Section 149-M:1 – Statement of Purpose.
149-M:1 Statement of Purpose. – It is the declared purpose of the general court to protect human health, to preserve the natural environment, and to conserve precious and dwindling natural resources through the proper and integrated management of solid waste. Source. 1996, 251:2, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.
Section 149-M:2 – Solid Waste Disposal Reduction Goal.
149-M:2 Solid Waste Disposal Reduction Goal. – I. The general court declares its concern that there are environmental and economic issues pertaining to the disposal of solid waste in landfills and incinerators. It is important to reserve landfill and incinerator capacity for solid wastes which cannot be reduced, reused, recycled or composted. The general […]
Section 149-M:3 – Achieving Goals; Hierarchy.
149-M:3 Achieving Goals; Hierarchy. – The general court supports integrated solid waste disposal solutions which are environmentally safe and economically sound. The general court endorses, in order of preference, the following waste management methods: I. Source reduction. II. Recycling and reuse. III. Composting. IV. Waste-to-energy technologies (including incineration). V. Incineration without resource recovery. VI. […]
Section 149-M:4 – Definitions.
149-M:4 Definitions. – In this chapter: I. "Abutter" means any person who owns property adjacent to, or across a road, railroad, or stream from the property on which a solid waste facility may be permitted. I-a. " Advanced recycling " means a manufacturing process for the conversion of post-use polymers and recovered feedstocks into […]
Section 149-I:22 – Entering Without Permit.
149-I:22 Entering Without Permit. – Any person who digs or breaks up the ground in any street, highway, lane or alley in any city, for the purpose of laying, altering, repairing or entering any main drain, stormwater treatment, conveyance, and discharge system, or common sewer therein, without permission from the mayor and aldermen, shall […]
Section 149-I:23 – Malicious Injury; Penalty.
149-I:23 Malicious Injury; Penalty. – Any person who shall wantonly or maliciously injure any part of any sewer system, stormwater treatment, conveyance, and discharge system, or sewage disposal plant shall be liable to pay treble damages to the owner thereof, and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of […]
Section 149-I:24 – Application of Chapter.
149-I:24 Application of Chapter. – The provisions of this chapter shall be in force in such town and village districts as may adopt the same by vote of the legislative body; and the governing body shall perform all the duties and possess all the powers in the town or the district, as the case […]
Section 149-I:25 – Reports.
149-I:25 Reports. – In towns and village districts adopting this chapter, the selectmen or district commissioners, or board of sewer commissioners if any, or stormwater utility commission shall annually, at the time other town or district officers report, make a report to the municipality of the condition of the plant financially and otherwise, showing […]
Section 149-I:13 – Repealed by 1985, 110:5, II, eff. July 9, 1985.
149-I:13 Repealed by 1985, 110:5, II, eff. July 9, 1985. –
Section 149-I:14 – Correction of Assessments.
149-I:14 Correction of Assessments. – I. If any error is made in any assessment under RSA 149-I:7 or RSA 149-I:8, it may be corrected by the mayor and aldermen by making an abatement and a new assessment, or either, as the case may require. The same lien, rights, liabilities and remedies shall attach to […]