Revision: March 8, 2016, midnight
\t \t\tSB 461-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
02/18/2016 0630s
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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/18/2016 0630s\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 New Paragraph; Winnipesaukee River Basin Control Program Fund; Expenditures. Amend RSA 485-A:49 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
\t\tI-a. In addition to the uses set forth in paragraph I, and with the approval of the governor and council, the department may evaluate 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. The department may not make any changes to the current governance structure unless specifically authorized by statute. The department may present any recommendations concerning alternative governance structures to the general court for consideration.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmended 2/29/16
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 amended by the Senate (Amendment #2016-0630s), will increase state revenue and state and local expenditures by an indeterminable amount in FY 2017 and each year thereafter. There will be no impact on county and local revenue or county 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.