Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 125-O:15

  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
Prior to the availability and operation of continuous emissions monitoring (CEM) systems, and subsequent to the baseline emissions testing under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 125-O:14, II, stack tests or another methodology approved by the department shall be conducted twice per year to determine mercury emissions levels from the affected sources. Any stack tests performed shall employ a federally recognized and approved methodology, proposed by the owner and employing a test protocol approved by the department. When a federal performance specification takes effect, and a mercury CEM system capable of meeting the federal specifications becomes available, a mercury CEM system, approved by the department, shall be installed at Merrimack Units 1 and 2 and at other affected sources as deemed appropriate by the department.