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Public hearing on HB 106: lawmakers hear broad testimony for and against study of climate‑damage costs
Summary
At a Jan. 14 public hearing, supporters urged lawmakers to form a commission under House Bill 106 to estimate the monetary cost of climate‑related damage and recommend funding options; opponents said attribution and modeling uncertainties make such a study premature or legally risky.
House Bill 106 would establish a commission to estimate the monetary cost of climate‑related damage to New Hampshire and recommend ways to recoup those costs. Committee members heard more than a dozen public comment speakers with a wide range of views.
What the bill would do. Sponsor Representative Tony Kaplan (Merrimack 8) said the commission would catalogue economic impacts, estimate adaptation and recovery costs and propose equitable funding mechanisms. “This bill establishes a commission to determine the financial cost of climate damage to New Hampshire and the best methods of recouping those costs,” Kaplan said in his opening statement.
Supporters’ arguments. Dozens of public commentators, including municipal officials, conservation advocates, a UNH…
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