HB478 (2005) Detail

Making an appropriation for "Newsline for the Blind."


CHAPTER 174

HB 478-FN-A – FINAL VERSION

05/26/05 1452s

2005 SESSION

05-0740

05/04

HOUSE BILL 478-FN-A

AN ACT making an appropriation for “Newsline for the Blind.”

SPONSORS: Rep. Pilliod, Belk 5; Rep. MacKay, Merr 11; Rep. Emerson, Ches 7; Sen. D’Allesandro, Dist 20

COMMITTEE: Finance

ANALYSIS

This bill makes an appropriation to the governor’s commission on disability for the National Federation of the Blind’s “Newsline for the Blind.”

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

05/26/05 1452s

05-0740

05/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five

AN ACT making an appropriation for “Newsline for the Blind.”

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

174:1 Appropriation. The sum of $25,000 for each year of the biennium ending June 30, 2007, is hereby appropriated to the governor’s commission on disability for the purpose of funding the National Federation of the Blind’s “Newsline for the Blind,” an information and news service that provides individuals who are otherwise unable to read newsprint with access to existing newspapers and other printed materials. Said funds shall be a charge against the telecommunications relay service trust fund established by the public utilities commission.

174:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

(Approved: June29, 2005)

(Effective Date: July 1, 2005)