New Hampshire HB 1138: limiting the placement of out-of-state waste going into New Hampshire landfills.

Bill Text

HB 1138 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2318

 08/06

HOUSE BILL 1138

AN ACT limiting the placement of out-of-state waste going into New Hampshire landfills.

SPONSORS: Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15; Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Bixby, Straf. 13; Rep. B. Boyd, Hills. 12; Rep. Ebel, Merr. 7; Rep. Haskins, Rock. 11; Rep. N. Murphy, Hills. 12; Rep. Potenza, Straf. 19; Rep. Gruber, Ches. 16; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Watters, Dist 4

COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture

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ANALYSIS

 This bill limits the placement of out-of-state waste in New Hampshire landfills.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

 Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2318

 08/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT limiting the placement of out-of-state waste going into New Hampshire landfills.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 New Section; Out-of-State Solid Waste; Limited. Amend RSA 149-M by inserting after section 9 the following new section:

 149-M:9-a Out-of-State Solid Waste; Limited. By January 1, 2030, any landfill operator permitted under this chapter on or prior to December 31, 2025, shall accept out-of-state solid waste as no more than 30 percent of its total solid waste. Any landfill operator who receives a permit on or after January 1, 2026, under this chapter shall accept out-of-state solid waste as no more than 15 percent of its total solid waste.

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.