Revision: April 30, 2010, midnight
HB 1138 – VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
2010 SESSION
10/01
HOUSE BILL 1138
AN ACT relative to the authority to expend municipal transportation improvement funds.
SPONSORS: Rep. Schlachman, Rock 13; Rep. Schuett, Merr 7; Sen. Merrill, Dist 21
COMMITTEE: Local and Regulated Revenues
This bill removes the requirement that municipal transportation improvement funds be expended only by the legislative body of the municipality.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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10/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT relative to the authority to expend municipal transportation improvement funds.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Municipal Transportation Improvement Funds; Authority for Expenditure. Amend RSA 261:153, VI(a) to read as follows:
VI.(a) Beginning on July 1, 1997, in addition to the motor vehicle registration fees collected under paragraphs I and V, the legislative body of a municipality may vote to collect an additional fee for the purpose of supporting a municipal and transportation improvement fund, which shall be a capital reserve fund established for this purpose and governed by the provisions of RSA 34 and RSA 35 for cities and towns, respectively. Of the amount collected, up to 10 percent, but not more than $0.50 of each fee paid, may be retained by the local official designated by the municipal government or by the town or city clerk for administrative costs. The remaining amount shall be deposited into the municipal transportation improvement fund established to allow a community to fund, wholly or in part, improvements in the local or regional transportation system including roads, bridges, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, parking and intermodal facilities and public transportation. The funds may be used for engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and construction costs of transportation facilities, and for operating and capital costs of public transportation only. The funds may be used as matching funds for state or federal funds allocated for local or regional transportation improvements. Such funds shall [be appropriated by the legislative body of the municipality for the purposes provided in this paragraph only and shall] not be used to offset any other non-transportation appropriations made by the municipality.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.