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NH Rev Stat § 149-M:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-M - Solid Waste Management|Section 149-M:19 - Regional Cooperation.

    149-M:19 Regional Cooperation. –||The selectmen of towns, the county commissioners for each county in which there are located unincorporated towns or unorganized places, the mayor and council of each city and the commissioners of each county are authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with other towns, cities, unincorporated towns, unorganized places, and counties to provide a regional facility for the management of solid waste at mutually agreed upon sites. The selectmen, mayor and council, or commissioners, as the case may be, are authorized to expend funds received from any source to establish and maintain such regional facilities and provide for sharing the costs of establishing and maintaining such facilities in an equitable manner.|||Source. 1996, 251:2, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-M:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-M - Solid Waste Management|Section 149-M:20 - Unincorporated Towns and Unorganized Places.

    149-M:20 Unincorporated Towns and Unorganized Places. –||For each unincorporated town or unorganized place, the county in which it is located and its commissioners shall have the same solid waste disposal responsibilities as a town and its governing body. The cost of providing a facility for an unincorporated town or unorganized place shall be dealt with in the same manner as real estate under RSA 28:7.|||Source. 1996, 251:2, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-M:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-M - Solid Waste Management|Section 149-M:21 - Failure to Provide Facilities.

    149-M:21 Failure to Provide Facilities. –||If any town fails to provide an approved disposal facility as required under RSA 149-M:17, the following steps shall be taken:||I. The department shall conduct an investigation of opportunities for joint action with other towns, the availability of private facilities, and possible facility sites within the town.||II. The department shall report findings to the district and town, and seek local agreement to an acceptable solution to the waste problem.||III. If no agreement is reached within 60 calendar days after the findings are delivered, the department shall schedule and hold a public hearing in the town. Notice of the hearing shall be posted in 2 or more public places in the town for at least 14 calendar days before it is held.||IV. If no agreement is reached within 45 calendar days after the hearing, the department shall either order the town to participate in an existing or planned approved facility, or shall recommend that land within the town be taken by eminent domain for the establishment of an approved facility.||V. If the department determines that land shall be taken, the department shall institute eminent domain proceedings in accordance with RSA 498-A.||VI. The department shall be responsible for the facility's design and construction.|||Source. 1996, 251:2, eff. Aug. 9, 1996; 251:30, eff. Aug. 9, 1996 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-M:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-M - Solid Waste Management|Section 149-M:22 - Facility Built by State.

    149-M:22 Facility Built by State. –||If land is taken for construction of a facility:||I. The property shall be held in the name of the state and shall not be taxed.||II. Upon completion, the facility shall be operated by the town in accordance with the facility plan.||III. At the time of the taking, the department shall certify to the commissioner of revenue administration the costs of establishing the facility. The certification shall be revised when the facility is complete to reflect actual costs, including land, buildings, equipment, administration, planning, consultants, and any other necessary costs.||IV. The commissioner of revenue administration shall assess the costs on the town over a 20-year period. Each annual assessment shall include the interest on any debt incurred by the state for this purpose. The assessment shall be made as provided in RSA 21-J:15 and RSA 81.||V. When all costs and interest are paid, the property shall be deeded to the town, or in the case of an unincorporated town or unorganized place, to the county.|||Source. 1996, 251:2, eff. Aug. 9, 1996; 251:30, eff. Aug. 9, 1996 at 12:01 a.m. 2013, 247:5, eff. Mar. 24, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-M:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-M - Solid Waste Management|Section 149-M:23 - Solid Waste Management Planning.

    149-M:23 Solid Waste Management Planning. –||Each town is responsible for continued and ongoing planning for solid waste management within its boundaries. In meeting this planning requirement, the town shall consider:||I. Environmental impact.||II. Economic impact.||III. Area impact, including the planning processes, plans, and solid waste management practices of other area towns.|||Source. 1996, 251:2, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-M:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-M - Solid Waste Management|Section 149-M:24 - Districts and Subdistricts; Powers; Responsibilities.

