1 Fish and Game Search and Rescue Fund. Amend RSA 206:42 to read as follows:

206:42 Fish and Game Search and Rescue Fund.

The additional fee of $1 collected under the provisions of RSA 270-E:5, II(b) for each private boat registered, under RSA 215-A:23, X for each OHRV registered, and under RSA 215-C:39, XI for each snowmobile registered, shall be paid over to the state treasurer who shall keep such fees in a special fund to be expended by the fish and game department for use in search and rescue operations.

The special fund shall be nonlapsing. All funds received under this subdivision are continually appropriated to the fish and game department for the purposes of this subdivision . The fish and game department shall report to the fiscal committee on a quarterly basis beginning on October 1, 1989, on the expenditures made from the fund.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.

1 Fish and Game Search and Rescue Fund. Amend RSA 206:42 to read as follows:

206:42 Fish and Game Search and Rescue Fund.

I. The additional fee of $1 collected under the provisions of RSA 270-E:5, II(b) for each private boat registered, under RSA 215-A:23, X for each OHRV registered, and under RSA 215-C:39, XI for each snowmobile registered, shall be paid over to the state treasurer who shall keep such fees in a special fund to be expended by the fish and game department for use in search and rescue operations.

II. In addition to the funds in paragraph I, the state treasurer shall credit up to $200,000 annually from the general fund into the fish and game search and rescue fund. If the executive director determines that funds provided in paragraphs I and II are insufficient to pay for search and rescue operations activities in a fiscal year, the executive director shall certify the amount of the insufficiency to the state treasurer who shall pay such sum as necessary to fund search and rescue operations activities from the general fund. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for such sum under this paragraph out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

III. The special fund shall be nonlapsing. All funds received under this subdivision are continually appropriated to the fish and game department and shall be used to fund search and rescue operations including, but not limited to salaries, training, equipment, and associated expenditures . The fish and game department shall report to the fiscal committee on a quarterly basis beginning on October 1, 1989, on the expenditures made from the fund.

IV. The executive director may invest in technology necessary to enable the solicitation and collection of donations. The executive director shall credit any donations collected under this paragraph to the fish and game search and rescue fund.

V. Beginning July 1, 2023, and biennially thereafter, the executive director shall submit a report to the house fish and game and marine resources committee detailing the status of the search and rescue fund. The report shall include details as to search and rescue operations and expenditures during the reporting period, and the remaining balance in the fund at the end of the reporting period.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.