New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1205: (New Title) prohibiting state and county owned lands from participating in timber carbon sequestration projects.
Status: Signed into law, July 21, 2026
What the bill says
An act prohibiting state and county owned lands from participating in timber carbon sequestration projects. Rep. Tierney, Coos 1; Rep. Durkin, Coos 1; Rep. Cole, Hills. 26 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill prohibits the enrollment of state and county owned lands in timber carbon sequestration projects. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law app.
From the chaptered text, May 8, 2026:
AN ACT prohibiting state and county owned lands from participating in timber carbon sequestration projects. Rep. Tierney, Coos 1; Rep. Durkin, Coos 1; Rep. Cole, Hills. 26 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill prohibits the enrollment of state and county owned lands in timber carbon sequestration projects. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 03/26/2026 1132s 26-2591 08/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT prohibiting state and county owned lands from participating in timber carbon sequestration projects. 79:38 Public Land Enrollment in Timber Carbon Sequestration Programs Prohibited. No fee simple ownership lands owned by the state or by a county shall be enrolled …
Sponsors
- Arnold Davis (R, 2) · primary sponsor