Resources, Recreation and Development

Chairman: Robert Harb
VChairman: Ron Dunn
Clerk: Brian Taylor
Committee Asst: Cassidy Jones
Researcher: Kristi Ausfresser
Location: GP Room 228
Phone: 603-271-3125
Bills currently in Committee
Bills originally referred to committee
Members

There are 45 bills originally referred to this committee

HB113
Title: relative to OHRV operation on certain highways within the town of Windsor.
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01/15/2025 10:00 AM
HB595-FN
Title: relative to coastal resilience zones.
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INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE

02/05/2025 11:00 AM
HB607-FN
Title: relative to funding the Hampton Beach area commission and making appropriations therefor.
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02/05/2025 11:30 AM
HB624-FN-A
Title: establishing a local river management advisory committee grant program and making an appropriation therefor.
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02/05/2025 01:00 PM
HB629-FN
Title: (New Title) raising the cost of a boat decal fee and allocating the funds collected by such fees to the dam maintenance fund.
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02/05/2025 01:30 PM
HB1019
Title: relative to the composition of the state water well board.
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02/04/2026 10:00 AM
HB1020
Title: proclaiming Lake Winnipesaukee the official state lake of New Hampshire.
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02/04/2026 10:30 AM
HB1037
Title: extending the commission to study OHRV use in New Hampshire and adding a member from the department of tourism.
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02/04/2026 11:00 AM
HB1046-FN
Title: enabling a person to carry a firearm on a snowmobile being operated on private property.
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01/14/2026 10:00 AM
HB1088-FN-A
Title: transferring funding for the water well board from the general fund to a special nonlapsing fund.
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01/14/2026 10:45 AM
HB1089
Title: extending the authorization of the department of environmental services for the evaluation and mitigation of new community water system contamination risks.
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02/04/2026 11:30 AM
HB1095
Title: (New Title) relative to the maximum weight of utility terrain vehicles.
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02/04/2026 01:00 PM
HB1141-FN
Title: (New Title) relative to permitting and fee authority for mining and prospecting.
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02/11/2026 11:30 AM
HB1148
Title: adding cyanobacteria and algae blooms to the study of the exotic aquatic weeds and species committee.
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02/04/2026 02:00 PM
HB1204
Title: relative to the grading and use of timber grown in New Hampshire.
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02/04/2026 02:30 PM
HB1258
Title: relative to per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and public health data.
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02/11/2026 11:00 AM
HB1301-FN
Title: increasing certain mooring fees and directing such funds to the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund.
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01/14/2026 11:30 AM
HB1397
Title: relative to the notice to abutters for the intent to cut.
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01/28/2026 01:00 PM
HB1414
Title: relative to establishing conditions for dog access to state parks.
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01/28/2026 01:30 PM
HB1425-FN
Title: relative to the development of an online wetlands permit processing system.
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01/28/2026 02:00 PM
HB1426-FN
Title: requiring the department of environmental services to employ certified personnel in each program area.
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01/14/2026 01:00 PM
HB1440-FN
Title: relative to properties enrolled in carbon sequestration programs.
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01/14/2026 01:45 PM
HB1477-FN
Title: relative to the permitting and regulation of anchored seasonal floating platforms on public waters.
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01/14/2026 02:30 PM
HB1530-FN
Title: requiring notification of abutters and public review prior to disturbing beaver dams in non-emergency situations.
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01/14/2026 03:15 PM
HB1603-FN
Title: (New Title) requiring the executive director of the department of fish and game to adopt rules relative to procedures for verifying accuracy of records collected relative to threatened and endangered wildlife and ensuring landowner permission is granted for the gathering of such record.
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01/21/2026 09:30 AM
HB1626-FN
Title: relative to the effectiveness of tourism expenditures.
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01/21/2026 10:00 AM
HB1655-FN
Title: establishing a funding source for maintaining state owned dams.
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01/21/2026 10:45 AM
HB1664-FN
Title: directing the department of natural and cultural resources to remove the Hannah Duston Memorial in Boscawen.
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01/21/2026 11:30 AM
HB1751-FN
Title: relative to a start park public safety parking surcharge.
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01/21/2026 01:00 PM
HB1752-FN
Title: requiring the creation of a ticket to follow timber through the harvesting and production process to establish a chain of custody.
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01/21/2026 01:45 PM
HB1768-FN
Title: (New Title) relative to gifts and donations received by the division of parks and recreation.
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01/21/2026 02:30 PM
HB1783-FN
Title: relative to benefits issued to certain water-related infrastructure projects.
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01/28/2026 03:00 PM
HB1837-FN
Title: relative to the New Hampshire marine patrol.
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01/21/2026 03:15 PM
HR22
Title: to name a certain peak after Alan Shepard.
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02/11/2026 10:00 AM
HR44
Title: concerning the protection of public lands.
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02/11/2026 10:30 AM
SB27-FN
Title: relative to dwellings over water.
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04/16/2025 10:00 AM
SB443
Title: relative to wastewater engineering.
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03/25/2026 01:00 PM
SB450-FN
Title: relative to a state parks pass pilot program for recovery centers and community mental health centers.
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03/25/2026 09:30 AM
SB503
Title: relative to the use of spruce-pine-fir lumber.
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03/25/2026 10:00 AM
SB522
Title: re-establishing the commission to study the economic impact of the arts and culture in New Hampshire.
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03/25/2026 10:30 AM
SB592-FN
Title: enabling regional, conservation, and energy resource planning for habitat strongholds and wildlife corridors and creating a commission to study transferring ownership of the Winnipesaukee River Basin program to an alternative authority.
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03/25/2026 11:00 AM
SB594-FN
Title: eliminating the use of agitators in instances where temporary docks have been removed from bodies of water.
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03/25/2026 11:30 AM
SB595
Title: (New Title) relative to rulemaking for transient non-community water systems.
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04/08/2026 10:00 AM
SB596-FN
Title: prohibiting smoking in Hampton Beach State Park.
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03/25/2026 01:30 PM
SB598
Title:  establishing the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund task force.
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03/25/2026 02:00 PM