CHAPTER 99
SB 359 - FINAL VERSION
2016 SESSION
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SENATE BILL\t359
AN ACT\trelative to funding electric vehicle charging stations with municipal registration permits.
SPONSORS:\tSen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Boutin, Dist 16; Sen. Kelly, Dist 10
COMMITTEE:\tTransportation
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill permits municipalities to fund improvements in electric vehicle charging stations with funds from the municipal and transportation improvement fund.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to funding electric vehicle charging stations with municipal registration permits.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t99:1 Municipal Permits for Registration; Fees for Registration Permits. Amend RSA 261:153, VI(a) to read as follows:
\t\tVI.(a) Beginning on July 1, 1997, in addition to the motor vehicle registration fees collected under paragraphs I and V, the legislative body of a municipality may vote to collect an additional fee for the purpose of supporting a municipal and transportation improvement fund, which shall be a capital reserve fund established for this purpose and governed by the provisions of RSA 34 and RSA 35 for cities and towns, respectively. Of the amount collected, up to 10 percent, but not more than $0.50 of each fee paid, may be retained by the local official designated by the municipal government or by the town or city clerk for administrative costs. The remaining amount shall be deposited into the municipal transportation improvement fund established to allow a community to fund, wholly or in part, improvements in the local or regional transportation system including roads, bridges, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, parking and intermodal facilities, electric vehicle charging stations, and public transportation. The funds may be used for engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and construction costs of transportation facilities, including electric vehicle charging stations, and for operating and capital costs of public transportation only. The funds may be used as matching funds for state or federal funds allocated for local or regional transportation improvements. Such funds shall not be used to offset any other non-transportation appropriations made by the municipality.
\t99:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 19, 2016
Effective Date: July 18, 2016