CHAPTER 339
SB 402-FN - FINAL VERSION
03/31/2022 1267s
4May2022... 1578h
2022 SESSION
22-2960
07/08
SENATE BILL 402-FN
AN ACT relative to financial assistance for municipalities affected by disasters.
SPONSORS: Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24; Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Sen. Whitley, Dist 15; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Rep. Ames, Ches. 9; Rep. Weber, Ches. 1; Rep. Parshall, Ches. 10; Rep. Aron, Sull. 7; Rep. Steven Smith, Sull. 11
COMMITTEE: Finance
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill allows the director of the division of homeland security and emergency management, with the approval of the fiscal committee, the governor, and the executive council, to disburse financial assistance to municipalities affected by federally-declared disasters in certain circumstances.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/31/2022 1267s
4May2022... 1578h 22-2960
07/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to financial assistance for municipalities affected by disasters.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
339:1 New Section; Homeland Security and Emergency Management; Disaster Relief Assistance for Municipalities. Amend RSA 21-P by inserting after section 37-c the following new section:
21-P:37-d Disaster Relief Assistance for Municipalities.
I. When the President of the United States declares an area a federal disaster area and a municipality has applied for federal emergency assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), the municipality may apply to the division of homeland security and emergency management for state aid in an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the non-federal share of projects eligible for costs relating to public assistance disaster grants and hazard mitigation grants. For approved applications, the division, with the approval of the fiscal committee of the general court, the governor, and the executive council, shall disburse aid to the municipality. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
II. This section shall apply to federal disasters declared on or after July 1, 2021.
III. The director of homeland security and emergency management shall administer aid under this section and may adopt administrative rules under RSA 541-A.
339:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: July 25, 2022
Effective Date: July 25, 2022
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 25, 2022 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 13, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| April 26, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| April 26, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
July 26, 2022: Signed by the Governor on 07/25/2022; Chapter 0339; Effective 07/25/2022
June 6, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
June 7, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
June 7, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
June 6, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
May 12, 2022: Sen. Daniels Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/12/2022; SJ 12
May 4, 2022: Ought to Pass with Amendment 1578h: MA VV 05/04/2022 HJ 11
May 4, 2022: Amendment # 1578h: AA VV 05/04/2022 HJ 11
April 26, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1578h (Vote 19-1; CC)
April 19, 2022: Executive Session: 04/26/2022 09:00 am LOB 210-211
April 19, 2022: Executive Session: 04/26/2022 10:00 am LOB 210-211
April 14, 2022: Division II Work Session: 04/19/2022 10:00 am LOB 209
April 6, 2022: Division II Work Session: 04/13/2022 03:00 pm LOB 209
April 6, 2022: Public Hearing: 04/13/2022 10:30 am LOB 210-211
April 1, 2022: Introduced 03/31/2022 and referred to Finance
March 31, 2022: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-1267s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/31/2022; SJ 7
March 31, 2022: Sen. Daniels Floor Amendment # 2022-1267s, AA, VV; 03/31/2022; SJ 7
March 31, 2022: Sen. Bradley Moved Ought to Pass; 03/31/2022; SJ 7
March 31, 2022: Refer to Interim Study, MF, VV; 03/31/2022; SJ 7
March 23, 2022: Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 03/31/2022; SC 13
Dec. 29, 2021: Hearing: 01/25/2022, Room 103, SH, 01:10 pm; SC 1
Dec. 23, 2021: To Be Introduced 01/05/2022 and Referred to Finance; SJ 1