on the additional amendment Representative Potenza proposed. \"We can exec this bill today with the amendment that I have, which incorporates Senator Pearl's language and Director Wimsatt's language,\" the chair said, and gave Representative Potenza time to explain her proposal.

Representative Potenza said she put the governor's site evaluation committee (SEC) language, public‑benefit provisions and moratorium language that had been included in the governor's budget (HB2) into a standalone amendment because those provisions are the governor's priority and could disappear if the budget fails. \"This is truly her priority, and we did all of the work as a committee to get there,\" Representative Potenza said, urging a standalone vehicle so the policy survives budgeting uncertainties.

Members debated the tradeoffs. Representative Bixby and others said having a standalone bill would preserve their ability to select committee conferees and avoid having the provisions buried exclusively in the budget process. Representative Scully objected to using a non‑germane amendment and said she would support the OLS amendment but oppose adding Representative Potenza's non‑germane language. Several members voiced support for proceeding with the standalone option as a \"belts and suspenders\" approach in case HB2 changes or fails in the other chamber.

The committee resolved the procedural question by a show of hands; the chair announced the result as \"All but 1,\" and recessed the SB302 executive session to May 13 at 10 a.m. for a hearing on the non‑germane amendment 2025‑2012h and a return to exec session that day. The chair read the logistics during the meeting and thanked members for staying late.

The record shows the amendment the chair prepared (OLS version, referenced as 20251687 in committee email) incorporates Senator Pearl's changes plus technical language Director Wimsatt requested to align FBI background‑check processing. Representative Potenza's separate amendment would add language taken from the governor's budget establishing the site evaluation committee, including moratorium and public‑benefit/harm‑and‑benefit provisions; because it was not the subject of a prior public hearing, committee rules require a separate hearing before execing that amendment.

Representative Potenza and several colleagues urged the committee to create a standalone vehicle so the work already completed — which she described as having been coordinated with the governor's office and DES — would not be lost if HB2 is altered in the other chamber.

The committee chair also reported having spoken with Senator Rochefort, who indicated the Senate may move the budget language into a separate bill (HB171) if needed; committee members said they would pursue multiple tracks to keep the policy alive.

Ending: The committee will reconvene for a hearing and executive session on Tuesday, May 13 at 10 a.m. in LOB Rooms 301/303 to consider Representative Potenza's non‑germane amendment 2025‑2012h to SB302. No final vote on the underlying policy was taken at the meeting; the recorded procedural outcome was a recess and scheduling of the required hearing.","The House Environment and Agriculture Committee voted to recess consideration of SB302 — a bill requiring background checks for solid waste facility owners — to May 13 for a hearing on a non‑germane amendment that would import language from the governor's budget about a site evaluation committee and moratorium provisions.","actionData","errors"]

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