Revision: Jan. 13, 2016, midnight
\t \t\tSB 461-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
\t16-2870
\t08/04
SENATE BILL\t461-FN
AN ACT\trelative to expenditures of the Winnipesaukee River Basin control program funds.
SPONSORS:\tSen. Hosmer, Dist 7; Sen. Forrester, Dist 2; Rep. Spanos, Belk. 3; Rep. Gallagher, Belk. 4
COMMITTEE:\tEnergy and Natural Resources
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill expands the purposes for which funds may be expended from the Winnipesaukee River Basin program funds.
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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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
\t16-2870
\t08/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to expenditures of the Winnipesaukee River Basin control program funds.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 Winnipesaukee River Basin Control Program Fund; Expenditures. Amend RSA 485-A:49, I to read as follows:
\t\tI. With the approval of the governor and council, the department may use state, federal or other funds accruing to the department and funds borrowed from the state water pollution control and drinking water revolving loan fund established under RSA 486:14 for the acquisition of existing sewage or waste treatment facilities, design and construction of new sewage or waste treatment facilities, alteration, improvement or additions to existing sewage or waste treatment facilities, pumping stations and intercepting sewers, inclusive of operation and maintenance of same; the terms operation and maintenance of treatment facilities shall include maintenance of all buildings, equipment, supplies, evaluating the most cost effective operation of such systems: including evaluating the cost effectiveness of alternative governance structures for the Winnipesaukee River basin control program under this subdivision and administrative costs associated with the management of the treatment facilities, and for such other purposes as may be involved in the operation of an effective regional pollution control program. The department may purchase, take and hold for the state such materials, lands, easements and rights-of-way as may be required for the purposes of this subdivision. If the department is unable to purchase lands, easements or rights-of-way at what is deemed reasonable compensation, the department shall request the governor and council to appoint a commission to assess the damages sustained by the owner, and thereupon proceedings shall be conducted in the same manner and in accordance with provisions of RSA 230.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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SB 461-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT\trelative to expenditures of the Winnipesaukee River Basin control program funds.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Environmental Services states this bill, as introduced, will increase state and local revenue and expenditures by an indeterminable amount in FY 2017 and each year thereafter. There will be no impact on county revenue or expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Environmental Services states this bill would expand the purpose for which the Winnipesaukee River Basin Program (WRBP) funds, that are collected from local member communities, may be expended. The additional purposes include evaluating the most cost effective operation of the WRBP system including evaluating the cost effectiveness of alternative governance structures. The Department states this would expand the WRBP’s contractual obligation authority to include selection of qualified firms or individuals to assist with the evaluations. The Department states local assessments fund the state program and assumes there will be an increase in program revenue and expenditures. The Department has no history performing such evaluations, has no defined scope for the proposed evaluations and cannot determine the fiscal impact. The Department assumes the bill would be effective too late in the year for there to be an impact in FY 2016.