    149-M:24 Districts and Subdistricts;  Powers;  Responsibilities. –||I. Each town shall participate in planning efforts, either as a town or as a solid waste management district. Towns or districts formed by area towns shall be the basis for developing a town or district solid waste management plan. Subdistricts may be formed, the plans of which will be included in the district plan for purposes of implementation. Each town, whether it has entered into a district voluntarily or has been assigned to a district, shall remain in such a district in order to participate in a solid waste management plan pursuant to paragraph IV and may withdraw from that district only after the town has:||(a) Obtained approval by a majority vote of district committee members of the solid waste management district or cooperative of which the municipality is currently a member.||(b) Paid its proportionate equitable share of the district expenses and debt, including long-term debt incurred by the district.||II. In implementing their responsibilities under this chapter, towns may enter into a written agreement, which may be:||(a) A service contract;||(b) A memorandum of understanding;||(c) A formal inter-municipal cooperative agreement under RSA 53-A;||(d) A formal inter-municipal cooperative agreement under RSA 53-B; or||(e) Any other written agreement deemed appropriate by member towns.||III. Each district shall file a copy of its organizational agreement with the department upon execution.||IV. Each town or district shall prepare and maintain an "approvable" solid waste management plan which is consistent with the state plan and demonstrates consideration of existing solid waste agreements and environmental and economic factors in the area. An "approvable" plan is one which contains information required by rule, in a form and with sufficient detail to demonstrate compliance with this provision.|||Source. 1996, 251:2, eff. Aug. 9, 1996; 251:31, eff. Aug. 9, 1996 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-M:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-M - Solid Waste Management|Section 149-M:25 - Minimum Plan Requirements.

    149-M:25 Minimum Plan Requirements. –||I. Each plan shall:||(a) Estimate the types, weights, and volumes of solid waste generated, including wet-cell batteries, used motor oil, tires, demolition debris, and waste particular to the district or municipality, current and available methods of disposal and treatment, and the types, weights, and volume of recyclable materials that can be recovered and recycled.||(b) Develop future projections of the types, weights, and volumes of waste generated, and the types and amounts of solid waste materials that can be recovered and recycled based on current and future population growth trends.||(c) Identify numbers, types, and capacities of operating facilities in the district or town in compliance with this chapter, and the location, type, and capacity of any proposed facilities.||(d) Establish a process by which those facilities with known or suspected groundwater contamination or emission problems can develop a remedial action plan, including funding requirements and funding mechanisms.||(e) Demonstrate a capacity or implementation plan for disposal for 10 years and an ongoing planning process as required in RSA 149-M:23 for 15 years from the date of filing of the plan. Each such plan shall be reviewed by the department at least once every 5 years from the date of submission.||(f) Identify the means by which district members shall develop, construct, operate, or otherwise implement the solid waste management methods described in the plan.||II. Each plan shall be reviewed and commented upon by the department. The department or a district or town may request a hearing on the plan as submitted. The department may approve, require modification of, or disapprove of any plan with cause stated and shall finally act upon each plan within 120 days of submission. Within 60 days after receipt of written notice of approval of the plan by the department, the town or district and each town in the district shall begin implementing the plan.||III. Each district and town shall be responsible for demonstrating continuous compliance with its plan as approved by the department. Should the department determine that a district or town is not in compliance, it shall issue a remedial order.|||Source. 1996, 251:2, eff. Aug. 9, 1996; 251:31, eff. Aug. 9, 1996 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-M:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-M - Solid Waste Management|Section 149-M:26 - State Policy and Antitrust Exemption.

    149-M:26 State Policy and Antitrust Exemption. –||To promote the state's interest in safe, clean, and efficient management and disposal of solid waste, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the state of New Hampshire that competition and enterprise may be displaced or limited by towns and counties, acting alone or in cooperatives or districts permitted under RSA 53-A or RSA 53-B, in the exercise of the powers, authorities, and responsibilities granted to them in this chapter as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The intent of this section is to exempt towns, counties, cooperatives, and districts so exercising such powers, authorities, and responsibilities from any liability therefor under RSA 356 and under federal antitrust laws.|||Source. 1996, 251:2, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-M:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-M - Solid Waste Management|Section 149-M:27 - Refuse Reduction.

