HB 355-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2007 SESSION
08/05
HOUSE BILL 355-FN
AN ACT establishing number plates supporting New Hampshire public higher education.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hutz, Straf 5; Rep. M. Rollo, Straf 2; Rep. Levasseur, Hills 11; Rep. B. Browne, Straf 4; Sen. D’Allesandro, Dist 20
This bill establishes number plates supporting New Hampshire public higher education.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
07-1074
08/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT establishing number plates supporting New Hampshire public higher education.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Number Plates Supporting New Hampshire Public Higher Education. Amend RSA 261 by inserting after section 97-f the following new subdivision:
Number Plates Supporting New Hampshire Public Higher Education
261:97-g Number Plates Supporting New Hampshire Public Higher Education.
I. The director is hereby authorized to issue special number plates supporting New Hampshire public higher education, in lieu of other number plates. The commissioner shall determine the design of these special plates; there shall be 3 separate plates which shall incorporate, respectively, the mascots of the university of New Hampshire wildcats, the Plymouth state university panthers, and the Keene state college owls. The plates shall retain the “live free or die” logo. Applicants for such plates shall designate which university or college they wish to support, and shall be issued a plate incorporating the mascot of the university or college chosen. Such plates shall be issued only upon application and upon payment of a $25 fee that shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee and any other number plate fees otherwise required.
II. Plates shall be renewed on an annual basis for $25 per set. Of this sum, the department shall retain an amount as is necessary to recover production and administrative costs as approved by the fiscal committee of the general court. The remaining funds shall be paid to the state treasurer, who shall deposit ½ of the funds in the general fund and ½ of the funds in the university system of New Hampshire fund under RSA 187-A:7 to be credited for the benefit of the university or college designated by the applicant. The cost of replacement number plates shall be identical to the cost of initial number plates and the revenue from replacement number plates shall be distributed in the same manner as revenue derived from initial number plates.
III. Plates may be used on passenger motor vehicles and recreation vehicles.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.
LBAO
07-1074
1/8/07
HB 355-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT establishing number plates supporting New Hampshire public higher education.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Safety states this bill will increase state general fund, highway fund, and restricted revenue, state highway fund expenditures, and local revenue by an indeterminable amount. There will be no fiscal impact on county revenue or county and local expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department states this bill requires the Department to design and produce three separate number plates; one for the University of New Hampshire, one for Plymouth State University, and one for Keene State College. The Department states it cannot predict the demand for the plates established by this bill. Highway fund expenditures will increase by an indeterminable amount for production and administrative costs, and highway fund revenue will increase by an indeterminable amount to recover these costs, subject to Fiscal Committee approval. Increased revenue net of production and administrative costs will be credited one half to the general fund and one half to the University System of New Hampshire fund.
The Department states this bill will increase local revenue by 12% of the increase in state highway fund revenue for local highway aid.