HB645 (2011) Detail

Eliminating various taxes and fees and tax and fee increases enacted in fiscal years 2007 through 2010.


HB 645-FN-A-LOCAL – AS INTRODUCED

2011 SESSION

11-0223

09/01

HOUSE BILL 645-FN-A-LOCAL

AN ACT eliminating various taxes and fees and tax and fee increases enacted in fiscal years 2007 through 2010.

SPONSORS: Rep. Hess, Merr 9; Rep. Chandler, Carr 1; Rep. Tamburello, Rock 3

COMMITTEE: Ways and Means

ANALYSIS

This bill eliminates various taxes and fees and tax and fee increases enacted in fiscal years 2007 through 2010.

In this bill:

(1) Sections 1-18 relate to fiscal year 2007.

(2) Sections 19-26 relate to fiscal year 2008.

(3) Sections 27-85 relate to fiscal years 2009 and 2010.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

11-0223

09/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT eliminating various taxes and fees and tax and fee increases enacted in fiscal years 2007 through 2010.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Meals and Rooms Operators; Licenses; Fee Deleted. RSA 78-A:4, II is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

II. No fee for shall be charged for the issuance of an original or renewal license under paragraph I.

2 Hazardous Waste; Operator Permit Fee. Amend RSA 147-A:4, II to read as follows:

II. A permit application fee not to exceed [$7,500] $5,000 shall accompany each permit, permit modification, and permit renewal application. The amount of the fee shall reflect the relative effort necessary for review of the application. Permit application fees shall be used by the department for review of applications. In addition to the application fee, the applicant shall be responsible for all reasonable hearing costs incurred by the department. State costs which exceed the permit application fee shall be charged monthly to the applicant at an hourly rate which includes, but is not limited to, staff salaries and benefit costs, current operating expenses, legal costs and travel. The hourly rate shall also be used to calculate any department costs associated with implementing and enforcing the terms and conditions of a permit issued by the department. Permit fees received by the department under this section shall be placed in the hazardous waste cleanup fund as established under RSA 147-B:3, shall be accounted for separately and shall be used in processing applications and enforcing and implementing conditions of a permit.

3 Small Quantity Waste Generator Fee. Amend RSA 147-A:5, IV(b) to read as follows:

(b) Each small quantity hazardous waste generator shall pay non-refundable fees at a rate of $60 per year [for the period of January 1, 2004 to June 30, 2007, and at a rate of $90 per year beginning] each July 1[, 2007,] to cover department expenses for conducting the self-certification program and hiring of program staff. Total fees due for each year shall be submitted with the self-certification declaration form required under subparagraph (a).

4 Initial Waste Activity Notification Fees. Amend RSA 147-A:6-a, I to read as follows:

I. Each initial notification of hazardous waste activity filed by any new hazardous waste generator in New Hampshire shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee of [$150] $100.

5 Brownfields Program Fees. Amend RSA 147-F:9, II(e) to read as follows:

(e) A non-refundable application fee of [$750] $500.

6 Brownfields Program Fees; Program Eligibility; Review Work. Amend RSA 147-F:14, I-II to read as follows:

I. Any person, except for the state and local governments, including school districts, who requests an eligibility determination under RSA 147-F:4 shall pay a nonrefundable application fee of [$750] $500 for program eligibility which shall be deposited in the hazardous waste cleanup fund. Any resubmittal of an incomplete application shall require an additional $500 for each resubmission.

II. Any eligible person, except for the state and local governments, including school districts, who has previously paid the initial application fee, or any person who becomes a program participant under RSA 147-F:5, V, shall pay a nonrefundable [$4,500] $3,000 fee which shall be deposited in the hazardous waste cleanup fund and used for purposes of the review work performed by the department under this chapter.

7 Motor Vehicle Registration Fees. Amend RSA 261:141, III(g) to read as follows:

(g) For all motor vehicles other than those in RSA 261:141, I:

0-3000 lbs. [$31.20 ($2.60 per month)] $25.20 ($2.10 per month)

3001-5000 lbs. [$43.20 ($3.60 per month)] $37.20 ($3.10 per month)

5001-8000 lbs. [$55.20 ($4.60 per month)] $49.20 ($4.10 per month)

8001-73,280 lbs. [$ .96 per hundred lbs. gross weight] $.84 per hundred lbs gross weight.

8 Truck-tractor Registration Fees. Amend RSA 261:141, III(h) to read as follows:

(h) Truck-tractors to be used in conjunction with a semi-trailer, gross weight shall include the weight of such tractors, the weight of the heaviest semi-trailer to be used therewith, and the weight of the maximum load to be carried thereby: up to 73,280 pounds [$.96] $.84 per 100 pounds gross weight, over 73,280 pounds--$1.44 shall be charged for each 100 pounds gross weight or portion thereof in excess of 73,280 pounds.

9 Motorcycle Registration Fee. Amend RSA 261:141, III(o) to read as follows:

(o) For each motorcycle – [$15] $12.

10 Terrain Alteration Permit Fees. Amend RSA 485-A:17, II to read as follows:

II. The department shall charge a fee for each review of plans, including project inspections, required under this section. The fee shall be based on the extent of contiguous area to be disturbed. Except for RSA 483-B:9, the fee for plans encompassing an area of at least 100,000 square feet but less than 200,000 square feet shall be [$1,250] $500. For the purposes of RSA 483-B:9, the fee for plans encompassing an area of at least 50,000 square feet but less than 200,000 square feet shall be [$1,250] $500. An additional fee of [$500] $200 shall be assessed for each additional area of up to 100,000 square feet to be disturbed. No permit shall be issued by the department until the fee required by this paragraph is paid. All fees required under this paragraph shall be paid when plans are submitted for review and shall be deposited in the terrain alteration fund established in paragraph II-a.

11 Excavating and Dredging Permit Fees. Amend RSA 482-A:3, I(a) – (c) to read as follows:

I.(a) No person shall excavate, remove, fill, dredge or construct any structures in or on any bank, flat, marsh, or swamp in and adjacent to any waters of the state without a permit from the department. The permit application together with a detailed plan and a map showing the exact location of the proposed project, along with 4 copies of the permit application, plan and map, shall be submitted to the town or city clerk, accompanied by a filing fee in the form of a check made out by the applicant to the state of New Hampshire. The permit application fee shall be $100 for minimum impact projects under this chapter

(b) The permit application fee for minor and major shoreline structure projects shall be [$200] $100 plus an impact fee, based on the area of dredge, fill, or dock surface area proposed, or a combination. The shoreline structure impact fee shall be [$2] $1 per square foot for permanent dock surface area; [$1] $.50 per square foot for seasonal dock surface area; and [$.20] $.10 per square foot for dredge or fill surface area or both. [For projects involving only the repair, reconstruction, or reconfiguration of an existing docking structure, the application fee shall be $200.]

(c) [The permit application fee shall be $200 for minimum impact dredge and fill projects under this chapter. The permit application fee shall be $.20 per square foot of proposed impact for all minor and major impact dredge and fill projects under this chapter and there shall be a minimum fee of $200 for all such projects that impact fewer than 1,000 square feet.] The permit application fees for minor or major projects shall be $.10 per square foot of proposed impact for all other projects under this chapter. For projects involving the repair, reconstruction, or reconfiguration of an existing docking structure, the application fee shall be $100.

12 Moose Permit Fees; Nonresidents. Amend RSA 208:1-a, II to read as follows:

II. The executive director, with the consent of the commission, shall also adopt rules under RSA 541-A to regulate the issuance of licenses or permits, including the establishment of a lottery for awarding of permits to applicants, and to set fees for applications, licenses, or permits for both resident and nonresident applicants[, provided the fee for nonresident permits shall be at least $450].

13 Wild Turkey License. Amend RSA 214:9, XI to read as follows:

XI. If the applicant [is a resident and wishes to hunt wild turkeys, $15, and if the applicant is a nonresident and] wishes to hunt wild turkeys, [$30] $5, and the fish and game department shall thereupon issue a wild turkey license or permit which shall entitle the licensee to hunt, shoot, kill and take turkey, except by the use of traps.

14 New Paragraph; Workers’ Compensation; Administration Fund; Insurance Premium Tax Credit. Amend RSA 281-A:59 by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:

VIII. Payments made to the fund by insurance carriers, less the amount of any civil penalty assessed under paragraph VII, shall constitute a credit against payments due under RSA 400-A:32.

