Revision: March 23, 2012, midnight
SB 256 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/21/12 1165s
2012 SESSION
09/05
SENATE BILL 256
AN ACT relative to public utilities commission contracts with consultants.
SPONSORS: Sen. Lambert, Dist 13; Sen. Barnes, Jr., Dist 17; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. Luther, Dist 12; Sen. Sanborn, Dist 7; Rep. Cali-Pitts, Rock 16
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill requires that certain public utilities commission contracts with consultants be approved by the governor and council.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/21/12 1165s
12-2945
09/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to public utilities commission contracts with consultants.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Public Utilities Commission Contracts With Consultants. Amend RSA 365:37 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
III. For investigations or proceedings involving the acquisition, merger, transfer, sale, or lease of the works or system of a public utility, the commission shall not enter into a contract with experts, accountants, or other assistants in an amount greater than $250,000, including any contract extension, without the approval of the governor and council. For all other investigations or proceedings, the commission shall not enter into a contract with experts, accountants, or other assistants in an amount greater than $100,000, including any contract extension, without the approval of governor and council.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.