HB1616 (2018) Detail

Requiring legislative approval for regional planning commissions to accept money from governmental sources other than the state of New Hampshire or its political subdivisions.


HB 1616 - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2018 SESSION

18-2492

03/10

 

HOUSE BILL 1616

 

AN ACT requiring legislative approval for regional planning commissions to accept money from governmental sources other than the state of New Hampshire or its political subdivisions.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Ammon, Hills. 40; Rep. Pitre, Straf. 2; Rep. Renzullo, Hills. 37

 

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill requires legislative approval for regional planning commissions to accept money from governmental sources other than the state of New Hampshire or its political subdivisions.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

18-2492

03/10

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

 

AN ACT requiring legislative approval for regional planning commissions to accept money from governmental sources other than the state of New Hampshire or its political subdivisions.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Regional Planning Commissions; Finances.  Amend RSA 36:49 to read as follows:

36:49  Finances.  A regional planning commission shall determine on a reasonable and equitable basis the proportion of its costs to be borne respectively by each municipality or county which is a member of said commission.  A commission may accept and receive in furtherance of its functions, funds, grants, and services from the federal government or its agencies, from departments, agencies and instrumentalities of state, municipal, or local government, or from private and civic sources.  Such funds may be used in conjunction with other funds from federal or state governments or from gifts, grants, or contributions available for such work.  Before a commission may accept or receive any funds, grants, or services from governmental sources outside of the state of New Hampshire or its political subdivisions, prior approval of the general court is required.  Municipalities or counties are hereby authorized to appropriate funds to the use of a regional planning commission and to furnish a regional planning commission legal or other services which it may deem reasonable.  Failure upon the part of any municipality or county to pay its proportionate annual share of the cost as determined by a regional planning commission shall constitute a termination of such municipality's or county's vote in the commission's affairs until such annual share is paid.  Municipalities or counties are hereby authorized to enter into contracts with a regional planning commission for the furnishing of funds or services in connection with the preparation of a comprehensive regional master plan and any special planning work to be done by a regional planning commission for any member municipality or county.  Within the amounts appropriated to it or placed at its disposal by gift, grant, or contribution, a regional planning commission may engage employees, contract with professional consultants, rent offices, and obtain such other goods, or services and incur short-term operating debt, not to exceed a term of one year and/or a line of credit secured by the assets of the commission, as are necessary to it in the carrying out of its proper function.  Member municipalities and counties shall not be liable for any debt or line of credit incurred by a regional planning commission.  Any private gifts or funds when received shall be deemed a contribution to the regional planning commission for a public purpose within the meaning of any federal or state laws relative to tax exemptions.

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Links


Date Body Type
Jan. 24, 2018 House Hearing
Jan. 31, 2018 House Exec Session
House Floor Vote
Feb. 22, 2018 House Floor Vote

Bill Text Revisions

HB1616 Revision: 2244 Date: Nov. 13, 2017, 7:45 a.m.

Docket


Feb. 22, 2018: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/22/2018 HJ 5 P. 15


: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 13-0; CC)


Feb. 22, 2018: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 02/22/2018 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 7 P. 12


Jan. 31, 2018: Executive Session: 01/31/2018 10:00 AM LOB 301


Jan. 24, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/24/2018 02:00 PM LOB 301


Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1 P. 17