NH House Testimony

HB1622

House · 2026 sessionDemocraticInterim study

Expanding landfill disposal capacity

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Directs the department of environmental services to give first preference to applications for additional landfill capacity.

requiring the state to develop additional solid waste disposal capacity.

Environment - Administration

Status

Referred to interim study (Senate) · May 5, 2026
  1. Introduced
  2. House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Division of testimony

22 submissions
Support 20Oppose 2Neutral 0
Clark CorsonOpposeConcord, NHfor Collaborative Solid Waste StrategiesJan 13, 2026

This proposal is not practical or feasible without significant capital outlay as DES is understaffed. As the fiscal impact indicates implementing this bill would be absurdly expensive for the objectives its seeks to establish.

David MessierSupportClaremont, NHfor MyselfJan 13, 2026

NH needs to protect it’s citizens.

Kyle MessierSupportClaremont, NHfor MyselfJan 13, 2026

NH needs to protect it’s citizens.

Peg RambackSupportBethlehem, NHfor MyselfJan 13, 2026

Please support HB1622. It will protect vulnerable sites. For instance, There is no need to expand NCES in Bethlehem as there is enough capacity for NH waste at Carberry and Turnkey. NCES has been a nightmare for the town of Bethlehem over the last forty years environmentally, politically, and socially. NCES sits next to the Ammonoosuc River and on top of a stratified drift aquifer. It mars the views of and from the surrounding White Mountains as well as peoples homes.. Thank you for your support.

Mary LockhartSupportBethlehem, NHfor MyselfJan 13, 2026

Please support HB1622. It will protect vulnerable sites. For instance, There is no need to expand NCES in Bethlehem as there is enough capacity for NH waste at Carberry and Turnkey. NCES has been a nightmare for the town of Bethlehem over the last forty years environmentally, politically, and socially. NCES sits next to the Ammonoosuc River and on top of a stratified drift aquifer. It mars the views of and from the surrounding White Mountains as well as peoples homes.. Thank you for your support

Alison CarusoSupportLittleton, NHfor MyselfJan 13, 2026

.Please support HB1622. It will protect vulnerable sites. For instance, There is no need to expand NCES in Bethlehem as there is enough capacity for NH waste at Carberry and Turnkey. NCES has been a nightmare for the town of Bethlehem over the last forty years environmentally, politically, and socially. NCES sits next to the Ammonoosuc River and on top of a stratified drift aquifer. It mars the views of and from the surrounding White Mountains as well as peoples homes.. Thank you for your support. HB 1622 seeks only three bits of information for each open or closed land fill: its name and address, the acreage of the tract, and its setback distance to the nearest home, airport, or water body (all of which might render a site unsuitable for expansion due to state or federal setback requirements. This bill will help find the best place to expand or if need be develop a new landfill.

Phyllis BellavanceSupportBethlehem, NHfor MyselfJan 13, 2026

The Bethlehem landfill is over capacity, and illegally has been accepting trash beyond the agreement with the town of Bethlehem and NCES. Mount Carberry has room for trash that Bethlehem can no longer take. We the town people have voted against expansion. The landfills leachate has escaped because of leaking liners that have never been addressed. PFA'S along with other toxins are entering the Ammonosuc River, poisoning the water shed. As a home owner and property tax payer in the town of Bethlehem for over 24 years and life long resident of NH, I ask that my voice be heard and may concerns validated.

Jane StorellaSupportBethlehem, NHfor MyselfJan 13, 2026

Please support HB1622. It will protect vulnerable sites. For instance, There is no need to expand NCES in Bethlehem as there is enough capacity for NH waste at Carberry and Turnkey. NCES has been a nightmare for the town of Bethlehem over the last forty years environmentally, politically, and socially. NCES sits next to the Ammonoosuc River and on top of a stratified drift aquifer. It mars the views of and from the surrounding White Mountains as well as peoples homes.. Thank you for your support.

Andrea KnowlesSupportBethlehem, NHfor MyselfJan 13, 2026

Please support HB1622. It will protect vulnerable sites. For instance, There is no need to expand NCES in Bethlehem as there is enough capacity for NH waste at Carberry and Turnkey. NCES has been a nightmare for the town of Bethlehem over the last forty years environmentally, politically, and socially. NCES sits next to the Ammonoosuc River and on top of a stratified drift aquifer. It has polluted the waters, causes excessive odor and mars the views of and from the surrounding White Mountains as well as peoples homes. Thank you for your support.

Claudia IstelSupportAcworth, NHfor MyselfJan 13, 2026

Position recorded without written comment.

Stephanie HarrisSupportClaremont, NHfor MyselfJan 13, 2026

Position recorded without written comment.

Margaret HurleyOpposeClaremont, NHfor MyselfJan 13, 2026

Position recorded without written comment.

John TuthillSupportAcworth, NHfor MyselfJan 13, 2026

Position recorded without written comment.

Elizabeth IacovelliSupportSalem, NHfor MyselfJan 13, 2026

Position recorded without written comment.

Adam M. Finkel, Sc.D.SupportDalton, NHfor MyselfJan 13, 2026

Position recorded without written comment.

Mary Hakken-PhillipsSupportHanover, NHfor MyselfJan 13, 2026

Position recorded without written comment.

Cheryl JensenSupportBethlehem, NHfor MyselfJan 13, 2026

Position recorded without written comment.

Julie SeelySupportBethlehem, NHfor MyselfJan 13, 2026

Position recorded without written comment.

Janet LucasSupportCampton, NHfor MyselfJan 13, 2026

Position recorded without written comment.

Julie HohmeisterSupportBETHLEHEM, NHfor MyselfJan 13, 2026

Position recorded without written comment.

Sue HolsteinSupportBedford, NHfor MyselfJan 13, 2026

Position recorded without written comment.

Donovan FentonSupportSD 10, NHfor SD 10Jan 13, 2026

Position recorded without written comment.