NH HB1461

Requires the Department of Environmental Services to establish an expedited review process for applications to extend municipal sewer service across municipal boundaries when municipalities have entered into intermunicipal agreements

Grants priority within existing state loan and grant programs to sewer extension projects that align with regional plans, support housing development, economic initiatives, or other community needs identified in municipal master plans

Authorizes the DES commissioner to order approval of intermunicipal sewer extensions over local objections in cases of "compelling necessity," including significant public health risks, barriers to state housing goals, or economic harm of regional importance

Protects existing ratepayers and taxpayers in host municipalities from bearing increased costs, requiring requesting municipalities or developers to cover proportional construction and operation expenses for mandated extensions

Takes effect 60 days after passage, with fiscal impact on local revenues and expenditures deemed indeterminable since sewer infrastructure typically costs more than $1.5 million per mile