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Committee advances landfill setback bill after months of revisions; passes 14-1 as amended
Summary
HB 707, which directs the Department of Environmental Services to establish site-specific setback distances for new landfills and sets a numerical contaminant threshold, passed the committee with an amendment and was recommended to pass as amended (14-1).
The New Hampshire House Environment & Agriculture Committee advanced HB 707 with amendment 2025-1041h and recommended the bill as amended by a 14-1 recorded vote.
Representative Potenza, sponsor of the bill, said the amendment updates technical threshold language and gives the Department of Environmental Services (DES) clearer authority over permit denials. She told the committee the amendment changes a numerical groundwater…
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