15 New Section; Communications Services Tax; Exemption. Amend RSA 82-A by inserting after section 5 the following new section:

82-A:5-a Exemption. The first $12 of the monthly gross charge for a residential customer’s telephone exchange access and exchange service shall be exempt from the tax imposed by RSA 82-A:3. If billing is other than on a monthly basis, the exemption allowed shall be prorated to the ratio that the billing period bears to a period of 30 days.

16 New Paragraph; Water Supplies; Laboratory Testing Fees. Amend RSA 131:3-a by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:

I-a. Beginning July 1, 2011, all fees charged by the commissioner under paragraph I shall be discounted by a percentage determined by the commissioner to reflect the fees charged for similar laboratory tests as of July 1, 2006.

17 Dam Registration Fee. Amend RSA 482:8-a to read as follows:

482:8-a Annual Registration Fee. Annual registration fees for dams shall be payable to the department on January 1 of each calendar year. Yearly dam registration fees shall be based on classification as follows: Low hazard potential = [$400] $100; Significant hazard potential = [$750] $300; High hazard potential = [$1,500] $600. If the hazard classification designated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a dam differs from the classification designated by the department, the annual dam registration fees shall be based on the classification designated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission except that a dam which is classified as a non-menace dam by the department shall be exempt from the annual dam registration fee for as long as the dam is classified by the department as a non-menace dam. Revenues from this annual registration are to be collected by the department and deposited in the dam maintenance fund established in RSA 482:55 to be used for the inspection of dams.

18 Dam Reconstruction Fees. Amend RSA 482:9, II to read as follows:

II. The filing of the statement required by paragraph I or an application required by RSA 482:5 shall be accompanied by a fee for each statement or application filed. The fee shall be deposited in the dam maintenance fund established in RSA 482:55 to be used for the permitting of dams. The fee shall be as follows:

(a) [Non-hazard potential dam $2,000

(b)] Low hazard potential dam [$3,000] $250

[(c)] (b) Significant hazard potential dam [$4,000] $750

[(d)] (c) High hazard potential dam [$4,000] $1,000

19 Repeals.

I. RSA 478:17-g, II, relative to the $25 additional charge for recording documents with the register of deeds to be paid to the land and community heritage investment program.

II. RSA 490:26, II, relative to a $25 surcharge added to each civil filing fee for all courts.

20 Insurance Fees; Producers. Amend RSA 400-A:29, X to read as follows:

X. Producers; resident and non-resident.

(a) Non-refundable application and license fee $210

(b) Biennial renewal $150

(c) Amendment to license $50

[(d) Additional fee for late renewal $150

(e) Fee for late completion of continuing education $50

(f) Appointment fee $25

(g) Termination fee $25

(h) Address change fee $10

(i) Mail return fee $25]

21 Insurance Fees; Adjuster’s Licenses. Amend RSA 400-A:29, XV to read as follows:

XV. Adjuster’s licenses; resident and non-resident.

(a) Non-refundable application and license fee [$75] $40

(b) Biennial renewal [$75] $25

(c) Amendment to license $50

[(d) Additional fee for late renewal $75

(e) Fee for late completion of continuing education $25

(f) Address change fee $10

(g) Mail return fee $25]

22 Insurance Fees; Public Adjusters; Insurance Consultants. Amend RSA 400-A:29, XVIII and XIX to read as follows:

XVIII. Public adjusters; resident and non-resident.

(a) Non-refundable application and license fee $100

(b) Biennial renewal $100

[(c) Additional fee for late renewal $100

(d) Fee for late completion of continuing education $25

(e) Address change fee $10

(f) Mail return fee $25]

XIX. Insurance consultants; resident and non-resident

(a) Non-refundable application and license fee $210

(b) Biennial renewal $150

(c) Amendment to license $50

[(d) Additional fee for late renewal $150

(e) Fee for late completion of continuing education $50

(f) Address change fee $10

(g) Mail return fee $25]

23 Department of Transportation Public Document Fees. Amend RSA 21-L:4-a to read as follows:

21-L:4-a Reports, Manuals, and Other Publications[; Reimbursement Fees]. The commissioner of transportation is authorized to prepare, publish, and distribute reports, manuals, plans, specifications, charts, surveys, or other documents consistent with the responsibilities of the department. The commissioner may charge fees to reimburse the department for costs incurred in copying such documents, and for applicable mailing costs. [The commissioner shall publish a schedule of reimbursement fees to be approved by the fiscal committee of the general court. The schedule of reimbursement fees may be updated on a bi-annual basis.]

24 Bail Commissioner Fees. Amend RSA 597:20 to read as follows:

597:20 Fees. The bail commissioners in such cases shall be entitled to a fee of [$40] $30. However, clerks of court or members of their staffs who are bail commissioners shall be entitled to collect such fee only when called while not on active duty. In jurisdictions where the bail commissioner is a full-time salaried police officer, constable, sheriff, deputy sheriff, state police employee, or anyone else authorized to execute police powers, such person shall not receive the fee established in this section, but instead such amount shall be remitted to the town or city in which the district court is situated.

25 Repeal. The following are repealed:

I. RSA 178:28, V-a and V-b, relative to discounts for off-premises retail licenses with annual wine purchases of a specified amount.

II. RSA 310-A:188, relative to the authority of the joint board to adopt fees for home inspector licensing, is repealed.

III. RSA 326-B:4, XIII and RSA 326-B:8, relative to the authority of the board of nursing to establish fees.

IV. RSA 330-C:8, relative to the authority of the board of licensing for alcohol and other drug use professionals to establish fees.

V. RSA 400-A:29, XXII, relative to application and renewal fees for discount medical plan organizations charged by the insurance department.

26 Motor Vehicle Registration Fee Charged by Municipal Agents. Amend RSA 261:74-d to read as follows:

261:74-d Additional Fees Charged by Agents. Each registration agent may charge an applicant [not more than $3, $.50 of which is to recover local production and administrative costs, that shall be in addition to the fees otherwise required to issue, renew, or transfer a motor vehicle registration. The remaining $2.50 of this] a fee of not more than $2.50, which shall be retained either by the municipality if the registration agent receiving the fee is on salary to the municipality, or by the agent if the agent is not on salary to the municipality but is paid on a fee basis.

27 Small Claims Fees. Amend RSA 503:4, II to read as follows:

II. The sum of $5 shall be added to each entry fee collected in the district courts for small claims actions [in which the amount of debt or damages is $5,000 or less and the sum of $60 shall be added to each entry fee collected in the district courts for small claims actions in which the amount of debt or damages exceeds $5,000. Such sums] and shall be deposited in the mediation and arbitration fund established under RSA 490-E:4.

28 Nonresident Commercial Salt Water License. Amend RSA 211:49-a, II to read as follows:

II. The fee for an annual license shall be [$500] $300. The license shall be for the operator of the boat, vessel, flotation device, or gear, and helpers; provided, however, that helpers shall not be allowed for the taking of sea urchins or scallops by diving.

29 Tobacco Tax. Amend RSA 78:7 to read as follows:

78:7 Tax Imposed. A tax upon the retail consumer is hereby imposed at the rate of [$1.78] $.80 for each package containing 20 cigarettes or at a rate proportional to such rate for packages containing more or less than 20 cigarettes, on all cigarettes sold at retail in this state. The payment of the tax shall be evidenced by affixing stamps to the smallest packages containing the cigarettes in which such products usually are sold at retail. The word “package” as used in this section shall not include individual cigarettes. No tax is imposed on any transactions, the taxation of which by this state is prohibited by the Constitution of the United States.

30 Meals and Rooms Tax. Amend RSA 78-A:6 to read as follows:

78-A:6 Imposition of Tax.

I. A tax of [9] 8 percent of the rent is imposed upon each occupancy.

II. A tax is imposed on taxable meals based upon the charge therefor as follows:

(a) [Four] Three cents for a charge between $.36 and $.37 inclusive;

(b) [Five] Four cents for a charge between $.38 and $.50 inclusive;

(c) [Six] Five cents for a charge between $.51 and $.62 inclusive;

(d) [Seven] Six cents for a charge between $.63 and $.75 inclusive;

(e) [Eight] Seven cents for a charge between $.76 and $.87 inclusive;

(f) [Nine] Eight cents for a charge between $.88 and $1.00 inclusive;

(g) [Nine] Eight percent of the charge for taxable meals over $1.00, provided that fractions of cents shall be rounded up to the next whole cent.

