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Committee votes ITL on DigSafe definition bill after safety witnesses object
Summary
The Science, Technology and Energy Committee voted 14‑0 to recommend ITL on HB 10‑29 FN, a sponsor‑backed housekeeping bill that would narrow the legal definition of excavation for New Hampshire’s DigSafe program after DigSafe and the Department of Energy warned the changes could create ambiguity and safety risk.
Concord, N.H. — The House Science, Technology and Energy Committee voted unanimously to recommend Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL) on HB 10‑29 FN, a bill that would have clarified the state’s DigSafe excavation definition to exempt certain hand‑tool activities, including planting in pots under 3 gallons and hand‑performed shallow irrigation repairs.
Representative John Schneller, presenting for Representative Brian Labrie, described HB 10‑29 as a “housekeeping” measure intended to reduce friction between contractors, homeowners and utilities by explicitly excluding low‑risk hand digging from the statutory definition of excavation. Schneller…
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