Revision: Jan. 9, 2018, 9:29 a.m.
SB 565-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-3005
03/01
SENATE BILL 565-FN
AN ACT relative to aircraft registration fees and airways tolls.
SPONSORS: Sen. Giuda, Dist 2; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Lasky, Dist 13; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Innis, Dist 24; Sen. Morse, Dist 22; Rep. Weyler, Rock. 13; Rep. Hinch, Hills. 21; Rep. O'Brien, Hills. 36
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires quarterly reporting by airport owners, modifies registration and operating fees for aircraft, and adjusts the distribution of operating fee revenue.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-3005
03/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to aircraft registration fees and airways tolls.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Reporting by Airport. Amend RSA 422 by inserting after section 20 the following new section:
422:20-a Reporting by Airport. The owner of each airport open for public use shall submit to the department quarterly a list of all aircraft, including the federal registration number for each aircraft, that are based at that airport.
2 Repeal. RSA 422:31, I-II, relative to aircraft registration fees, are repealed.
3 Aircraft Operating Fee. RSA 422:31, III is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
III. An aircraft operating fee for each aircraft for which a state registration certificate is required. The amount of the fee shall be based on the maximum certificated gross weight of the aircraft, as follows:
0-3000 lbs. $50
3001-8000 lbs. $250
8001-12,500 lbs. $2,500
more than 12,500 lbs. $3,500
4 Operating Fee Revenues. Amend RSA 422:36, II to read as follows:
II. Disbursements of revenue from the aircraft operating fee shall be made by the department after collection of such fees. [provided that 1/4] Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars of aircraft operating fee revenues originating at [a] publicly or privately owned [airport] airports shall be available each fiscal year for public use and shall, upon application, be paid over to the aeronautical fund established for [that airport] New Hampshire airports and shall be used for aeronautical purposes.
5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.
18-3005
12/20/17
SB 565-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to aircraft registration fees and airways tolls.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease |
Expenditures | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - Department of Transportation Restricted Distributions to Airports | |||
LOCAL: |
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Revenue | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
METHODOLOGY:
This bill repeals aircraft registration fees under RSA 422:31, I-II ($48/$63 per aircraft for resident/non-residents) and replaces the existing aircraft operating fee, which is comprised of a portion based on aircraft weight and a mil rate calculation portion based on the age and list price of the aircraft, with a tiered fee based upon the aircraft’s weight. Under current law registration fee revenue is credited to the State General Fund and aircraft operating fee revenue is allocated as ¾ to the State General Fund and ¼ distributed to the public-use airport where the aircraft is based (nearly all of these payments are to municipalities). This bill sets the amount to be distributed to airports at $250,000 per year and the remainder would be credited to the State General Fund. As this bill’s impact on aircraft registrations is indeterminable, so is its impact on state and local revenue. However, for informational purposes, based on FY 2017 data and revenue collection, this bill would have the following impact:
Based on FY 2017 Data | |||
| Current Law | Proposed | Difference |
Revenue Source |
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Registration Fee Revenue | $62,000 | $0 | ($62,000) |
Aircraft Operating Fee Revenue | $997,000 | $385,000 | ($612,000) |
Total | $1,059,000 | $385,000 | ($674,000) |
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Distribution of Revenue |
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State General Fund | $809,000 | $135,000 | ($674,000) |
Distributions to Airports | $250,000 | $250,000 | $0 |
Total | $1,059,000 | $385,000 | ($674,000) |
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Transportation