Statement from Governor Hassan on Signing Senate Bill 452

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Governor Maggie Hassan issued the following statement after today signing Senate Bill 452, requiring certain state agencies to conduct an audit of laws governing coastal regions to enable authorities to take appropriate actions:

"As climate change continues to threaten our environment, our economy and our way of life, we must do everything that we can to protect our coastal communities to ensure that as a state we are prepared for environmental threats that are a consequence of climate change, such as sea-level rise and flooding. By requiring various state agencies to conduct an audit of existing statutes, rules and policies in the coastal and Great Bay regions, Senate Bill 452 is an important step in our work to ensure emergency preparedness, and I am glad to sign this bipartisan bill into law."

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