2014 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XXX - OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 322 - JUNK AND SCRAP METAL DEALERS
Section 322:15 - Commission to Study Commodities Reporting.

[RSA 322:15 repealed by 2014, 259:3, I, effective December 1, 2014.]     322:15 Commission to Study Commodities Reporting. –
    I. There is established a commission to study the current community-based system of commodities reporting by junk or scrap metal dealers in New Hampshire and to examine the advisability of creating a statewide database to assist in the deterrence or investigation of metal theft in New Hampshire. The members of the commission shall be as follows:
       (a) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
       (b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
       (c) One member, from law enforcement in a community where a scrap metal business resides, appointed by the president of the senate.
       (d) One member from the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
       (e) One representative of the scrap metal dealer industry, appointed by the president of the senate.
       (f) One representative of the scrap metal dealer industry, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
       (g) One member of the construction industry in New Hampshire, appointed by the president of the senate.
       (h) One member of the Auto and Truck Recyclers Association of New Hampshire, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
    II. The commission shall:
       (a) Study the current system of community-based regulation and reporting by junk or scrap metal dealers in New Hampshire.
       (b) Study the occurrence of metal theft and arrest records in New Hampshire under the current system.
       (c) Examine what tools exist in New Hampshire currently to curb the incidence of metal theft.
       (d) Study effective models in others states and their funding mechanisms.
       (e) Review and recommend on the advisability of creating a statewide database for New Hampshire, funded by fees on those regulated, and its potential to assist in the deterrence or aid in investigations of metal theft in New Hampshire.
    III. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
    IV. Members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Five members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
    V. The commission shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor and the state library on or before November 1, 2014.

Source. 2014, 259:1, eff. July 28, 2014.