II-a. A tax of [9] 8 percent is imposed upon the gross rental receipts of each rental.

III. The operator shall collect the taxes imposed by this section and shall pay them over to the state as provided in this chapter.

31 Copies of Motor Vehicle Records. Amend RSA 260:15, II to read as follows:

II. The department may issue a copy of any motor vehicle record upon the request of an insurance company or any other authorized agent, and notwithstanding RSA 91-A shall require payment by the insurance company or authorized agent of a fee of [$12 for email or other computer-generated requests where payment is debited against an account established with the department, or $15 for all other requests] $8, which shall be deposited in the fire standards and training and emergency medical services fund established in RSA 21-P:12-d.

32 License Fees; Copies. Amend RSA 263:42, II to read as follows:

II. For every certified copy of a registration, license, or driving record, [$15] $10, except that the commissioner shall waive the fee for local, state, and federal law enforcement and criminal justice agencies requesting such information for investigative purposes and may, for good cause, waive the fee in cases involving other government agencies or the public defender if the commissioner determines that such a waiver is in the public interest.

33 Water Pollution Control Loans. Amend RSA 486:14, I(b) to read as follows:

(b) A sum equal to [2] one percent of all loan principal balances outstanding each year, which shall be an administrative charge, shall be set aside to be used by the department of environmental services to pay the costs of administering the state water pollution control and drinking water revolving loan funds. The funds set aside shall be deposited in nonlapsing water pollution control and drinking water loan administration funds and shall be continually appropriated to the department exclusively for the purposes of this section. [If the sum of the administrative charge plus interest charge as established by rules of the department of environmental services based on market rates is less than 2 percent for a loan, then the administrative charge shall be equal to this sum and no interest charge shall be assessed on the loan.]

34 Sewage Disposal and Subdivision Plan Fees. Amend RSA 485-A:30, I to read as follows:

I. Any person submitting plans and specifications for a subdivision of land shall pay to the department a fee of [$300] $150 per lot. Said fee shall be for reviewing such plans and specifications and making site inspections. Any person submitting plans and specifications for sewage or waste disposal systems shall pay to the department a fee of [$290] $140 for each system. Said fee shall be for reviewing such plans and specifications, making site inspections, the administration of sludge and septage management programs, and for establishing a system for electronic permitting for waste disposal systems, subdivision plans, and for permits and approvals under the department’s land regulation authority. The fees required by this paragraph shall be paid at the time said plans and specifications are submitted and shall be deposited in the subsurface systems fund established in paragraph I-b. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term “lot” shall not include tent sites or travel trailer sites in recreational parks which are operated on a seasonal basis for not more than 9 months per year.

35 Inspection Sticker Fees. Amend RSA 266:2 to read as follows:

266:2 Fees. The fee for inspection stickers shall be [$3.25] $2.50 for each sticker furnished an approved inspection station. [The division shall transfer $.25 of each fee collected under this section to the motor vehicle air pollution abatement fund established by RSA 125-S:3 and $.25 of each fee collected under this section to the general fund.] All unused stickers returned by the approved inspection station to the division shall be refundable at the rate of $3.25 each, except that unused stickers purchased from the division for a fee of $2.50 shall be refundable at the rate of $2.50 each.

36 Penalty Assessment. Amend RSA 188-F:31, I to read as follows:

I. Every court shall levy a penalty assessment of $2 or [24] 20 percent, whichever is greater, on each fine or penalty imposed by the court for a criminal offense, including any fine or penalty for a violation of RSA title XXI or any municipal ordinance, except for a violation of a municipal ordinance relating to motor vehicles unlawfully left or parked.

37 Judicial Branch Information Technology Fund. Amend RSA 490:26-h, I(a) to read as follows:

(a) Fourteen percent of each entry fee collected in the judicial branch family division and in the supreme, district, superior, and probate courts [and 16.67 percent of the penalty assessment collected pursuant to RSA 188-F:31] shall be deposited in the judicial branch information technology fund.

38 Penalty Assessment. Amend RSA 188-F:31, IV to read as follows:

IV. The clerk of each court shall collect all penalty assessments and shall transmit the amount collected under paragraphs I-III to the state treasurer for deposit in the following funds. The state treasurer shall deposit [54.17] 65 percent of the amount collected in the police standards and training council training fund, [16.67] 20 percent of the amount collected in the victims’ assistance fund, [16.67 percent of the amount collected in the judicial branch information technology fund,] and the remainder in the general fund.

39 Annulment of Criminal Records. Amend RSA 651:5, IX to read as follows:

IX. When a petition for annulment is timely brought, the court shall require the department of corrections to report to the court concerning any state or federal convictions, arrests or prosecutions of the petitioner and any other information which the court believes may aid in making a determination on the petition. The department shall charge the petitioner a fee of $100 to cover the cost of such investigation unless the petitioner demonstrates that he or she is indigent, or has been found not guilty, or the case has been dismissed or not prosecuted in accordance with paragraph II. [The department of safety shall charge the successful petitioner a fee of $100 for researching and correcting the criminal history record accordingly, unless the petitioner demonstrates that he or she is indigent, or has been found not guilty, or the case has been dismissed or not prosecuted in accordance with paragraph II.] The court shall provide a copy of the petition to the prosecutor of the underlying offense and permit them to be heard regarding the interest of justice in regard to the petition.

40 Great Bay; Saltwater License. Amend RSA 211:17-b to read as follows:

211:17-b Operation of Motor Vehicles, Snowmobiles, or OHRVs on Ice on Great Bay. No person shall drive a motor vehicle, snowmobile, or OHRV on the ice on Great Bay, except that any person who holds a New Hampshire [recreational saltwater] fishing license [under RSA 214:9, XVI] may do so, provided that he or she does not drive or park his or her vehicle any closer than 300 feet to any occupied so-called bob-house, fishing shanty, or fishing hole other than the one the person occupies. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person engaged in emergency rescue operations or public service of any description. No person driving a motor vehicle, snowmobile, or OHRV on the ice on Great Bay shall operate said vehicle at a speed greater than 10 miles per hour. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a violation.

41 Boat Registration Fee Reduction; Effective Date. Amend 2009, 144:301, VII to read as follows:

VII. Section 150 of this act shall take effect July 1, [2015] 2011.

42 Lake Restoration and Preservation Fee. Amend RSA 270-E:5, II(a) to read as follows:

(a) [$7.50] $5 for each registration specified in paragraph I. The fees collected under this subparagraph shall be paid into the lake restoration and preservation fund established under RSA 487:25.

43 Addition to Boat Fee. Amend RSA 487:25, I to read as follows:

I. The fee of [$7.50] $5 collected under the provisions of RSA 270-E:5, II(a) shall be paid to the director of the division of motor vehicles. The director of the division of motor vehicles shall pay over said fee to the state treasurer who shall keep the fee in a special fund to be expended by the department of environmental services. The department shall use $.50 of the fee for lake restoration and preservation measures, exclusive of exotic aquatic weed control, [$3] $1.50 of the fee for the control of exotic aquatic weeds, and [$4] $3 of the fee for the milfoil and other exotic aquatic plants prevention program. The department shall deposit the [$4] $3 into a special account within the lake restoration and preservation fund which shall be used to administer the milfoil and other exotic aquatic plants prevention program. The special fund shall be nonlapsing. All funds received under this section are continually appropriated to the department for the purposes of this subdivision.

44 Agent Fee. Amend RSA 270-E:5, II(c) to read as follows:

(c) [$5] $1.50 for each registration processed by an authorized agent of the department who is not an employee of the department. The fees collected under this subparagraph shall be collected and retained by the authorized agent as compensation for processing the registration.

45 Transfer Fee. Amend RSA 270-E:10 to read as follows:

270-E:10 Notice of Transfer; Destruction or Abandonment. The owner shall furnish the department written notice of the transfer of all or any part of his or her interest, other than the creation of a security interest, in a vessel registered in this state pursuant to this chapter or the destruction or abandonment of such vessel within 15 days of its transfer, destruction, or abandonment. Such transfer, destruction, or abandonment shall terminate the certificate of numbers for such vessel, except that in the case of a transfer of a part interest which does not affect the owner’s rights to operate such vessel, the transfer shall not terminate the certificate of numbers. If a vessel is transferred, the original number shall be retained by the new owner. A person who transfers the ownership of a vessel, upon filing a new application, may have another boat registered in his or her name for the remainder of the period for which the vessel is registered for [$5] $3.

