RSA 162-H:3 Site Evaluation Committee Established.

I. There is hereby established a committee to be known as the New Hampshire site evaluation committee consisting of 5 members, as follows:
(a) The 3 commissioners of the public utilities commission, the chairperson of which shall be the chairperson of the committee;
(b) The commissioner of the department of environmental services; and
(c) One public member and, when required pursuant to paragraph VI, an alternate public member, both of whom shall be appointed as described in RSA 162-H:4-b.
II. All members, including those who sit for a member recused under paragraph VI, shall refrain from ex parte communications regarding any matter pending before the committee.
III. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting