HB835 (2007) Detail

Relative to funding the modular building program.


HB 835-FN – AS INTRODUCED

2007 SESSION

07-0594

05/03

HOUSE BILL 835-FN

AN ACT relative to funding the modular building program.

SPONSORS: Rep. Pilotte, Hills 16; Rep. Infantine, Hills 13; Rep. F. Sullivan, Hills 12; Sen. DeVries, Dist 18

COMMITTEE: Finance

ANALYSIS

This bill permits fees from the modular building program to be used to support the program’s administration. The bill also permits the department of safety to transfer funds from other sources within the department to fund the program.

This bill is a request of the department of safety.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

07-0594

05/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven

AN ACT relative to funding the modular building program.

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

1 Modular Building Program; Funding; Fees Established. Amend RSA 205-C:6 to read as follows:

205-C:6 Fees. The commissioner shall by rule establish fees to defray the costs of administering this chapter. Such rules shall specify fees for the certification of third party inspection agencies by the department; certification of manufacturing facilities by approved third party inspection agencies; and certification of modular buildings and building components by approved third party inspection agencies. [All fees collected by the department shall be deposited into the general fund.] Fees established pursuant to this section shall be sufficient to produce an estimated amount equal to 125 percent of the direct operating expense for the previous fiscal year. The fees shall be deposited in the fire standards and training and emergency medical services fund established in RSA 21-P:12-d for the purpose of funding the modular building standards program, and any amount collected in excess of that which is required to fund the program shall be deposited in the general fund.

2 Transfer of Funds. The commissioner of safety, with approval of the legislative fiscal committee and governor and council, may transfer sufficient funds from other accounts within the department as deemed necessary for personnel and expenses of administering the modular building standards program authorized by RSA 205-C, and the comptroller is authorized to establish accounts within the division of fire safety for the payment of such expenses.

3 Effective date. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2007.

LBAO

07-0594

01/26/07

HB 835-FN - FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT relative to funding the modular building program.

FISCAL IMPACT:

      The Department of Safety states this bill will increase state restricted revenue and expenditures and decrease general fund revenues by in indeterminable amount in FY 2008 and each year thereafter. This bill will have no fiscal impact on county and local revenue or expenditures.

METHODOLOGY:

    The Department of Safety states this bill requires that fees established for the modular building program shall be sufficient to produce an estimated amount equal to 125 percent of the direct operating expense for the previous fiscal year. The fees shall be deposited in the fire standards and training and emergency medical services fund for the purpose of funding the modular building standards program. Any amount collected in excess of that which is required to fund the program shall be deposited into the general fund.

    The Department states the three-year average of fee revenue previously deposited in the general fund totaled $238,600. This is the projected increase in restricted revenue that will be deposited into the fire standards and training and emergency medical services fund and the projected decrease in general fund revenue. The increase limit on restricted expenditures was then calculated at 125% of the average revenue, or $190,880. Although this bill does not establish any new positions or appropriate funds, the Department states that implementing this bill will require the following costs:

 

FY 2008

FY 2009

FY 2010

FY 2011

Salary

$41,370

$ 43,244

$ 43,244

$ 43,244

Benefits

19,982

20,887

20,887

20,887

Equipment

28,220

28,220

28,220

28,220

Current Expense

4,500

3,000

3,000

3,000

In-State Travel

6,300

6,500

6,500

6,500

Out-of-State Travel

8,500

9,500

9,500

9,500

Sub-Total

108,872

111,351

111,351

111,351