46 License Fees. Amend RSA 270-E:23 to read as follows:

270-E:23 License Fees. There shall be paid to the commissioner for every general certificate of captain, master, pilot, or engineer, [$15] $4, and for every limited certificate of captain, master, pilot, or engineer, $2. A general certificate shall entitle the holder thereof to act in the capacity named on any vessel of the class described in the certificate; a limited certificate shall entitle the holder to act in such capacity only on a particular vessel named in the certificate. Only one certificate shall be required to entitle the holder thereof to act in any or all of the above capacities on any motorized vessel permitted to carry a maximum of 25 persons. [If a person fails the examination required by RSA 270-E:22, I, the person may retake the examination for a fee of $10 paid to the commissioner.] The fees paid [for re-examinations and] for certificates issued under this section shall be deposited in the navigation safety fund established under RSA 270-E:6-a.

47 License to Carry. Amend RSA 159:6, I to read as follows:

I. The selectmen of a town or the mayor or chief of police of a city or some full-time police officer designated by them respectively, upon application of any resident of such town or city, or the director of state police, or some person designated by such director, upon application of a nonresident, shall issue a license to such applicant authorizing the applicant to carry a loaded pistol or revolver in this state for not less than 4 years from the date of issue, if it appears that the applicant has good reason to fear injury to the applicant’s person or property or has any proper purpose, and that the applicant is a suitable person to be licensed. Hunting, target shooting, or self-defense shall be considered a proper purpose. The license shall be valid for all allowable purposes regardless of the purpose for which it was originally issued. The license shall be in duplicate and shall bear the name, address, description, and signature of the licensee. The original shall be delivered to the licensee and the duplicate shall be preserved by the people issuing the same for 4 years. When required, license renewal shall take place within the month of the fourth anniversary of the license holder’s date of birth following the date of issuance. The license shall be issued within 14 days after application, and, if such application is denied, the reason for such denial shall be stated in writing, the original of which such writing shall be delivered to the applicant, and a copy kept in the office of the person to whom the application was made. The fee for licenses issued to residents of the state shall be $10, which fee shall be for the use of the law enforcement department of the town or city granting said licenses; the fee for licenses granted to out-of-state residents shall be [$100] $20, which fee shall be for the use of the state. The director of state police is hereby authorized and directed to prepare forms for the licenses required under this chapter and forms for the application for such licenses and to supply the same to officials of the cities and towns authorized to issue the licenses. No other forms shall be used by officials of cities and towns. The cost of the forms shall be paid out of the fees received from nonresident licenses.

48 Vanity Number Plates. Amend RSA 261:89 to read as follows:

261:89 Vanity Number Plates. The director is hereby authorized to design and to issue, under such rules as the director deems appropriate, vanity number plates to be used on motor vehicles in lieu of other number plates. Such number plates shall be of such design and shall bear such letters or letters and numbers as the director shall prescribe, but there shall be no duplication of identification. Such number plates or a changeable designation of the effective period thereof, as the director shall determine, shall be issued only upon application therefor and upon payment of a special vanity plate service fee of [$40] $25, said special fee to be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee and any other number plate manufacturing fee otherwise required by law for the particular vehicle. [Plates shall be renewed on an annual basis for $40 per set.] All special fees collected under this section shall be paid to the state treasurer and distributed as provided by RSA 263:52.

49 Vanity Number Plates. Amend RSA 261:141, III(cc) to read as follows:

(cc) For each vanity number plate set--[40] $25.

50 Vanity Number Plates. Amend RSA 261:141, VII(d) to read as follows:

(d) For vanity plate service fee--[$40] $25.

51 Driver Training Fund. Amend RSA 263:52, I-II to read as follows:

I. The proceeds from original license fees as provided in RSA 263:42 and $5 from the vanity plate service fee collected in accordance with RSA 261:89, plus such additional portion of the $25 service fee for vanity plates or the renewal of the use of such plates as is needed to fully fund the driver training program for each fiscal year as determined by the general court pursuant to paragraph II, after costs of such plates or designation of effective periods thereof and issuance of same have been appropriated and deducted, shall be expended solely for courses of instruction and training in safe motor vehicle driving conducted in or under the supervision of secondary schools. After all costs of administration of the program each year of the biennium have been reserved, the balance which is appropriated to the driver training program shall be paid to the state treasurer by June 30 of each year. Such balance shall be kept in a separate fund which shall be paid out on or before September 15 of each year to participating schools prorated on a per-pupil basis for those who have completed the driver education program. Subject to final approval by the governor and council, the commissioner of safety jointly with the commissioner of education shall adopt pursuant to RSA 541-A and publish rules governing the courses of instruction and training and determining eligibility of secondary schools to receive moneys from the fund established by this section.

II. Of the [$40] $25 vanity plate service fee [and the fee for renewal of vanity number plates], $5 shall automatically be credited to the driver training fund until all fees in such fund equal the amount of money estimated by the general court as available for expenditure for the driver training program from that fund for that fiscal year, which shall include $150 for each pupil who has completed the driver education program. Once the legislative estimates have been matched for the current fiscal year, the balance of all such fees shall be transferred to the general fund and shall be available as unrestricted revenue.

52 Homestead Food License. Amend RSA 143-A:12, II to read as follows:

II. There is hereby established a 2-level homestead license. One-time fees for each level shall be [established by rule under RSA 143-A:13, V and shall not exceed the cost of license processing] $25. It shall be unlawful for a processor or a manufacturer to operate a homestead without a homestead license as required under this subdivision. The commissioner and the commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food shall administer the homestead licensure required under this subdivision.

53 Health Facility Licensure. RSA 151:5 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

151:5 Licenses.

I. Licenses issued hereunder shall expire one year after the date of issuance, or upon such uniform dates annually, as the department of health and human services shall prescribe by rule. Licenses shall be issued only for the premises and persons named in the application, and shall not be transferable or assignable. Licenses shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. Fees for an annual license shall be:

(a) Facilities with inpatient beds; $2.50 per bed per year.

(b) Laboratories; $65 per year for each category of testing licensed.

(c) Facilities without inpatient beds; $50 per year.

(d) Home health care providers; $20 per year.

II. “Inpatient bed” in this section means a bed held out for continuous overnight occupancy.

54 Application for Condominium Registration. Amend RSA 356-B:51, VII to read as follows:

VII. Each application shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount equal to [$50] $30 per unit, except that the initial application fee shall be not less than [$600] $300 nor more than [$5,000] $2,000, and the fee for any application for registration of additional units shall be not less than [$400] $200 nor more than [$5,000] $2,000.

55 Application for Subdivision Registration. Amend RSA 356-A:5, VII to read as follows:

VII. Every application shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount equal to [$60] $30 per lot, parcel, unit, or interest, except that the initial application fee shall not be less than [$600] $300 nor more than [$5,000] $2,000, and the fee for any application for registration of additional lots, parcels, units, or interests shall not be less than [$400] $200 nor more than [$5,000] $2,000.

56 Discounts on Liquor Sales to Licensees. Amend RSA 178:28, V to read as follows:

V. A schedule of hours and procedures by which fortified wines and table wines may be purchased at the discount price for resale by holders of off-premises retail licenses at percentages of discount to be determined by the commission. Such discounts [for holders of off-premises retail licenses with annual wine purchases under $350,000] shall be no less than 15 percent less than the regular retail price in the liquor stores and 20 percent less than the regular price F.O.B. at the warehouse.

57 Tax on Transfer of Real Property; Definitions. Amend RSA 78-B:1-a, VI to read as follows:

VI. “Real estate holding company” means [an] a business organization, as defined in RSA 77-A:1, I, which is engaged principally in the business of owning, holding, selling, or leasing real estate and which owns real estate or an interest in real estate within the state.

58 Debt Adjustment License Renewal. Amend RSA 399-D:9, III to read as follows:

III. A renewal fee of [$500] $100 for the principal office license and for each branch office license shall be submitted with the application for license renewal.

