Revision: March 24, 2020, 7:19 a.m.
SB 626-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/12/2020 1031s
2020 SESSION
20-2900
06/10
SENATE BILL 626-FN
AN ACT decreasing the fee to file a petition for a declaratory ruling with the site evaluation committee.
SPONSORS: Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Giuda, Dist 2; Rep. Vose, Rock. 9
COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill decreases the filing fee for petitions for a declaratory ruling in energy facility siting administrative proceedings.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/12/2020 1031s 20-2900
06/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT decreasing the fee to file a petition for a declaratory ruling with the site evaluation committee.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Site Evaluation Committee; Filing Fees. Amend RSA 162-H:8-a, II(d) to read as follows:
(d) Filing fees for administrative proceedings:
(1) Petition for committee jurisdiction: $10,500.
(2) Petition for declaratory ruling: [$10,500, or $3,000 if heard by a 3-member subcommittee] $250.
(3) Certificate transfer of ownership: $10,500, or $3,000 if heard by a 3-member subcommittee.
(4) Request for exemption: $10,500, or $3,000 if heard by a 3-member subcommittee.
(5) Request to modify a certificate: $10,500, or $3,000 if heard by a 3-member subcommittee.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
20-2900
Amended 3/23/20
SB 626-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2020-1031s)
AN ACT decreasing the fee to file a petition for a declaratory ruling with the site evaluation committee.
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 | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease |
Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Funding Source: | [ ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - Application and Filing Fees | |||
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill decreases the filing fee for petitions for a declaratory ruling in energy facility siting administrative proceedings. The proposed fee is $250 and the current fee is $10,500 or $3,000 if the petition is heard by a 3-member subcommittee. The Site Evaluation Committee indicates the filing fees, enacted in July 2015, are used to compensate the public members of the Committee; to pay certain legal and administrative costs of the proceeding; and to reimburse the State agencies represented on the Committee and the Department of Justice. Expenses eligible for reimbursement include time spent in hearings and meetings, and preparation and travel related to the petitions filed. The Committee states these costs would still be incurred if no filing fees were collected. The Committee indicates the fiscal impact of the bill cannot be determined because there is no way to estimate the number of petitions that will be filed in the future. The Committee reports since the filing fees were enacted three petitions for declaratory rulings have been filed with the Committee.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Site Evaluation Committee