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Resources Committee moves several bills: river grants and Moose Plate language pass; ATV and fluoridation bills sent ITL
Summary
The House Resources, Recreation and Development Committee voted on multiple bills during its session, approving funding and procedural changes on several items and recommending 'inexpedient to legislate' on two high-profile measures after public testimony and debate.
The New Hampshire House Resources, Recreation and Development Committee on Thursday advanced a mix of bills and recommendations after a day of hearings and an executive session that included public testimony on off-highway recreational vehicles and water fluoridation.
The committee voted to pass or retain a number of measures and to recommend ‘inexpedient to legislate’ (ITL) on others. Notable actions included passage of language clarifying uses of Moose Plate funds, approval of a local river-management grant program as amended, and ITL recommendations for bills on off‑highway recreational vehicles and adding fluoridation chemicals to public water systems.
The committee’s actions reflect a mix of consensus and division. Representative Sergeant, who moved that HB 663 (allowing the Division of Historic Resources to use Moose Plate funds for administration and grantmaking) “ought to pass,” said the change responds to an Attorney…
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