    149-M:27 Refuse Reduction. –||I. If the department finds that an emergency exists requiring immediate action to protect the public health, it may issue an order suspending all or any part of this section during such emergency.||II. No wet-cell batteries shall be disposed of in a solid waste landfill facility or composting facility or incinerator, whether in a waste-to-energy facility or otherwise.||III. (a) No leaf or yard waste shall be disposed of in a solid waste landfill or incinerator including any waste-to-energy facility. Any person who violates this paragraph shall be subject to the penalties and enforcement provisions of RSA 149-M:15 and 16.||(b) Subparagraph (a) shall not apply to municipalities organized under RSA 53-A or RSA 53-B, if application of the paragraph would cause the municipality to violate or incur penalties under legal obligations existing on January 1, 1993.||(c) Subparagraph (a) shall not apply to municipalities organized under 1986, 139, or entities with which such municipalities contract until June 30, 2009.||(d) Solid waste landfills and incinerators shall not be in violation of subparagraph (a) if, at a minimum, the facility has implemented any of the following:||(1) Posting signs at the facility providing notice of the prohibition against disposing of leaf and yard waste.||(2) Written notification to, or agreements with, the facility's customers providing notice of the prohibition against disposing of leaf and yard waste.||(3) Implementation of a procedure for periodically monitoring incoming waste to detect leaf and yard waste at the facility and a process to notify customers that they have delivered such waste in violation of subparagraph (a).||IV. (a) No person shall dispose of any video display device, central processing unit of a computer, or non-mobile video display media recorder/player in any solid waste landfill or incinerator in New Hampshire after July 1, 2007.||(b) Owners or operators of such facilities shall not be found to have knowingly disposed of a video display device, central processing unit of a computer, or non-mobile video display media recorder/player if the facility has implemented mechanisms to avoid such disposal which shall include, at a minimum, posting of signs at the facility or providing written notification to, or agreements with, the facility's customers concerning the disposal prohibition.|||Source. 1996, 251:2, eff. Aug. 9, 1996; 251:32, eff. Aug. 9, 1996 at 12:01 a.m; 261:12, eff. Aug. 9, 1996 at 12:01 a.m. 2005, 265:6, eff. July 22, 2005. 2006, 171:2, eff. July 1, 2006. 2009, 126:3, eff. June 22, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-M:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-M - Solid Waste Management|Section 149-M:29 - State Solid Waste Plan and Report.

    149-M:29 State Solid Waste Plan and Report. –||I. Beginning October 1, 2022, in accordance with the state waste planning update schedule requirements of this section dating to October 1, 1998, and every 10 years thereafter, the department shall update the state's solid waste plan, which shall be made available for public review and comment before final publication, and which shall contain, at minimum, the following elements:||(a) Goals, strategies, and actions to reduce solid waste generation through source reduction, to increase diversion through methods such as reuse, recycling and composting, and to achieve the state's solid waste disposal reduction goal, with such efforts incorporating the principles of the solid waste management hierarchy established in RSA 149-M:3.||(b) Discussion of opportunities to reduce solid waste generation through source reduction and increase diversion through methods such as recycling and composting.||(c) Goals, strategies, and actions necessary to maintain and ensure adequate disposal capacity for management of waste generated in New Hampshire.||II. Beginning October 1, 2023 and every odd-numbered year thereafter, the department shall prepare a report on the level of achievement in reaching the goal established in RSA 149-M:2 and on proposed strategies for achieving the goal and any proposed changes to the goal. The report shall contain information regarding:||(a) The generation of solid waste in the state.||(b) The disposal of solid waste in the state, including figures on how the management compares with the hierarchy of preferred methods.||(c) Projected state solid waste management and capacity needs.||(d) State and regional trends in solid waste management.||(e) Congressional actions and court rulings that affect solid waste decisions.||(f) On-going efforts by the department and other organizations in the state involved in solid waste issues.||(g) The department's solid waste programs and their focus.||(h) [Repealed.]||(i) A listing of organizations which can provide assistance with solid waste management.|||Source. 1996, 251:2; 251:32. 1999, 43:2, eff. May 20, 1999. 2010, 368:28, III, eff. Dec. 31, 2010. 2015, 259:20, eff. July 1, 2015. 2021, 188:6, 7, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-M:29-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-M - Solid Waste Management|Section 149-M:29-a - Hauler Registration.

    149-M:29-a Hauler Registration. –||I. Haulers shall register to do business in New Hampshire with the department, at no cost to the hauler. Each hauler shall report by March 31 of each year to the department, on forms provided by the department, the following information relative to the prior calendar year:||(a) Quantities of solid waste, including recyclables, collected in the state;||(b) The municipalities from which the solid waste was collected; and||(c) The disposal point or recycling facility to which the solid waste was delivered.||II. Quantities shall be stated in tons by type of material, from actual scale weights or from estimates stated in cubic yards using conversion factors supplied by the department.||III. For purposes of this section, "hauler" shall mean a person engaged for profit in the collection, transportation, or delivery of solid waste, including recyclable materials, collected from New Hampshire residential, municipal, industrial, or commercial sources for disposal or recycling.|||Source. 2008, 286:1, eff. Aug. 26, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-M:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-M - Solid Waste Management|Section 149-M:30 - Cleanup of Waste Sites; Priorities; Rulemaking.

