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This bill establishes a temporary moratorium on the issuance of new landfill permits in New Hampshire by the state's Department of Environmental Services. Under the bill, the department is prohibited from evaluating or processing any applications for new landfill facilities, though it may continue to accept them, with the intent of waiting for the development of new regulations, data, technologies, and policies. The moratorium does not prevent the expansion or modification of existing landfill facilities that were fully permitted and operating as of December 1, 2022, specifically those regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle D. The bill defines a "site" as a single parcel or adjacent parcels owned by a landfill operator or its affiliates as of December 1, 2022, and includes provisions to ensure that any perennial water bodies on such sites continue to be monitored in accordance with or exceeding U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations. The moratorium provision will remain in effect until July 1, 2030, at which point it will be repealed, while the rest of the bill takes effect immediately upon passage.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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