CHAPTER 87
HB 1652-FN-A – FINAL VERSION
18Mar2008… 1009h
2008 SESSION
05/09
HOUSE BILL 1652-FN-A
AN ACT relative to the state obligation for payment of the non-federal share of FEMA public assistance and making an appropriation therefor.
SPONSORS: Rep. Wallner, Merr 12; Rep. Whalley, Belk 5; Sen. Foster, Dist 13; Sen. Hassan, Dist 23
This bill makes an additional appropriation for payment of the non-federal share of FEMA public assistance received in response to flood damage sustained in April 2007. The bill also extends prior appropriations for disaster assistance and the commission to determine the appropriate use of flood-damaged property purchased by the state.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18Mar2008… 1009h
08-2921
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to the state obligation for payment of the non-federal share of FEMA public assistance and making an appropriation therefor.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
87:1 Appropriation; State Matching Funds for October 2005 Disaster Assistance. Amend 2006, 42:1 to read as follows:
42:1 Appropriation; State Matching Funds for Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Assistance Grants. In response to October 2005 flood damage sustained by communities in Cheshire, Sullivan, Grafton, Merrimack, and Belknap counties, a sum not to exceed $2,911,000 is hereby appropriated to the department of safety, bureau of emergency management, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, as the required state match for federal disaster assistance funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for flood damage sustained during the period from October 8, 2005 to October 17, 2005. With prior approval of the fiscal committee, the department of safety, bureau of emergency management shall distribute the funds appropriated by this act to any eligible municipality or state agency that completed a request for public assistance within the required 30-day period of the October 26, 2005 declaration date. The funds shall be distributed pursuant to the following funding formula: federal funds shall be used for 75 percent of eligible costs and state funds shall be used for the remaining costs, except that the local municipality first shall pay a portion of such remaining costs, not to exceed 12.5 percent of its total eligible costs or $5,000, whichever is less. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. The department of safety shall have the authority to transfer and expend funds appropriated under this section for the purpose of providing state matching funds for April 2007 disaster assistance grants. Any unexpended funds shall lapse to the general fund on June 30, [2008] 2010.
87:2 Appropriation; State Matching Funds for May 2006 Disaster Assistance. Amend 2007, 334:1 to read as follows:
334:1 Appropriation; State Matching Funds for May 2006 Disaster Assistance Grants. In response to flood damage sustained by communities in May 2006, a sum not to exceed $2,200,000 is hereby appropriated to the department of safety, bureau of emergency management, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, and an additional sum of $400,000 is hereby appropriated to the department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, as the required state match for federal disaster assistance funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). With prior approval of the fiscal committee, the department of safety, bureau of emergency management shall distribute the funds appropriated by this act to any eligible FEMA applicant that submitted a timely request for such assistance based on the disaster area declaration date. The funds shall be distributed pursuant to the following funding formula: federal funds shall be used for 75 percent of eligible costs and state funds shall be used for the remaining costs, except that the local municipality first shall pay a portion of such remaining costs, not to exceed 12.5 percent of its total eligible costs. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Any unexpended funds shall lapse to the general fund on June 30, [2009] 2011.
87:3 Appropriation; State Matching Funds for April 2007 Disaster Assistance Grants. In response to flood damage sustained by communities in April 2007, a sum not to exceed $1,750,000 is hereby appropriated to the department of safety, bureau of emergency management, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, as the required state match for federal disaster assistance funds from FEMA. With prior approval of the fiscal committee, the department of safety, bureau of emergency management shall distribute the funds appropriated by this act for payment of claims in the order in which they were filed, to any eligible FEMA applicant that submitted a timely request for such assistance based on the disaster area declaration date. The funds shall be distributed pursuant to the following funding formula: federal funds shall be used for 75 percent of eligible costs and state funds shall be used for the remaining costs, except that the local applicant first shall pay a portion of such remaining costs, not to exceed 12.5 percent of its total eligible costs. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Any unexpended funds shall lapse to the general fund on June 30, 2012. The appropriation is this section shall be in addition to any other funds appropriated for such purpose, including the appropriation in 2007, 334:2.
87:4 Commission to Determine the Appropriate Public Use of Flood-Damaged Property Purchased by the State; Members. Amend 2006, 256:4, I(c) to read as follows:
(c) [One member] Three members of the board of selectmen from [each of the following towns, appointed by that town’s board:] the town of Alstead, [Langdon, and Walpole] appointed by the town’s board.
87:5 Commission to Determine the Appropriate Public Use of Flood-Damaged Property Purchased by the State; Report. Amend 2006, 256:4, V as amended by 2007, 7:2 to read as follows:
V. The commission shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library [on or before December 31, 2007] upon completion of the commission’s study.
87:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: May 21, 2008
Effective Date: May 21, 2008