Revision: March 2, 2010, midnight
HB 1155 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2010 SESSION
06/05
HOUSE BILL 1155
AN ACT relative to water district contracts.
SPONSORS: Rep. Bickford, Straf 3; Rep. C. Christensen, Hills 19; Rep. Bolster, Belk 5
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
I. Repeals the authority of water districts to enter into contracts with the department of environmental services for the construction, operation, or maintenance of dams.
II. Permits existing contracts between a water district and the department of environmental services for the construction, operation, and maintenance of dams to continue in effect unless terminated by the district.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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10-2265
06/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT relative to water district contracts.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Contracts with the Department of Environmental Services. Amend RSA 52 by inserting after section 25 the following new section:
52:26 Contracts with the Department of Environmental Services. Any contract between a district formed for the purpose of impoundment of water, organized pursuant to this chapter, and the department of environmental services for the construction, operation, and maintenance of any dam located within the district’s boundaries that is in effect on the effective date of this act shall continue in effect unless terminated by the district. If the district terminates the contract, any obligations and liabilities outstanding at the time of such termination shall be outstanding obligations and liabilities of the district and, if the district is terminated, such obligations shall be treated in the same manner as under RSA 52:21.
2 Repeal. RSA 52:25, relative to authorization to contract with the department of environmental services, is repealed.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
10-2265 Amended 03/01/10
HB 1155 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to water district contracts.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation, as amended by the House (Amendment #2010-0248h), has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014.