CHAPTER 18
HB 1658 – FINAL VERSION
01Feb2006… 0570h
2006 SESSION
10/09
HOUSE BILL 1658
AN ACT relative to authorizing agreements by the fish and game department with nonprofit partners for the purpose of accepting gifts, grants, bequests, or donations to further department goals.
SPONSORS: Rep. D. Smith, Hills 22; Rep. Nowe, Rock 9; Rep. Rodeschin, Sull 2; Rep. Bicknell, Rock 1; Sen. Clegg, Dist 14; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. Johnson, Dist 2; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9
This bill allows the fish and game department to designate a nonprofit foundation as a nonprofit partner and enter into agreements for the purpose of accepting gifts, grants, bequests, or donations to further department goals.
This bill is a request of the fish and game department.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01Feb2006… 0570h
06-2998
10/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT relative to authorizing agreements by the fish and game department with nonprofit partners for the purpose of accepting gifts, grants, bequests, or donations to further department goals.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
18:1 New Paragraph; Gifts and Donation; Exception Added. Amend RSA 206:33-a by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
III. This section shall not apply to gifts, grants, bequests, or donations received pursuant to RSA 206:33-c.
18:2 New Section; Agreements With Nonprofit Partners. Amend RSA 206 by inserting after section 33-b the following new section:
206:33-c Agreements With Nonprofit Partners.
I. The commission, in consultation with the executive director, may designate one or more nonprofit foundations as an official nonprofit partner of the department for the purpose of accepting gifts, grants, bequests, and donations to further department goals.
II. An official nonprofit partner shall be a nonpolitical legal entity that:
(a) Is incorporated under the laws of this state;
(b) Has been granted an exemption from federal income tax under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and
(c) Works with the department to further department goals.
III. The executive director shall have the power and authority to enter into agreements on behalf of the fish and game department with an official nonprofit partner. Any such agreement shall be subject to review and approval by the attorney general.
IV. The executive director is authorized to assign staff, use department facilities, and pay necessary and reasonable expenses associated with executing and implementing agreements and facilitating a successful partnership between the department and an official nonprofit partner.
V. Any moneys received pursuant to this section shall be accounted for and expended in accordance with RSA 206:33.
18:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.
Approved: March 23, 2006
Effective: July 1, 2006