NH House passes bill regulating landfills April 14, 2021REGION — On April 9, the New Hampshire House passed a bi-partisan bill, that establishes a two mile buffer around all New Hampshire State Parks, in order to protect them from any landfill developments. Sponsors of the bill include Rep. Edith Tucker, Coös 5, Representative William Hatch, Coös 6, Timothy Egan, Grafton 2, Dennis Thompson, Coos 1, Larry LaFlamme Coös 3 and State Senator Erin Hennessey, District 1. This bill prohibits the siting of new landfills, excluding expansions of existing landfills, near state parks. This bill also defines state parks for the purposes of prohibiting the siting of new landfills.