Section 147-B:2 – Definitions.
147-B:2 Definitions. – In this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires: I. [Repealed.] I-a. "Borrower" means the obligor of an obligation secured by a mortgage interest, mortgage lien, or security interest in a facility. I-b. "Automotive oil" means any lubricating oil, which is reclaimable, classified for […]
Section 147-B:3 – New Hampshire Hazardous Waste Cleanup Fund Established.
147-B:3 New Hampshire Hazardous Waste Cleanup Fund Established. – I. There is hereby established the New Hampshire hazardous waste cleanup fund to be used for the purposes of this chapter. II. This nonlapsing, revolving special fund is hereby continually appropriated to be expended by the department in accordance with RSA 147-B. All moneys not […]
Section 147-B:4 – Siting Program.
147-B:4 Siting Program. – 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 […]
Section 147-B:5 – Certification by Governor.
147-B:5 Certification by Governor. – The governor, upon the recommendation of the commissioner, may certify that circumstances exist which require use of the fund when the treatment, storage, transportation, or disposal of hazardous waste or hazardous materials may cause immediate or long-term danger to the environment or public health and welfare. Source. 1981, 413:3. […]
Section 147-B:6 – Purpose and Use of Fund.
147-B:6 Purpose and Use of Fund. – I. The fund shall be used to provide for the adequate and safe containment and cleanup of sites within New Hampshire where hazardous wastes or hazardous materials have been stored or disposed of which threaten the environment or the public health and welfare. I-a. The fund may […]
Section 147-B:7 – Rulemaking.
147-B:7 Rulemaking. – I. The commissioner shall adopt rules, after public hearing and pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: (a) Time, amount and manner of payment of hazardous waste cleanup fund fees; (b) Required records to be kept by generators and by facility owners or operators of the type and quantity of hazardous waste […]
Section 147-B:8 – Hazardous Waste Cleanup Fund Fees.
147-B:8 Hazardous Waste Cleanup Fund Fees. – I. Each hazardous waste generator that generates in a 3-month period 660 pounds or more of unrecycled hazardous waste shall pay a quarterly fee of $0.06 per pound or a minimum of $100, to the department. I-a. [Repealed.] II. In computing the amount of hazardous waste generated […]
Section 147-B:9 – Exemptions.
147-B:9 Exemptions. – The following shall not be subject to the fees established in RSA 147-B:8: I. Sludge from publicly owned treatment works located in the state, as defined in rules adopted by the commissioner; II. Bottom boiler ash and flyash from incinerators which process solely municipal waste, as defined in rules adopted by […]
Section 147-A:17-a – Administrative Fines.
147-A:17-a Administrative Fines. – I. The commissioner of the department of environmental services, after notice and hearing pursuant to RSA 541-A, may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $2,000 for each offense upon any person who violates any provision of this chapter including any rule adopted under the provisions of this chapter. Rehearings […]
Section 147-A:18 – Interstate Cooperation.
147-A:18 Interstate Cooperation. – The general court encourages cooperative activities by the department with other states for the improved management of hazardous wastes; for improved, and so far as is practicable, uniform state laws relating to the management of hazardous wastes; and for compacts between this and other states for the improved management of […]