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-SB 598 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
-03/05/2026 0780s
+SB 598 - AS INTRODUCED
 2026 SESSION
 26-2256
 08/09
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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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
-SB 598 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
-03/05/2026 0780s 26-2256
+SB 598 - AS INTRODUCED
+26-2256
 08/09
 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
 In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
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 I. There is established a task force to study developing a sustainable funding source for the
 cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund established in RSA 485-A:58.
 II. Notwithstanding RSA 14:49 the members of the task force shall be as follows:
-(a) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
+(a) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
 (b) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house
 of representatives.
 (c) The governor, or designee.
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 (g) The executive director of the fish and game department, or designee.
 (h) A member of the marine patrol, appointed by the director of the division of state
 police.
-(i) A director of a river association or their designee, appointed by the president of the
-senate.
-(j) A director of a lake association or their designee, appointed by the speaker of the
-house of representatives.
+(i) A member of a river or lake association, appointed by the governor.
 III. Legislative members of the task force shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when
 attending to the duties of the task force.
 IV. The task force shall:
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 (c) Explore other voluntary funding sources.
 (d) Explore the direction of a portion of the failed septic design application fee to be
 transfered to the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund.
+(e) Explore reallocating a percentage, to be determined by the department of
+transportation, of mitigation funds resulting from transportation drainage impacts that are
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-(e) Explore reallocating a percentage, to be determined by the department of
-transportation, of mitigation funds resulting from transportation drainage impacts that are
 currently allocated to the aquatic resource compensatory mitigation fund established in RSA 482-
 A:29 to the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund.
 (f) Explore the establishment of a program at the department of transportation for the
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 members of the task force shall constitute a quorum.
 VI. The task force shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed
 legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate
-clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before January 1, 2027.
-2 Repeal. RSA 485-A:62, relative to cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund task force, is
-repealed.
-3 Effective Date.
-I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
-II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
+clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2026.
+2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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