North Country Alliance for Balanced Change enthusiastically supports HB 177, a bi-partisan bill prohibiting the siting of new landfills within 2 miles of a state park.
This legislation will protect all of New Hampshire’s state parks from encroachment by private landfill developers. Landfills near our state parks would harm tourism and threaten the recreational opportunities, natural beauty and tranquility provided by these treasured places.
NCABC thanks the bill’s sponsors: Rep. Timothy Egan (D-Sugar Hill), Rep. Edith Tucker (D-Randolph), Rep. Larry Laflamme (D-Berlin) Rep. William Hatch, (D-Gorham), Rep. Dennis Thompson (R-Stewartstown) and Sen. Erin Hennessey (R-Littleton).
These lawmakers have shown their dedication to protect our state parks and the natural environment and ensuring that our tourist-based economy is not harmed.
The bill was slated to be introduced to the New Hampshire House today and automatically referred to the House Environmental and Agriculture Committee for review. A similar bill, HB 1319, passed the House in 2020, but was not taken up by the state Senate due to early closure of the legislative session because of Covid-19.