HB1620 • 2026

(New Title) requiring the removal of residential heating oil underground after 12 consecutive months of non-use except in certain circumstances.

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Sponsor: Kristine Perez (R), Ron Dunn (R), Zoe Manos (D), Louise Andrus (R)
Last action: 2026-06-09
Official status: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date: Not listed

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(New Title) requiring the removal of residential heating oil underground after 12 consecutive months of non-use except in certain circumstances.

What This Bill Does

(New Title) requiring the removal of residential heating oil underground after 12 consecutive months of non-use except in certain circumstances.

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2026-0936H

Amendment #2026-0936h : AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 35

Plain English: Amendment #2026-0936h : AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 35 1

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Bill History

2026-06-09 H
Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/05/2026; Chapter 122; eff.08/04/2026
2026-05-21 S
Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13
2026-05-21 H
Enrolled (in recess of) 05/14/2026 HJ 13
2026-04-17 S
Ought to Pass : MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/23/2026; SJ 10
2026-04-14 S
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/23/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 15
2026-03-19 S
Hearing: 03/24/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:10 am; SC 11
2026-03-17 S
Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 7
2026-03-11 H
Amendment #2026-0936h : AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 35
2026-03-11 H
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0936h: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 35
2026-03-04 H
Executive Session: 03/03/2026 10:15 am GP 153
2026-03-04 H
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0936h (NT) 03/03/2026 (Vote 12-0; CC) HC 10 P. 17
2026-02-25 H
Full Committee Work Session: 03/03/2026 10:15 am GP 153
2026-02-18 H
Full Committee Work Session: 02/24/2026 10:00 am GP 153
2026-02-11 H
Full Committee Work Session: 02/17/2026 10:00 am GP 153
2026-02-05 H
Full Committee Work Session: 02/11/2026 10:00 am GP153
2026-02-04 H
Public Hearing: 02/10/2026 01:30 pm GP 153
2025-12-10 H
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 1 P. 28

Official Summary Text

(New Title) requiring the removal of residential heating oil underground after 12 consecutive months of non-use except in certain circumstances.

Current Bill Text

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CHAPTER 122
HB 1620 - FINAL VERSION

11Mar2026... 0936h
2026 SESSION
26-2380
08/06

HOUSE BILL
1620

AN ACT
requiring the removal of residential heating oil underground after 12 consecutive months of non-use except in certain circumstances.

SPONSORS: Rep. Perez, Rock. 16; Rep. Andrus, Merr. 5; Rep. Dunn, Rock. 16; Rep. Manos, Rock. 12

COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires the removal of residential heating oil underground if a change in the heating system removes it from use or if the owner does not intend to use it in the future except in certain circumstances.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [
in brackets and struckthrough.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11Mar2026... 0936h 26-2380
08/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
requiring the removal of residential heating oil underground after 12 consecutive months of non-use except in certain circumstances.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

122:1 New Subdivision; Residential Heating Oil Underground Storage Tanks. Amend RSA 146-A by inserting after section 19 the following new subdivision:
Residential Heating Oil Underground Storage Tanks
146-A:20 Underground Storage Tank; Definition. In this subdivision, “residential heating oil underground storage tank” means an underground storage tank used solely for heating a residential building.
146-A:21 Removal Required.
I. Except as provided in RSA 146-A:21, II, a residential heating oil underground storage tank shall be removed, in accordance with state fire code as defined by RSA 153:1, VI-a, if a change in the heating system removes it from use or if the owner does not intend to use it in the future.
II. A residential heating oil underground storage tank, required to be removed under this section, may be permanently abandoned by closure in-place, in accordance with state fire code as defined by RSA 153:1, VI-a,
if removing the system would undermine the integrity of any overlying structure
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III. A discharge of oil discovered during the removal or closure in-place of a residential heating oil underground storage tank is subject to RSA 146-A:4 and RSA 146-A:5.

122:2 New Subparagraph; Notification Required; Conveyances of Realty. Amend RSA 477:4-d, I by inserting after subparagraph (d) the following new subparagraph:
(e) Information relative to the presence of a residential heating oil underground storage tank.

122:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 05, 2026
Effective Date: August 04, 2026