New Hampshire § 162-H:4-b Public Members

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 162-H:4-b — Public Members

New Hampshire § 162-H:4-b

Title XIIPUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE

Ch. 162-HENERGY FACILITY EVALUATION, SITING, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 162-H:4-b (2026).

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I.The governor, with the consent of the council, shall appoint a public member and an alternate public member to serve on the committee. The public member and alternate shall be residents of the state of New Hampshire with expertise or experience in one or more of the following areas: business management; environmental protection; natural resource protection; energy facility design, construction, operation, or management; community and regional planning or economic development; municipal or county government; or the governing of unincorporated places.

II.The public member and the alternate public member shall serve 4-year terms and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Any public member or alternate public member chosen to fill a vacancy occurring other than by expiration o

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I. The governor, with the consent of the council, shall appoint a public member and an alternate public member to serve on the committee. The public member and alternate shall be residents of the state of New Hampshire with expertise or experience in one or more of the following areas: business management; environmental protection; natural resource protection; energy facility design, construction, operation, or management; community and regional planning or economic development; municipal or county government; or the governing of unincorporated places.
II. The public member and the alternate public member shall serve 4-year terms and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Any public member or alternate public member chosen to fill a vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the member who is succeeded.
III. If at any time the public member must recuse himself or herself from a matter before the committee or is not otherwise available for good reason, the alternate public member shall replace such member.
IV. No public member nor any member of his or her family shall receive income from energy facilities within the jurisdiction of the committee. The public member and alternate shall comply with RSA 15-A and RSA 15-B.
V. Any public member or alternate may be removed from office by the governor and council for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct or malfeasance in office, after being given a written statement of the charges and an opportunity to be heard.