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Committee votes not to recommend HB 1229, favors outreach over new purchase‑and‑sale mandate
Summary
After a work session on HB 1229, the committee voted 15–0 in executive session to not recommend the bill, with members saying they prefer non‑legislative education and a DES‑oriented notification pamphlet for shoreland property owners.
A legislative committee on Friday decided not to recommend House Bill 1229, a proposal that sought to add notice to buyers of properties abutting public waters about obligations under the Shoreline Water Quality Protection Act. In executive session the committee voted 15–0 to send the bill forward as "not recommended."
Representative Rung, who led discussion on the measure during the work session, said she had met with a representative of the New Hampshire Realtors Association and concluded the purchase‑and‑sale contract form is not the right place to add the notice. "That form ...…
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