HB 621-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2021 SESSION
21-0759
10/04
HOUSE BILL 621-FN
SPONSORS: Rep. McConkey, Carr. 3; Rep. Avellani, Carr. 5; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 4; Rep. Umberger, Carr. 2
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows registers of deeds to retain up to 10 percent of the surcharge assessed under the land and community heritage program for the sole purpose of archival restoration of the official land record.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
21-0759
10/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Registers of Deeds; Land and Community Heritage Surcharge; Funding for Archival Restoration. Amend RSA 478:17-g, II(b) and (c) to read as follows:
(b) The collection of the assessment provided for by this section shall be administered by the commissioner of the department of revenue administration, and all powers and duties available to the commissioner to enforce and administer laws under RSA 21-J and RSA 78-B shall apply to the administration and enforcement of this paragraph. The commissioner may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the administration of this paragraph. From the additional charges assessed under subparagraph (a) each register of deeds:
(1) Shall retain 4 percent of the total additional charges collected as payment for the service of collecting the additional charges, which shall be deducted prior to remitting the revenue collected; and
(2) May retain up to 10 percent of the total additional charges collected to be expended for the sole purpose of funding the archival restoration of the official land record, which shall be deducted prior to remitting the revenue collected.
(c) Each register of deeds shall remit the additional charges collected under subparagraph (a) as adjusted under subparagraph (b) to the department of revenue administration monthly or more often. All funds received shall be paid over to the state treasurer for deposit in the trust fund for the land and community heritage investment program established under RSA 227-M:7.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.
21-0759
12/29/20
HB 621-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ X ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | ($350,000)+ | ($350,000)+ | ($350,000)+ |
Expenditures | $0 | ($350,000)+ | ($350,000)+ | ($350,000)+ |
Funding Source: | [ ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - Land and Community Heritage Investment Trust Fund (RSA 227-M:7) | |||
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COUNTY: |
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Revenue | $0 | $350,000+ | $350,000+ | $350,000+ |
Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
METHODOLOGY:
This bill allows county registries of deeds to retain up to 10 percent of the total additional charges collected for the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) to be expended for the sole purpose of funding the archival restoration of the official land record, which shall be deducted prior to remitting the revenue collected to the LCHIP program.
The LCHIP Program estimates between $364,000-$468,000 would be retained at the county level and not available to LCHIP for grant making, based on an estimated $3.5 million to $4.5 million income stream at the county level from these fees.
Treasury states the legislation would decrease expenditures of the Treasury, where the LCHIP program funding is located, by an indeterminable amount. Based on estimates of the proposed agency budget for the LCHIP program of $3,500,000 per year in FY22-FY23, Treasury calculates a possible reduction of up to 10% of this amount, or $350,000 per year for the program, with a corresponding increase in county revenues and expenditures.
The Department of Revenue Administration (DRA) assumes this new 10 percent retention is in addition to the existing 4 percent administrative allowance to the county registries. This provision will result in an indeterminable decrease in State revenues to the LCHIP Trust Fund and a corresponding indeterminable increase in county revenues. DRA is unable to estimate the exact future impact based on future fee collections or how much of the allowable 10 percent fee each county would retain. Based on the FY20 LCHIP funds remitted to the State of $4,411,154, DRA estimates $459,495 would be retained by the counties, assuming all counties retain an additional 10% of such fees and calculated as follows
$4,411,154 remitted to State in FY20 = 96 percent of revenue collected by county registries
$4,594,952 total collected by county registries = $4,411,154 / 0.96
$459,495 to be retained by counties = $4,594,952 x 0.10
Utilizing revenues from prior years, the New Hampshire Association of Counties estimates the bill would yield increased county revenues of $630,000 in FY21, $675,000 in FY22, $500,000 in FY23 and $450,000 in FY24.
It is assumed the bill would be effective July 1, 2021.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Revenue Administration, Treasury Department, NH Association of Counties, and the LCHIP Program
| Date | Body | Type |
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| Feb. 17, 2021 | House | Hearing |
| March 2, 2021 | House | Exec Session |
| March 3, 2021 | House | Exec Session |
| Sept. 7, 2021 | House | Exec Session |
| Sept. 21, 2021 | House | Exec Session |
| Sept. 28, 2021 | House | Exec Session |
| Sept. 7, 2021 | House | Floor Vote |
| Feb. 17, 2021 | House | Hearing |
| March 2, 2021 | House | Exec Session |
| March 3, 2021 | House | Exec Session |
| Sept. 7, 2021 | House | Exec Session |
| Sept. 7, 2021 | House | Floor Vote |
Jan. 11, 2022: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/05/2022 HJ 1
: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate HB 621-FN 09/07/2021 (Vote 17-0; CC)
Nov. 12, 2021: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate HB 621-FN 09/07/2021 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 48 P. 18
Sept. 21, 2021: Full Committee Work Session: 09/21/2021 09:30 am LOB 202 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
Aug. 18, 2021: ==CANCELLED== Full Committee Work Session: 09/28/2021 09:30 am LOB 202 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
Sept. 28, 2021: ==CANCELLED== Full Committee Work Session: 09/28/2021 09:30 am LOB 202 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
Aug. 18, 2021: Full Committee Work Session: 09/07/2021 09:30 am LOB 202 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
Sept. 7, 2021: Full Committee Work Session: 09/07/2021 09:30 am LOB 202 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
: Retained in Committee
March 9, 2021: Retained in Committee
Feb. 18, 2021: Full Committee Work Session: 03/03/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/92309184005 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
March 3, 2021: Full Committee Work Session: 03/03/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/92309184005 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
March 2, 2021: Full Committee Work Session: 03/02/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/94528213728 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
Feb. 18, 2021: Full Committee Work Session: 03/02/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/94528213728 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
Feb. 17, 2021: Public Hearing: 02/17/2021 02:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/98448475898 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
Jan. 27, 2021: Public Hearing: 02/17/2021 02:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/98448475898 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
Jan. 6, 2021: Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Ways and Means HJ 2 P. 57
Jan. 14, 2021: Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Ways and Means HJ 2 P. 57