Revision: Jan. 26, 2017, 8:15 a.m.
HB 540-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0546
10/01
HOUSE BILL 540-FN
AN ACT relative to funding for climate change adaptation.
SPONSORS: Rep. L. Turcotte, Straf. 4; Rep. Sylvia, Belk. 6; Rep. J. Moore, Hills. 21; Rep. Beaudoin, Straf. 9; Rep. V. Sullivan, Hills. 16
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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This bill prohibits the department of health and human services from applying for, accepting, or expending federal funds for climate change adaptation.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0546
10/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to funding for climate change adaptation.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Department of Health and Human Services; Prohibition on Climate Change Adaptation Funding. The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall not apply for, accept, or expend federal funding for climate change adaptation. Any program services funded through AU 05 95 90 901510 7936 shall be discontinued.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
17-0546
1/12/17
HB 540-FN- FISCAL NOTE
as introduced
AN ACT relative to funding for climate change adaptation.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2018 | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | $(213,713) | $(213,713) | $(213,713) | $0 |
Funding Source: | [ ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Federal Funds | |||
COUNTY: |
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Revenue | $(15,000) | $(15,000) | $(15,000) | $(15,000) |
Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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LOCAL: |
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Revenue | $(42,000) | $(51,160) | $(47,851) | $(44,443) |
Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
METHODOLOGY:
This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from applying, accepting, or expending federal funding for climate change adaptation and discontinues the Climate and Health Program, which is funded by federal grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Department states that these funds are used for contracts with county and local governments to provide program support services, regional/local planning for extreme weather events, and interventions to strengthen response capacity, with the remainder of the funds used to hire a full-time project coordinator and a part-time staff person for health impact analysis.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Health and Human Services