Revision: Jan. 23, 2009, midnight
HB 576-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2009 SESSION
03/10
HOUSE BILL 576-FN
AN ACT establishing number plates supporting New Hampshire public higher education.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hutz, Straf 5; Rep. M. Rollo, Straf 2; Rep. B. Browne, Straf 4; Sen. Cilley, Dist 6
This bill establishes number plates supporting New Hampshire public higher education.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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09-0571
03/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
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, which shall incorporate 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. Such plates shall be issued only upon application and upon payment of a $30 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 $30 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 highway fund and ½ of the funds in the university system of New Hampshire fund under RSA 187-A:7 to be credited proportionately for the benefit of each university or college in the university system based on enrollment. 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, 2009.
LBAO
09-0571
01/21/09
HB 576-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 restricted revenue by $146,250, increase state highway fund revenue by $128,700, and increase local revenue by $17,550 in FY 2010. This bill will also increase state highway fund expenditures by $82,500 in FY 2010. There will be no fiscal impact on county revenue or county and local expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Safety 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 estimates 12,500 sets of plates will be sold in FY 2010. Subject to Fiscal Committee approval, the Department estimates highway fund expenditures will increase by $82,500 in FY 2010 due to the following recoverable plate production costs: 8 rolls of sheathing at $2,000 per roll ($16,000), postage for mailing of plates at $2.32 per set ($29,000), and computer programming for the production of plates of 250 hours at $150 per hour ($37,500). The Department states this bill will increase state restricted revenue and highway fund revenue by $375,000 (12,500 sets of plates * $30 fee per set) in FY 2010. This revenue increase net of production and administrative costs will be credited one half ($146,250) to the highway fund and one half ($146,250) 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 ($17,550) for local highway aid.