Revision: Feb. 11, 2010, midnight
HB 1506-FN-A-LOCAL – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2010 SESSION
03/09
HOUSE BILL 1506-FN-A-LOCAL
AN ACT establishing a state aeronautical fund.
SPONSORS: Rep. Nevins, Rock 15; Rep. Campbell, Hills 24; Rep. J. Russell, Rock 13; Rep. Rodeschin, Sull 2; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3
This bill establishes a state aeronautical fund and places revenue from the airways toll in the fund.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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10-2581
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT establishing a state aeronautical fund.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; General Fund Exceptions. Amend RSA 6:12, I(b) by inserting after subparagraph (299) the following new subparagraph:
(300) Moneys deposited in the state aeronautical fund pursuant to RSA 422:35.
2 Aeronautics; Disposition of Revenue. Amend RSA 422:35 and 422:36 to read as follows:
422:35 Disposition of Revenue.
I. All fees, fines, or other income received under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid by the department to the state treasurer, except as provided in RSA 422:36.
II. There is hereby established the state aeronautical fund. All airways toll revenue paid over by the director of the division of motor vehicles under RSA 422:34 shall be deposited in the fund. The commissioner is authorized to accept gifts to further the purposes of this chapter and shall deposit them in the fund. The moneys in the fund shall be nonlapsing and shall be continually appropriated to the department for the purpose of funding maintenance of airports within the state that are open for public use and planning and implementing capital improvements to such airports.
III. The director shall annually report on the state aeronautical fund to standing committees of the senate and the house of representatives with jurisdiction over taxation and jurisdiction over aeronautical projects. The format of the report shall be as follows:
(a) Total moneys received from each revenue source.
(b) List of projects funded and expenditure totals for each.
(c) Moneys remaining in the fund.
422:36 Airways Toll Moneys; Aircraft Operating Fee Revenues.
I. A portion of moneys derived from the airways toll, available for the establishment and maintenance of air navigation facilities, may be paid over directly to a city or town which has established an aeronautical fund in accordance with the provisions of RSA 423:6, [7] RSA 423:7, and [8] RSA 423:8.
II. Disbursements of revenue from the aircraft operating fee shall be made by the department after collection of such fees provided that 1/4 of aircraft operating fee revenues originating at a publicly or privately owned airport shall be available for public use and shall, upon application, be paid over to the aeronautical fund established for that airport and shall be used for aeronautical purposes.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.
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10-2581
Revised 01/26/10
HB 1506 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT establishing a state aeronautical fund.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Transportation states this bill will decrease state general fund revenue and increase state restricted revenue and expenditures by $1,000,000 in FY 2011 and each year thereafter. This bill will have no fiscal impact on county and local revenue and expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Transportation states this bill would establish a state aeronautical fund which would consist of revenue from airways toll and aircraft registration and operating fees. The Department states the revenue from the aircraft registration program (including the aircraft operating fee) and aircraft fuel sales is estimated to remain flat for a 5 year period due to the downturn in the economy. The Department assumes revenue of approximately $1,000,000 in each fiscal year:
Aircraft Operating Fee |
$ 660,000 |
Fees, Fines & Misc. |
6,000 |
Aircraft Registration Fee |
65,000 |
Aviation Fuel Tax |
269,000 |
Total |
$1,000,000 |
This revenue will no longer be deposited into the state general fund, but will now be deposited into and expended from the newly established non-lapsing and continually appropriated state aeronautical fund. The Department further states that $680,000 of the current general fund appropriation will still be used to support the administrative functions of the Bureau of Aeronautics since the $1 million aeronautic fund revenue will be expended as stated in the bill and not for bureau administrative costs. This bill will have no fiscal impact on county and local revenue and expenditures.