New Hampshire Revised Statutes 149-M:41 – Declaration of Policy
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 149-M:41
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
In recognition of the potential for harm to both public health and the environment which can result from an unlined solid waste landfill that has not been properly closed or from a municipal incinerator without adequate emissions controls, it is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to encourage municipalities to close all unlined solid waste landfills and certain municipal incinerators in accordance with 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. and RSA 147-B, N.H. Rev. Stat. § 149-M:6 and 149-M:7, and RSA 125-I.