59 Methadone Detoxification and Maintenance. Amend RSA 318-B:10, VII(f)-(g) to read as follows:

(f) [The department shall assess a fee to be paid by providers of methadone detoxification and maintenance programs for certification and administration by the department. The fee shall be $8 per client based on the annual client census of the previous calendar year. If the provider had no clients in the previous calendar year, then the fee shall be $1,000. All moneys collected by the department from fees authorized under this subparagraph shall be deposited into the general fund.

(g)] The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall report by July 31, 2010, and each July 31 thereafter, to the chairpersons of the house and senate ways and means committees, the house and senate committees having jurisdiction over health and human services, and the oversight committee on health and human services under RSA 126-A:13, on the number of methadone detoxification and maintenance program clinics certified under RSA 318-B:10, VII, the number of clients, and the average annual census data[, the amount of fees assessed providers, and any recommendations for changes to the fee structure].

60 Mediation and Arbitration Fund. Amend RSA 490-E:4, I(a) to read as follows:

(a) All moneys collected pursuant to RSA 490:27, II[; RSA 490-D:12, III;] and RSA 503:4, II[, and RSA 502-A:28, III].

61 Fish and Game Agent Fee. Amend RSA 214-A:4, II to read as follows:

II. The agent shall collect from the applicant a fee of [$3] $2 for each OHRV and snowmobile registration issued and shall account to the executive director for the full face value of the registration decals. He or she shall pay to the executive director no later than the fourteenth of each month the full face value of all registrations sold up to the first of the same month and shall report the names and addresses of all persons to whom registration decals have been sold and such other information as may be requested on blanks to be furnished by the executive director. All registrations sold at the department headquarters or any subagency thereof shall charge the same fee as outlined in this paragraph, and shall be credited to the fish and game fund.

62 Snowmobile Registration Fees. Amend RSA 215-C:39 to read as follows:

215-C:39 Registration Fees. The fees to be collected under this chapter are as follows:

I. Individual resident registration--[$90] $75 for each snowmobile registration upon presentation of a valid driver’s license issued to a New Hampshire resident 18 years of age or older. An individual resident registering a snowmobile who provides proof, at the time of registration, that the individual is a member of an organized New Hampshire nonprofit snowmobile club which is a member of the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association shall pay [$60] $45 for each snowmobile.

(a) The first [$63.30] $55 for each snowmobile registration registered by an individual who does not, at the time of registration, provide proof of membership in an organized New Hampshire nonprofit snowmobile club, or [$33.30] $25 of each snowmobile registration registered by an individual who provides proof of membership in a snowmobile club as provided for in paragraph I of this section, shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for the bureau’s grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VII.

(b) From the balance, [$13.70] $10.30 from each snowmobile registration shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII, and [$13] $9.70 from each snowmobile registration shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph IX.

II. Resident antique snowmobile permanent registration--[$46.50] $35 for each registration upon presentation of a valid New Hampshire driver’s license issued to a person 18 years of age or older. From each fee collected pursuant to this paragraph:

(a) The first [$26.50] $20 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau’s grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VII.

(b) From the balance, [$10] $7.50 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII, and [$10] $7.50 shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph IX.

III. Individual nonresident registration--[$110] $90 for each snowmobile registration. An individual nonresident registering a snowmobile who provides proof, at the time of registration, that the individual is a member of an organized New Hampshire nonprofit snowmobile club which is a member of the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association, shall pay [$80] $60 for each snowmobile.

(a) The first [$78.20] $66 of each snowmobile registration registered by an individual who does not, at the time of registration, provide proof of membership in an organized New Hampshire nonprofit snowmobile club, or [$48.20] $36 of each snowmobile registration registered by an individual who provides proof, at the time of registration, of membership as provided for in paragraph III of this section shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for the bureau’s grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VII.

(b) From the balance, [$16] $12.10 from each snowmobile registration shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII, and [$15.80] $11.90 from each snowmobile registration shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph IX.

IV. Dealer registration--[$45.50] $35 for each plate.

(a) The first [$20.80] $16 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau’s grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VII.

(b) From the balance, [$12.09] $9.30 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII, and [$12.61] $9.70 shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph IX.

V. Rental agency registration--[$75.40] $58 for each set of decals.

(a) The first [$45.50] $35 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau’s grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VII.

(b) From the balance, [$14.43] $11.10 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII, and [$15.47] $11.90 shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph IX.

VI. Registration after transfer as provided in RSA 215-C:37--[$17.50] $13.

(a) The first [$10.50] $8 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau’s grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VII.

(b) From the balance, [$3.50] $2.80 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII, and [$3.50] $2.20 shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph IX.

VII.(a) Any funds appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for the bureau’s grant-in-aid program shall be kept in a separate account and shall not be used for any other purpose. The corresponding registration fee moneys allocated to the bureau’s grant-in-aid program under paragraphs I and III shall be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account may only be used for grant-in-aid projects that benefit the ridership of snowmobiles. Any unexpended balance in said account shall not lapse, but shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year. From each registration fee collected under this section, [$6.70] $5 shall be used for the sole purpose of purchasing trail grooming equipment. All remaining funds shall be used for trail maintenance, construction, and the purchase of grant-in-aid equipment.

(b) Grants-in-aid shall be granted to snowmobile clubs and political subdivisions for the purchase of equipment and the construction and maintenance of public use snowmobile trails and facilities. The bureau shall make grants on such terms as it deems necessary and shall determine what trails and facilities shall be eligible. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subparagraph, a landowner who grants permission for a grant-in-aid trail to be located on his or her property shall retain the right to establish the inclusive dates during which snowmobile operation shall be permitted. Use of trails on private land shall extend only to the specific type of snowmobile and OHRV permitted by the landowner.

(c) All revenue appropriated in this paragraph shall be in addition to any other funds appropriated to the grant-in-aid program of the bureau of trails. Such revenue is hereby continually appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for the purposes of this paragraph.

VIII. Funds appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau shall be used for the following purposes:

(a) Publications.

(b) Trail maintenance and acquisition.

(c) Land purchases, easements, rights-of-way, and new construction of trails.

(d) Snowmobile facilities.

(e) From the amount collected from each individual registration fee, [$4] $3 shall be used by the bureau for the purposes of purchasing trail maintenance equipment or paying trail maintenance expenses. These funds shall be kept in a separate account and shall be used and appropriated solely for these purposes.

(f) Such other purposes as may be budgeted within the limits of the funds available. Any unexpended balance in said accounts shall not lapse, but shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year.

IX. Any funds appropriated to the fish and game department shall be used for the following purposes:

(a) Enforcement of the provisions of RSA 215-C and RSA 215-A.

(b) Establishment of snowmobile training programs. At the discretion of the director, snowmobile training programs may be combined with OHRV training programs.

(c) Law enforcement under this chapter, which shall be the responsibility of the executive director.

(d) Snowmobile registration.

(e) Such other purposes as may be budgeted within the limitation of the funds available. Any unexpended balance in said accounts shall not lapse, but shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year.

X. Any excess registration fees collected and not expended shall be nonlapsing and shall be retained by the snowmobile and OHRV program for future use. In each year of the biennium, the excess fees collected may be expended by the fish and game department and the department of resources and economic development in the same proportion as described in this section with prior approval of the fiscal committee and the governor and council.

XI. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph X, there shall be paid to the executive director, in addition to the fees required by this section, an additional fee of $1 for each registration required by this section. The additional fee shall be paid into the fish and game search and rescue fund established under RSA 206:42.

XII. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, [$6.70] $5 for each set of plates for snowmobile trails maintenance vehicles. No other fees shall be collected under this chapter for the registration of such vehicles. Any such funds collected shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the costs of administration of snowmobile trails maintenance vehicles.

63 Repeal. The following are repealed:

I. RSA 6:12, I(b)(282), relative to vehicle air pollution abatement fund.

II. RSA 125-S, relative to vehicle air pollution abatement fund.

III. RSA 331-A:24-b, relative to real estate commission handling charge.

IV. RSA 214:9, XVI, relative to recreational saltwater license.

V. RSA 339-F:6, V-VI, relative to cigarette certification fees.

VI. RSA 490:26-a, II-a, relative to time extension fees.

VII. RSA 21-J:13, XIII, relative to rulemaking for the tax on gambling winnings.

VIII. RSA 77:38 through 77:50, relative to taxes on gaming winnings.

IX. RSA 178:28, V-a and V-b, relative to discounts for certain liquor licensees.

X. RSA 77-A:6, I-a, relative to requiring all business to file a return on gains and losses.

XI. RSA 151:36, relative to hospital fee.

XII. RSA 502-A:28, III, relative to addition to district court entry fee.

64 Insurance Fees Decreased. Amend RSA 400-A:29, I and II to read as follows:

I. Certificate of authority.

(a) Application [$1,000] $300

(b) Initial certificate $100

(c) Annual renewal $100

(d) Reinstatement $ 50

(e) Amendment [$ 25] $10

II. Charter documents (other than those filed or transmitted with application for certificate of authority).

(a) For filing or transmitting articles of amendment, $25 domestic companies.

