SB541 Relative to capital appropriations for regional drinking water infrastructure.
Relative to capital appropriations for regional drinking water infrastructure.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
State investment in regional water infrastructure reduces the burden on individual towns and ratepayers for expensive water system upgrades needed to ensure safe drinking water.
Your Community
Clean drinking water is fundamental to public health. Regional infrastructure investment addresses contamination threats including PFAS and aging systems that serve thousands of NH residents.
Your Freedom
Infrastructure spending does not directly affect individual freedoms but ensures the basic right to safe drinking water.
Status
Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 House Journal 15
Sponsor
Daryl Abbas (R)
The Short Version
Provides capital funding for regional drinking water infrastructure projects. Many NH communities face aging water systems and contamination challenges, including PFAS contamination that has affected numerous water supplies.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Communities with aging or contaminated water systems
- ▲ NH residents affected by PFAS contamination
- ▲ Rural communities unable to fund water improvements alone
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ State taxpayers funding the capital appropriation
Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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