Section 125-G:5 Responsibilities and Duties of the Committee. - New Hampshire Statutes

The responsibilities and duties of the committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
   I. To recommend state nuclear waste policy to the office of energy and planning and to advise the office on any matters relating to such policy, including matters to be addressed in memoranda of understanding and in other agreements with the federal Department of Energy.
   II. To recommend legislative proposals related to nuclear waste for consideration by the New Hampshire legislature.
   III. To review all data, plans, conclusions and other documents produced by the federal Department of Energy, which relate to any phase of high-level nuclear waste programs or activities.
   IV. With the cooperation of the office, to hear and evaluate public comment and make appropriate recommendations to the office and the legislature.
   V. To advise the office on socioeconomic issues which have an impact on affected areas as a result of activities proposed or conducted under this chapter. Socioeconomic issues shall include, but not be limited to, transportation of nuclear waste and population density, including seasonal population.
   VI. To critically review and comment on any environmental and socioeconomic impact statements, studies, or lack of such, including transportation risks and concerns.

Source. 1986, 176:1. 2003, 319:9. 2004, 257:44, eff. July 1, 2004.