(b) For filing or transmitting a copy of amendment to the articles of incorporation of a foreign or alien company, $35. If the amendment is filed or transmitted more than 60 days after the same has become effective in the home state, the corporation shall pay to the commissioner a penalty of [$50] $25.

65 Insurance Premium Tax; Foreign Insurance Companies. Amend RSA 405:29, I to read as follows:

I. Each licensed producer shall file with the commissioner, not later than January 31st of each year, a sworn statement of the gross premiums charged for insurance procured or placed and the gross return premiums on such insurance cancelled under such license during the year ending on December 31 next preceding, and at the time of filing such statement shall pay to the state treasurer a sum equal to [3] 2 percent of such gross premiums less such return premiums reported.

66 OHRV Fees. Amend RSA 215-A:22, I to read as follows:

I. A person who conveys to another the ownership of his registered OHRV may register in his name another OHRV for the remainder of that registration year, at a reduced rate of [$17.50] $13, provided that the reverse side of the registration form is completely filled out and submitted to a registration agent upon request for transfer.

67 OHRV Fees. Amend RSA 215-A:23, II-a - V-a to read as follows:

II-a. Resident antique all terrain vehicle permanent registration- [$46.50] $35 for each registration upon presentation of a valid New Hampshire driver’s license issued to a person 18 years of age or older. From each fee collected pursuant to this paragraph:

(a) The first [$26.50] $20 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau’s grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VI.

(b) From the balance, [$10] $7.50 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VII, and [$10] $7.50 shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII.

II-b. Resident antique trail bike permanent registration- [$46.50] $35 for each registration upon presentation of a valid New Hampshire driver’s license issued to a person 18 years of age or older. From each fee collected pursuant to this paragraph:

(a) The first [$26.50] $20 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau’s grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VI.

(b) From the balance, [$10] $7.50 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VII, and [$10] $7.50 shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII.

III. Individual nonresident registration- $61 for each 2-wheeled trail bike registration or $70 for each other OHRV registration.

(a) The first $13 of each 2-wheeled trail bike registration or $22 of each other OHRV registration shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for the bureau’s grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VI.

(b) From the balance, $17.10 from each 2-wheeled trail bike or other OHRV registration shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VII, and $30.90 from each 2-wheeled trail bike or other OHRV registration shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII.

IV. Dealer registration—[$45.50] $35 for each plate.

(a) The first $20.80 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau’s grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VI.

(b) From the balance, [$12.09] $9.30 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VII, and [$12.61] $9.70 shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII.

IV-a. Rental agency registration—[$75.40] $58 for each set of decals.

(a) The first [$45.50] $35 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau’s grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VI.

(b) From the balance, [$14.43] $11.10 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VII, and [$15.47] $11.90 shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII.

V. Registration after transfer as provided in RSA 215-A:22- [$17.50] $13.

(a) The first $8 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau’s grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VI.

(b) From the balance, [$3.50] $2.80 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VII, and [$3.50] $2.20 shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII.

[V-a. Temporary Registration for Nonresidents. $34 for each non-transferable, calendar month registration upon presentation of a valid out-of-state driver’s license issued to a person 18 years of age or older. From each fee collected pursuant to this paragraph:

(a) The first $14 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau’s grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VI.

(b) From the balance, $10 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VII, and $10 shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII.]

68 OHRV Fees. Amend RSA 215-A:23, XI to read as follows:

XI. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, [$6.70] $5 for each set of plates for OHRV trails maintenance vehicles. No other fees shall be collected under this chapter for the registration of such vehicles. Any such funds collected shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the costs of administration of OHRV trails maintenance vehicles.

69 Pesticide Registration Fees. Amend RSA 430:38, III to read as follows:

III. The registrant shall pay an annual fee for each pesticide registered as follows:

(a) For a restricted use pesticide, [$120] $80 per product per year;

(b) For a general use pesticide, other than a specialty/household pesticide, [$120] $80 per product per year;

(c) For a specialty/household pesticide, [$120] $80 per product per year.

70 Fuel Oil Import Fees. Amend RSA 146-E:3, II to read as follows:

II. A fee of [0.0125] $.01 per gallon of fuel oil shall be assessed at the time of importation into this state.

71 OHRV Registration Fees. Amend RSA 215-C:37, I to read as follows:

I. A person who conveys to another the ownership of his or her registered snowmobile may register in his or her name another snowmobile for the remainder of that registration year, at a reduced rate of [$17.50] $13, provided that the reverse side of the registration form is completely filled out and submitted to a registration agent upon request for transfer.

72 Mortgage Bankers and Brokers. Amend RSA 397-B:4, I(a) to read as follows:

(a) Any mortgage servicing company which services mortgage loans secured by real property located in the state of New Hampshire shall be required to register with the banking department by filing a registration statement on a form prescribed by the commissioner and paying an original registration fee of [$500 for the principal office and $500 for each branch office] $100. Each such registration shall expire on December 31 of each calendar year. A registration may be renewed by filing a renewal statement on a form prescribed by the commissioner and paying a renewal registration fee of [$500 for the principal office and $500 for each branch office] $50, on or before, December 1 for registration for the ensuing year. Sums collected under this chapter shall be payable to the state treasurer as restricted revenue and credited to the appropriation of the commissioner, consumer credit administration division.

73 Mortgage Bankers and Brokers. Amend RSA 399-D:5, II(a) to read as follows:

(a) Each application shall be accompanied by a current financial statement, certified by a certified public accountant or a public accountant and a nonrefundable license fee of [$500 for the principal office and $500 for each branch office] $100 for each office and an investigation fee of $50.

74 Mortgage Bankers and Broker. Amend RSA 399-G:8, III to read as follows:

III. A renewal fee of $500 for the principal office license and $25 for each authorized delegate registration, up to a maximum annual fee of [$5,000] $4,000, shall be submitted with the application for license renewal.

75 Private Investigator or Security Guard Service License Fees. Amend RSA 106-F:8, I to read as follows:

I. The fee for a private investigative agency license or a security guard service license shall be [$150] $100 for an agency or service employing one person licensed under this chapter and [$500] $400 for an agency or service employing more than one such person. A person may hold one or more types of license at any given time, provided that a separate fee shall be paid for each license so held. Licenses shall be valid for 2 years after the date of issue and shall be renewed every 2 years thereafter, upon application and payment of the fee and submission of certified evidence that the surety bond remains in force. The application for renewal shall be submitted at least 15 days before the expiration of the previously granted license.

76 Tobacco Retailer Annual Fee. Amend RSA 178:29, I to read as follows:

I. On-premises licensees shall pay the following applicable fees annually:

Supplemental Beverages Beverages Cocktail

Only and Wine and Liquor Lounge

Airport $1,200

Ballroom $ 45 $1,200

Bed and Breakfast $480 $840

Beer Festival

One-day $ 250

Two-day $ 300

Three-day $ 350

Catering (all) $1,200

Catering (off-site only) $ 840

Catering (on-site only)

18 events $ 5

36 events $ 5

52 events $ 5

Club Military $ 100

Club Social

9 events $ 250

18 events $ 450

36 events $ 750

52 events $1,200

Club Private $1,200

Club Veterans

9 events $ 250

18 events $ 450

36 events $ 750

52 events $1,200

College Club $1,200

Convention Center $2,400

Dining Car $480 $ 840

Fairs $112

Hotel $840 $1,200

One day License $ 100

Performing Arts $ 360

Racetrack/Motor Vehicle $1,800

Racetrack/Pari-Mutuel $3,000

Rail Cars $1,200

Restaurant $480 $840 $1,200

Special License $ 25

Sports/Entertainment $1,800

Complex

9 events $ 250

18 events $ 450

36 events $ 750

52 events $1,200

Sports Recreation Facility $1,200

[Tobacco Retailer $840]

Vessel $480 $840 $1,200

77 Repeal. RSA 178:29, V-b, relative to fees for direct shippers of alcoholic beverages, is repealed.

78 Late Renewal Fee for Registration of Septic System Designers and Installers. Amend RSA 485-A:35, I(c) and (d) to read as follows:

(c) A permitted designer who fails to file a complete application for renewal, the biennial permit fee, and documentation that the required continuing education has been completed with the department prior to the expiration of the permit shall [pay an additional late renewal fee of $80 with] file the renewal application, biennial permit fee, and documentation, provided such [fees] fee, application, and documentation are filed with the department within 30 days of the permit expiration date.

