Revision: April 16, 2010, midnight
SB 313 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/24/10 1064s
2010 SESSION
04/01
SENATE BILL 313
AN ACT extending the repeal date of the state park system advisory council and relative to field purchases and transfers of funds for the state park system and the bureau of trails.
SPONSORS: Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Sen. Hassan, Dist 23; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24; Rep. Webb, Merr 2; Rep. Kepner, Rock 15; Rep. Ahlgren, Carr 4; Rep. Campbell, Hills 24
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill:
I. Extends the repeal date of the state park system advisory council to June 30, 2011.
II. Authorizes the director of the division of parks and recreation to make field purchases of up to $2,000 for the state park system and facilities and the state trail system and facilities.
III. Authorizes the commissioner of the department of resources and economic development to transfer funds between and among appropriations for the operations of the state park system and the bureau of trails.
IV. Requires additional fees and revenues from operation of the historic sites to be deposited into the state historic sites 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/24/10 1064s
10-2751
04/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT extending the repeal date of the state park system advisory council and relative to field purchases and transfers of funds for the state park system and the bureau of trails.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 State Park System Advisory Council; Repeal Date Extended. Amend 2007, 359:5 to read as follows:
359:5 Repeal. Section 4 of this act is repealed effective June 30, [2010] 2011.
2 New Section; State Park System; Field Purchases and Transfer of Funds. Amend RSA 216-A by inserting after section 3-k the following new section:
216-A:3-l Field Purchases and Transfer of Funds.
I. Notwithstanding RSA 21-I:17-a, I, the director of the division of parks and recreation may make purchases using field purchase orders for expenditures of up to $2,000 for the state park system and facilities.
II. The commissioner of the department of resources and economic development may transfer funds between and among the appropriations for the operation of the state park system. The commissioner shall submit a report on a quarterly basis to the fiscal committee of the general court and the governor and council of all transfers made under this paragraph. RSA 9:17-a and RSA 9:17-c shall not apply to transfers made under this paragraph.
3 New Paragraphs; Bureau of Trails; Responsibilities. Amend RSA 215-A:3 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraphs:
II-a. Notwithstanding RSA 21-I:17-a, I, the director of the division of parks and recreation may make purchases using field purchase orders for expenditures of up to $2,000 for the state trail system and facilities.
II-b. The commissioner of the department of resources and economic development may transfer funds between and among the appropriations for the bureau of trails. The commissioner shall submit a report on a quarterly basis to the fiscal committee of the general court and the governor and council of all transfers made under this paragraph. RSA 9:17-a and RSA 9:17-c shall not apply to transfers made under this paragraph.
4 New Paragraphs; Snowmobiles; Bureau Responsibilities. Amend RSA 215-C:2 by inserting after paragraph VIII the following new paragraphs:
VIII-a. Notwithstanding RSA 21-I:17-a, I, the director of the division of parks and recreation may make purchases using field purchase orders for expenditures of up to $2,000 for the state trail system and facilities.
VIII-b. The commissioner of the department of resources and economic development may transfer funds between and among the appropriations for the bureau of trails. The commissioner shall submit a report on a quarterly basis to the fiscal committee of the general court and the governor and council of all transfers made under this paragraph. RSA 9:17-a and RSA 9:17-c shall not apply to transfers made under this paragraph.
5 State Historic Sites Fund. Amend RSA 12-A:10-f, I to read as follows:
I. There is hereby established in the office of the state treasurer a fund to be known as the state historic sites fund which shall be kept separate and distinct from all other funds. Such fund shall be the depository of all fees, rentals, revenue from operations, retail sales, net profit from concession operations, donations, gifts, and grants received from the bureau of historic sites pursuant to RSA 12-A:10-e. All moneys in such fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the bureau of historic sites for the purposes set forth in RSA 12-A:10-e, including the principal and interest on any bonds which may be issued in the name of the state for the purpose of capital improvements to the state historic sites properties under the administration of department of resources and economic development.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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10-2751 Amended 04/14/10
SB 313 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT extending the repeal date of the state park system advisory council and relative to field purchases and transfers of funds for the state park system and the bureau of trails.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Resources and Economic Development states this bill, as amended by the Senate (Amendment #2010-1064s), has no fiscal impact.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Resources and Economic Development states this bill changes where certain restricted revenue is deposited. This bill will deposit all historic sites fees, rentals, revenue from operations, retail sales, and net profit from concession operations into the state historic sites fund instead of the state park fund. The Department estimates $35,000 will be no longer be deposited into the state park fund and instead be deposited into the historic sites fund.