Revision: Jan. 30, 2017, 3:40 p.m.
HB 124-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0042
03/01
HOUSE BILL 124-FN
AN ACT repealing certain aircraft registration fees.
SPONSORS: Rep. LeBrun, Hills. 32; Rep. R. Ober, Hills. 37; Rep. Hinch, Hills. 21; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 28; Rep. J. Schmidt, Hills. 28; Rep. Jack, Hills. 36; Rep. Ferreira, Hills. 28; Sen. Avard, Dist 12
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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This bill repeals certain aircraft registration fees and service fees collected by the department of transportation.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0042
03/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT repealing certain aircraft registration fees.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Repeal. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 422:31, I-VI, relative to aircraft registration and service fees.
II. RSA 422:33, relative to registration transfer credits.
III. RSA 450:4, relative to lien for nonpayment of aircraft registration fees.
IV. RSA 454-C:1, I(c), relative to aircraft registration fee liens.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.
17-0042
Revised 1/17/17
HB 124-FN- FISCAL NOTE
As Introduced
AN ACT repealing certain aircraft registration fees.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2018 | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease |
Expenditures | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Aeronautical | |||
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Revenue | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease |
Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
METHODOLOGY:
This bill repeals all aircraft registration fees collected by the Department of Transportation. Of the total fee revenue, 75% is credited to the general fund and the other 25% is credited to the state aeronautical fund under RSA 422:35. State aeronautical fund revenue is collected and distributed to local public-use airports, some of which are municipally owned, to be used for maintenance, operations, and capital improvements. While the Department is unable to provide estimates of potential future registrations, it has provided the following figures from FY 2016:
Aircraft Registration Fees | FY 2016 |
State General Fund Revenue (75%) | $956,000 |
State Aeronautical Fund (25%) | $291,000 |
Total | $1,247,000 |
In FY 2016, 98% of the Aircraft Operating Fee funds were distributed to municipalities for a total of $285,180 ($291,000 x 98%).
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Transportation