(d) If the renewal application, biennial permit fee, [late renewal fee,] and documentation are not filed within 30 days of the permit expiration date, the permit shall be deemed suspended. The permit holder may request reinstatement of the permit within 60 days of the suspension by submitting a complete application for renewal, the biennial permit fee specified in subparagraph (a), [the late renewal fee specified in subparagraph (c),] documentation that the required continuing education has been completed, and a reinstatement fee of $80. If the individual does not request reinstatement within 60 days of the suspension, the permit shall be deemed void. Any individual whose permit has become void who wishes to obtain a designer’s permit shall apply as for a new permit pursuant to subparagraph (a).

79 Natural Heritage Bureau Fund Fees. Amend RSA 217-A:7-a to read as follows:

217-A:7-a Natural Heritage Bureau Fund Established.

I. The commissioner [may] shall charge a fee of $25 for screening department records for instances of protected species or environmental review, for using inventory and information services, and for publications and reports [to recover the costs of providing products and services and a reasonable portion of the costs associated with building and maintaining the database].

II. [Fees shall be sufficient to cover the costs of providing services and producing and providing products authorized by this chapter.

III. Fees shall be fixed in a schedule prepared and revised as necessary by the natural heritage bureau, approved by the commissioner, and established in rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A. The fees charged under this paragraph shall be deposited in the fund established in paragraph IV.

IV.] There is hereby established in the office of the state treasurer a fund to be known as the natural heritage bureau fund. Moneys collected under [this section] paragraph I and RSA 217-A:6, III shall be deposited in this fund. The fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of providing environmental reviews, for the costs of providing publications or reports to the public, for the costs of providing inventory and information services, and to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.

80 Repeal. RSA 216-A:3-g, VII(b), relative to fees charged at Jericho Mountain state park.

81 Tobacco Tax on Products Other Than Cigarettes. Amend RSA 78:7-c to read as follows:

78:7-c Tax Imposed on Tobacco Products Other Than Cigarettes. A tax upon the retail consumer is hereby imposed on tobacco products other than cigarettes at a rate of [65.03] 48.59 percent of the wholesale sales price. The tax under this section may be rounded to the nearest cent if the commissioner determines that the amount of tax would not thereby be made materially disproportionate. No such tax is imposed on any transactions, the taxation of which by this state is prohibited by the Constitution of the United States. No such tax shall be imposed on premium cigars.

82 Licenses; Transfers of Animals and Birds. Amend RSA 437:3 to read as follows:

437:3 Licenses. Applications for licenses shall be made annually in writing to the department accompanied by a license fee of [$350] $200. After January 1, the license fee shall be [$175] $100. If after inspection the department finds that the premises, cages and facilities thereon meet the proper standards for health and sanitation and that their use will not result in inhumane treatment of said animals or birds, and proof is provided with the application that the zoning enforcement official of the municipality wherein such facility is to be maintained has certified that the facility conforms to the municipal zoning regulations, a license shall be issued. Licenses shall expire on June 30 following issue, and may be renewed on application to the department accompanied by a renewal fee of [$350] $200. Such licenses shall be in the form prescribed by the department, shall be publicly displayed at the premises covered by them and adjacent to animal display cages. Each such license shall be subject to revocation at any time by the department, if in the judgment of the department the conditions under which it was issued are not being maintained. Each licensee shall be inspected by an employee of the department or by a person appointed by the department no less frequently than every 6 months. Upon receipt of a written complaint alleging violation of this subdivision, the department shall investigate said complaint within a reasonable time. All license fees shall be deposited in the state treasury.

83 Marriage License Fee. Amend RSA 457:29 to read as follows:

457:29 Marriage License Fee. The fee for the marriage license shall be [$50] $45 to be paid by the parties entering into the marriage. The clerk shall forward $38 from each fee to the department of health and human services for the purposes of RSA 173-B:15[, and $5 to the state treasurer for deposit in the general fund]. The clerk shall retain the remaining $7 as the fee for making the records of notice, issuing the certificate of marriage, and forwarding the [$43] $38 portion of the marriage license fee.

84 Fees For Copies and Certificates of Vital Records. Amend RSA 5-C:10, I and II to read as follows:

I. A town clerk or the registrar shall be paid in advance, by any person requesting any copy or verification as provided in RSA 5-C:9, the sum of [$15] $12 for making a search, which sum shall include payment for the issuance of such copy or verification, and [$10] $8 for each subsequent copy, provided that the fee to town clerks for examination of documents and issuance of a delayed birth certificate shall be $25.

II. The town clerk shall forward $8 of each search fee collected by the clerk under this section to the department of state for deposit in the vital records improvement fund established under RSA 5-C:15[, and $3 to the state treasurer for deposit in the general fund,] and shall retain the remaining $4 as the clerk’s fee for issuing such a copy. For subsequent copies issued at the same time, the town clerk shall forward $5 of the fee collected for each subsequent copy under this section to the department for deposit in the vital records improvement fund established under RSA 5-C:15 and $2 to the state treasurer for deposit in the general fund, and shall retain the remaining $3 as the clerk’s fee for issuing such a copy. The town clerk shall retain the $25 fee for a delayed birth certificate as the clerk’s fee for examining documents and issuing the delayed birth certificate. Fees collected by the registrar shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit into the vital records improvement fund established under RSA 5-C:15.

85 Insurance Premium Tax. Amend RSA 400-A:31, I(a)(3) to read as follows:

(3) Effective January 1, 2010, a tax of 1.25 percent for all lines of business written pursuant to RSA 401:1, I-III and V-VIII, RSA 416-A:2, and RSA 401:1-a, I and II and effective July 1, 2011, a tax of one percent for all lines of business written pursuant to RSA 401:1, I-III and V-VII, RSA 416-A:2, and RSA 401:1-a, I and II; and

86 Effective Date.

I. Sections 7-9 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2011 at 12:01 a.m.

II. The remainder of this act shall take effect July 1, 2011.

LBAO

11-0223

Revised 10/27/11

HB 645 FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT eliminating various taxes and fees and tax and fee increases enacted in fiscal years 2007 through 2010.

FISCAL IMPACT:

    The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill will decrease state revenue by an indeterminable amount in FY 2012 and each year thereafter. This bill will have no fiscal impact on county and local revenue or expenditures.

METHODOLOGY:

    The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant contacted various state agencies relative to the proposed elimination of various taxes and fee increases enacted in fiscal years 2007 through 2010. The agency estimates are as follows –

Section

Description

Agency

SOF

FY 2012

FY 2013

1

Meals and Rooms Operators Fee

DRA

General

$ (30,000)

$ -

2

Hazardous Waste; Operator Permit Fees

Environmental Services

Other

Indeterminable

 

3

Small Quantity Waste Generator Fees

Environmental Services

Other

$ (58,260)

$ (58,260)

4

Initial Waste Activity Notification Fees

Environmental Services

Other

$ (2,500)

$ (2,500)

5-6

Brownfields Program Fees

Environmental Services

Other

$ (750)

$ (750)

7

Motor Vehicle Registration Fees

Safety

Highway

$ (6,723,958)

$ (6,723,958)

8

Truck-tractor Registration Fees

Safety

Highway

$ (15,858)

$ (15,858)

9

Motorcycle Registration Fee

Safety

Other

$ (230,772)

$ (230,772)

10

Terrain Alteration Permit Fees

Environmental Services

Other

$ (368,520)

$ (368,520)

11

Excavating and Dredging Permit Fees

Environmental Services

Other

$ (554,833)

$ (554,833)

12

Moose Permit Fees

Fish & Game

Fish & Game

$ -

$ -

13

Wild Turkey License

Fish & Game

Fish & Game

$ (25,695)

