Revision: Oct. 29, 2024, 8:17 a.m.
HB 194-FN - FINAL VERSION
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05/22/2024 1822s
05/22/2024 1969s
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2024 SESSION
23-0270
08/05
HOUSE BILL 194-FN
SPONSORS: Rep. Germana, Ches. 1; Rep. Toll, Ches. 15
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires the director of the division of historical resources to compile and maintain a list of public monuments.
This bill also requires the approval of the joint legislative fiscal committee in order to amend or permanently remove a historical marker.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
4Jan2024... 0037h
05/22/2024 1822s
05/22/2024 1969s
13Jun2024... 2241CofC 23-0270
08/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Division of Historical Resources; Duties of Director. Amend RSA 12-A:10-l to read as follows:
12-A:10-l Division of Historical Resources; Director.
(a) There is hereby established within the department the division of historical resources, which shall also be known as the state historic preservation office, under the supervision of an unclassified director of historical resources. The director of historical resources shall be responsible for administering the state historic preservation program in accordance with RSA 227-C.
(b) Once every 10 years, the director of the division of historical resources shall work with local communities throughout the state to compile a survey of all monuments in the state maintained by local or state authorities, including physical markers of a historical event, individual, group of individuals, or geographical sites of historical or cultural significance, maintain such list, and make such survey available to the public through the division's Internet site or web page, as well as to the department of education to be made available to educational institutions in the state.
2 Historical Markers; Amendment and Removal. Amend RSA 236:41 to read as follows:
236:41 Historic Preservation Office.
The state historic preservation office established under RSA 227-C shall consult with the commissioner of transportation on the marker program. Before placing any marker, the commissioner shall secure the state historic preservation office's approval of the marker, its location and its wording. The state historic preservation office shall make any investigation needed to obtain information on the event to be commemorated and on the appropriate location for the marker, including consulting historians and holding public hearings. Before amending or permanently removing any marker, the commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources shall secure the approval of the joint legislative fiscal committee.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
VETOED August 2, 2024 | Veto Sustained October 10, 2024
23-0270
Amended 5/28/24
HB 194-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENTS #2024-1822s and #2024-1969s)
FISCAL IMPACT: [ ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ X ] None
METHODOLOGY:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill, as amended by the Senate, has no fiscal impact on state, county and local expenditures or revenue.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
None