Revision: Jan. 28, 2020, 11:22 a.m.
HB 496 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
14Mar2019... 0497h
01/08/2020 2875s
2019 SESSION
19-0001
06/10
HOUSE BILL 496
SPONSORS: Rep. Cali-Pitts, Rock. 30; Rep. Somssich, Rock. 27
COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill makes technical changes concerning the definition of antique snowmobile, water quality rules, and asbestos management fines.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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01/08/2020 2875s 19-0001
06/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Snowmobiles; Definitions; Antique Snowmobiles. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 215-C:1, II to read as follows:
II. "Antique snowmobile" means a snowmobile [owned by a resident of this state] which is any of the following:
2 Water Pollution; Rulemaking. Amend RSA 485-A:6, XIV to read as follows:
XIV. Dissolved oxygen [concentration] water quality standards under RSA 485-A:8, II and II-a.
3 Administrative Fines; Asbestos Management. Amend RSA 141-E:16, I(a) to read as follows:
I.(a) The commissioner, after notice and hearing pursuant to RSA 541-A, may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $4,000 for each offense upon any person who violates any provision of RSA 141-E:3 or any rule adopted by the commissioner under this chapter; or upon any person who makes or certifies a material false statement relative to any document or information which is required to be submitted to the department pursuant to this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter. Rehearings and appeals from a decision of the commissioner under this paragraph shall be in accordance with RSA 541. Any administrative fine imposed under this paragraph shall not preclude the imposition of further penalties under this chapter. The proceeds of administrative fines levied pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the [general] fund established by RSA 141-E:12, II.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
19-0001
Amended 1/27/20
HB 496- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2019-2875s)
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | ($26,914) | ($26,914) |
Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - Snowmobile Registration and Asbestos Program Fees | |||
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill makes technical changes concerning the definition of antique snowmobile, water quality rules, and asbestos management fines.
The Department of Environmental Services indicates, prior to January 1, 2020, administrative fines for asbestos violations were deposited in the asbestos fund established in RSA 141-E:12, II. Chapter 263, Laws of 2019, (HB 614) amended RSA 141-E:16, I(a) and required the administrative fines for asbestos violations to be deposited in the general fund. The Department understands this change in Chapter 263 was not intended and this bill would return deposit of the administrative fines to the asbestos fund instead of the general fund. There would be no impact on expenditures. There will be no change in amount of State revenue, only in the disposition of the fine revenue. There would be no fiscal impact on county or local revenues and expenditures.
The bill also changes the definition of "Antique snowmobile" to include those owned by non-residents for the purpose of registration. The Fish and Game Department indicates, in 2019 there were 206 non-resident snowmobile registrations issued for machines older than 1994 which generated $26,914 in revenue. If registered as antiques, these machines would have generated slightly less revenue ($26,574). However, because the antique registration is onetime registration, there would be reduction in annual revenue of $26,914 after the initial year.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Departments of Environmental Services and Fish and Game