2008 Testimony Letters
House Bills

2008 HB 1223 — relative to exemptions from local ordinances for excavation sites

Testimony letter opposing the bill provided to the House Municipal and County Government Committee on January 22, 2008. 

2008 HB 1259 — authorizing communities to establish municipal housing commissions

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the House Municipal and County Government Committee on January 24, 2008. 
Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs Committee on April 8, 2008.

2008 HB 1263 — relative to the protection of existing property uses

Testimony letter opposing the bill provided to the House Municipal and County Government Committee on January 22, 2008. 

2008 HB 1324 — relative to amending zoning ordinances at official ballot town meetings

Testimony letter opposing the bill provided to the House Municipal and County Government Committee on January 22, 2008. 

2008 HB 331 — relative to time limits on design review

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs Committee on March 25, 2008.

2008 HB 1472, SB 342, and SB 421 — workforce housing

Testimony letter explaining the NHPA’s choice not to take a position, submitted to the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs Committee and the House Municipal and County Government Committee on April 18, 2008.

Senate Bills

2008 SB 422 — adding an energy section to zoning and planning master plans

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs Committee on January 29, 2008.
Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the House Municipal and County Government Committee on March 25, 2008.

2008 SB 416 — relative to subdivision and site plan regulation waivers

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs Committee on February 5, 2008.
Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the House Municipal and County Government Committee on April 1, 2008.

2008 SB 452 — relative to transportation planning

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the Senate Transportation and Interstate Cooperation Committee on February 13, 2008.
Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the House Public Works and Highways Committee on April 2, 2008.

2008 SB 396 — relative to the establishment of a statewide transportation policy

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the Senate Transportation and Interstate Cooperation Committee on February 20, 2008.
Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the House Public Works and Highways Committee on April 2, 2008.

2008 SB 381 — relative to conservation commissions

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the House Municipal and County Government Committee on March 26, 2008.

2008 SB 341 — digital advertising on turnpikes and federal aid highways

Testimony letter supporting the bill, submitted to the House Public Works and Highways Committee on April 22, 2008.

2007 Testimony Letters

2007 SB 217 — Housing and Conservation Planning Program

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the House Municipal and County Government Committee on May 1, 2007.

2007 HB 648— Flood Management Plan Commission

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the Senate Energy, Environment, and Economic Development Committee on May 8, 2007

2007 SB 217 — Housing and Conservation Planning Program

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the Senate Energy, Environment, and Economic Development Committee on March 12, 2007.

2006 Testimony Letters

 

2006 HB 657 — Community Revitalization Tax Incentive

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs Committee on March 23, 2006.

2006 HB 1366 — Open Space Access Requirements by Planning Board

Testimony letter opposing the bill provided to the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs Committee on April 10, 2006.