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This bill prohibits the introduction of fluoride or any fluoride-containing chemicals into public water systems in New Hampshire, effectively ending water fluoridation across the state. The legislation repeals several existing statutes related to public water supplies, including previous provisions about referendums and fluoride statements. Specifically, the bill amends Revised Statutes Annotated (RSA) 485:14 to explicitly state that no fluoride or fluoride-containing chemicals can be added to public water systems. The bill will take effect 60 days after its passage, which means water utilities and local governments will need to immediately cease adding fluoride to their water supplies. According to the bill's methodology section, this change would impact approximately 11 community water systems that currently purchase fluoride, and 13 additional systems that receive fluoridated water from neighboring communities. The Department of Environmental Services currently spends less than $10,000 annually reviewing fluoridation reports, and water systems may see reduced expenditures by discontinuing fluoride treatment, though the exact financial impact is not definitively calculated.

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