Section 147-B:4 Siting Program. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. The department shall allocate $ 60,000 annually from the fund for the development and implementation of a hazardous waste facility siting program. This program may include the establishment by the state of hazardous waste facility sites in the state to facilitate proper hazardous waste management.
   II. Funds allocated to the siting program shall be accounted for separately and managed in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner. The commissioner may expend moneys from the siting program fund with the approval of governor and council for the purposes of this section.
   III. The department, with the assistance of the office of energy and planning, shall administer the hazardous waste facility siting program established under paragraph I. The department and office of energy and planning shall survey the state to identify potential sites within the state which conform to siting criteria adopted under RSA 147-A:3. Following identification of potential sites, the department shall notify the governing body of the town in which the potential site is located.
   IV. [Repealed.]

Source. 1981, 413:3. 1983, 227:5. 1986, 120:1; 202:6, I(e). 1996, 228:107, 110. 2003, 319:9. 2004, 257:44, eff. July 1, 2004. 2007, 219:11, I, eff. July 1, 2007.