$ (25,695)

     

Other

$ (180,520)

$ (180,520)

14

Worker's Compensation; Administrative Fund; Insurance Premium Tax Credit

DRA

General

$ (4,800,000)

$ (4,800,000)

15

Communications Services Tax; Exemption

DRA

General

$ (2,281,910)

$ (2,030,011)

16

Water Supplies; Laboratory Testing Fees

Environmental Services

General

$ (182,312)

$ (182,312)

     

Other

$ (182,312)

$ (182,312)

17

Dam Registration Fee

Fish & Game

Other

$ (18,150)

$ (18,150)

   

Environmental Services

Other

$ (325,950)

$ (325,950)

18

Dam Reconstruction Fee

Environmental Services

Other

$ (65,250)

$ (65,250)

19

Repeals -

       
 

I. LCHIP Registry of Deeds Surcharge

Treasury

General

$ (4,380,000)

$ (4,880,000)

     

Other

$ (120,000)

$ (120,000)

 

II. Courts civil filing fee

Judicial Branch

General

$ (724,000)

$ (724,000)

20-22

Insurance Fees; Producers; Adjuster's License; Insurance Consultants

Insurance Department

General

$ (15,800)

$ (15,800)

23

DOT Public Document Fees

DOT

Highway

Indeterminable

 

24

Bail Commissioner Fees

NA

General

$ -

$ -

25

Repeals -

       
 

I. Discounts for off-premises liquor retail licenses.

Liquor Commission

Other

See Section 81

 
 

II. Home inspector license fees.

Joint Board

General

Indeterminable

 
 

III. Board of Nursing Fees

DHHS

General

Indeterminable

 
 

IV. Alcohol and other drug use professionals license fees

DHHS

General

Indeterminable

 
 

V. Discount medical plan fees

Insurance Department

General

See Section 46

 

26

Motor Vehicle Registration Fee Charged by Municipal Agents

NA

Local

Indeterminable

 

27

Small Claims Fees

Judicial Branch

Other

$ (160,000)

$ (160,000)

28

Nonresident Commercial Salt Water License

Fish & Game

Fish & Game

$ (2,600)

$ (2,600)

29

Tobacco Tax (Decrease from $1.78 to $0.80)

DRA

Gen/Educ

$ (100,000,000)

$ (100,000,000)

30

Meals and Rooms Tax Decrease (Decrease from 9% to 8%)

DRA

General

$ (21,500,000)

$ (21,500,000)

31

Copies of Motor Vehicle Records

Safety

Other

$ (98,609)

$ (98,609)

32

License Fees; Copies

Safety

Other

$ (2,612,704)

$ (2,612,704)

33

Water Pollution Control Loans Administrative Charge

Environmental Services

Other

$ (3,302,104)

$ (3,302,104)

34

Sewage Disposal and Subdivision Plan Fees

Environmental Services

Other

$ (1,466,726)

$ (1,480,764)

35

Inspection Sticker Fees

Safety

Highway

$ (336,000)

$ (336,000)

     

General

$ (336,000)

$ (336,000)

     

Other

$ (336,000)

$ (336,000)

36-38

Penalty Assessment (Decrease from 24% to 20%)

Safety

Highway

$ (173,247)

$ (173,247)

   

Judicial Branch

Other

$ (754,000)

$ (754,000)

   

Justice

Other

Indeterminable

 

39

Annulment of Criminal Records Fee

Safety

Other

$ (90,000)

$ (90,000)

40

Great Bay; Saltwater License Fee

Fish & Game

 

See Section 88

41

Boat Registration Fee Reduction

Safety

Other

$ (598,463)

$ (598,463)

42-43

Lake Restoration and Preservation Fee

 

Other

$ (240,000)

$ (240,000)

44

Agent Fee

NA

 

$ -

$ -

45

Transfer of Vessel Fee

Safety

Other

$ (260)

$ (260)

46

Captain, Master, Pilot, or Engineer License Fee

Safety

Highway

$ (3,300)

$ (3,300)

47

License to Carry

Safety

General

$ (860,000)

$ (860,000)

48-51

Vanity Number Plates

Safety

Other

$ (2,403,630)

$ (2,403,630)

52

Homestead Food License

DHHS

General

$ (25,825)

$ (25,825)

53

Health Facility Licensure

DHHS

General

$ (480,000)

$ (480,000)

54-55

Application Fee for Condominium and Subdivision Registration

Justice

General

$ (70,000)

$ (70,000)

56

Discounts on Liquor Sales to Licensees

Liquor Commission

Other

$ (4,834,628)

$ (5,076,360)

57

Tax on Transfer of Real Property; Definitions

DRA

Gen/Educ

Indeterminable

 

58

Debt Adjustment License Renewal

 

Other

$ (48,000)

$ (48,000)

59

Methadone Detoxification and Maintenance

DHHS

General

$ (10,360)

$ (10,360)

60

Mediation and Arbitration Fund

Judicial Branch

Other

$ (219,000)

$ (219,000)

61

Fish and Game Agent Fee

Fish & Game

Fish & Game

$ (2,962)

$ (2,962)

62

Snowmobile Registration Fees

Fish & Game

Fish & Game

$ (181,767)

$ (181,767)

 

Snowmobile Registration Fees

DRED

Other

$ (803,198)

$ (803,198)

63

Repeals -

       
 

I & II. Vehicle air pollution abatement fund.

Safety

 

See Section 61

 
 

III. Real Estate Commission handling charge.

NA

 

$ -

$ -

 

IV. Recreational saltwater license.

Fish & Game

Fish & Game

$ (750,000)

$ (750,000)

 

V. Cigarette certification fee.

Safety

Other

$ (93,000)

$ (93,000)

 

VI. Time extension fees, Judicial Branch

Judicial Branch

General

$ (132,000)

$ (132,000)

 

VII & VIII. Gambling winnings tax.

DRA

General

$ (3,400,000)

$ (3,400,000)

 

IX. Discounts for certain liquor licenses.

Liquor Commission

 

See Section 81

 
 

X. Requiring all businesses to file a return on gains and losses.

DRA

Gen/Educ

Indeterminable

 
 

XI. DHHS Hospital Acquired Infection Fee

DHHS

Other

$ (170,000)

$ (170,000)

 

XII. District court entry fee.

Judicial Branch

Other

$ (59,000)

$ (59,000)

64

Insurance Fees Decreased

Insurance Department

General

See Section 46

 

65

Insurance Premium Tax; Foreign Insurance Companies

Insurance Department

General

$ (829,000)

$ (829,000)

66-68

OHRV Fees

Fish & Game

Other

$ (849)

$ (849)

 

OHRV Fees

DRED

Other

See Section 87

 

69

Pesticide Registration Fees

Agriculture

General

$ (388,800)

$ (388,800)

     

Other

$ (43,200)

$ (43,200)

70

Fuel Oil Import Fees

Environmental Services

Other

$ (559,651)

$ (559,651)

71

OHRV Registration Fees

DRED

Other

See Section 87

 

72-74

Mortgage Bankers and Brokers Fees

Banking Department

Other

$ (136,400)

$ (136,400)

75

Private Investigator or Security Guard Service License Fees

Safety

 

Indeterminable

 

76

Tobacco Retailer Annual Fee

Liquor Commission

Other

$ (11,760)

$ (11,760)

77

Repeal; Fees for direct shippers of alcoholic beverages

Liquor Commission

Other

$ (198,000)

$ (198,000)

78

Late Renewal Fee for Registration of Septic System Designers and Installers

Environmental Services

Other

$ -

$ (29,840)

79

Natural Heritage Bureau Fund Fees

DRED

Other

$ (47,280)

$ (47,280)

80

Repeal; Fees Charged at Jericho Mountain State Park

DRED

Other

Indeterminable

 

81

Tobacco Tax on Products Other than Cigarettes (Decrease from 65.03% to 48.59%)

DRA

Gen/Educ

See Section 55

 

82

Licenses; Transfers of Animals and Birds Fees

Agriculture

General

$ (3,000)

$ (3,000)

83

Marriage License Fee

Secretary of State

General

$ (15,000)

$ (15,000)

84

Fees for Copies and Certificates of Vital Records.

Secretary of State

General

$ (350,000)

$ (350,000)

85

Insurance Premium Tax

DRA

General

$ (1,600,000)

$ (400,000)