    149-M:30 Cleanup of Waste Sites;  Priorities;  Rulemaking. –||I. (a) In addition to any other powers conferred upon cities, towns, districts and counties by this chapter or by RSA 147-B, cities, towns, districts, and counties shall have the power to finance costs incurred for the closing and cleanup of landfills and other solid waste facilities and for the closing and cleanup of hazardous waste sites, excluding Superfund sites, as provided in RSA 147-B. Considerations for determining priority for eligibility to incur debt in the form of bonds guaranteed by the state of New Hampshire for solid waste landfill closure and cleanup of hazardous waste sites shall be as follows, in order of highest to lowest priority:||(1) Facility poses immediate risk to human health.||(2) Facility poses potential risk to human health.||(3) Facility with high level source of contamination identified.||(4) Facility with surface water impact identified.||(5) Facilities with approved closure plans ready for construction.||(6) Facilities with closure plans that have been deemed complete.||(7) Facilities for which hydrogeological investigations have been completed in accordance with an approved workscope and which have obtained a groundwater management permit and are actively engaged in the final design of the closure system.||(8) Facility shows groundwater impact with no alternate water supply in area.||(9) Facility shows high concentration of groundwater contamination with alternate water supply in area.||(10) Facility shows low concentration of groundwater contamination with alternate water supply available.||(b) Project priority may be adjusted by the commissioner when such adjustments are determined to be required to further protect public health and the environment.||II. If the amount of bonds authorized in a given year exceeds the annual bond limit, the commissioner shall recommend allocation of the bond guarantees based on the priority ranking system under paragraph I.|||Source. 1996, 251:2, eff. Aug. 9, 1996; 251:32, eff. Aug. 9, 1996 at 12:01 a.m. 2007, 138:3, eff. Aug. 17, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-M:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-M - Solid Waste Management|Section 149-M:31 - State Guarantee.

    149-M:31 State Guarantee. –||I. In view of the public benefits resulting from the proper closing of landfills and other solid waste facilities and for the closing and cleanup of qualifying hazardous waste sites, the governor and council are authorized in the name of the state of New Hampshire to guarantee unconditionally, but at no time in excess of the total aggregate sum for the entire state of $10,000,000, the payment of all or any portion, as they may find to be in the public interest, of the principal of and interest on any bonds or notes issued by any city, town, district, or county for the closing and cleanup of any landfill or any other solid waste facility or the closing and cleanup of any hazardous waste site, excluding Superfund sites, and the full faith and credit of the state are pledged for any such guarantee. The outstanding amount of principal and interest on such bonds and notes, the payment of which has been guaranteed by the state under the provisions of this section, shall at no time exceed the amount of $10,000,000.||II. The state's guarantee shall be endorsed on such bonds or notes by the state treasurer, and all notes or bonds issued with the state guarantee shall be sold at public sealed bidding to the highest bidder. Any and all such bids may be rejected and a sale may be negotiated with the highest bidder. In the event of default in payment of any such notes or bonds, the state may recover any losses suffered by it in an action against a municipality or county, as provided in RSA 530, provided, further, that in accordance with RSA 35-A:29, the foregoing requirement for public sealed bidding shall not be applicable to any bonds or notes, or both, so guaranteed which are sold to the New Hampshire municipal bond bank, and any bonds or notes, or both, so guaranteed may be sold to the New Hampshire municipal bond bank at private sale in accordance with the provisions of RSA 35-A.|||Source. 1996, 251:2, eff. Aug. 9, 1996. 2008, 49:3, eff. July 1, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-M:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-M - Solid Waste Management|Section 149-M:32 - Statement of Purpose.

    149-M:32 Statement of Purpose. –||The general court finds that the presence of heavy metals in packaging is to be considered a matter of concern in connection with the overall solid waste stream because such metals are likely to be present in leachate when packaging is landfilled or in emissions when packaging is incinerated. The general court further finds that lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium, on the basis of available scientific and medical evidence, are of particular concern and that elimination of the addition of these heavy metals to packaging is a desirable first step in reducing the toxicity of packaging waste. Further, the general court finds that such a reduction in the toxicity of packaging waste should be accomplished without impeding or discouraging the expanded use of recycled materials in the production of packaging and its components.|||Source. 1996, 251:2, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.|