1 New Section; Rental Fleet Base Jurisdiction Choice. Amend RSA 260 by inserting after section 260:73 the following new section:

260:73-a Rental Fleet Registration with New Hampshire as Base Jurisdiction.

I. A rental company applying to register a rental fleet may select New Hampshire as the base jurisdiction for the fleet according to the basing requirements of the International Registration Plan (IRP), except that when the term of the lease of the vehicles in the fleet is greater than 60 days, the leasing rental customer must:

(a) ?Have an established place of business in New Hampshire; and

(b) The fleet must accrue distance in New Hampshire.

II.(a) A rental company may allocate its rental passenger car registrations pursuant to section 905 of the IRP.

(b) The number of vehicles to be registered in New Hampshire must be determined by:

(1) ?Dividing the gross revenue earned in New Hampshire in the preceding year for the use of all rental passenger cars by the gross rental revenue earned in all jurisdictions; and then

(2) ?Multiplying the number of vehicles in the rental fleet by the percentage determined in (1) above. The number of vehicles must be the greatest number of vehicles in the fleet during the preceding year.

(c) The rental company must file an annual report with the IRP administrator by January 31 following the close of the registration year. The annual report must list the company's revenue by jurisdiction and the total number of vehicle registrations in each jurisdiction for the registration year.

(d) The rental company must register a portion of its rental fleet in New Hampshire which is at least equal to the percentage of revenue earned in the state.

(e) Consumer rental companies in compliance with this section may assign vehicles registered in any jurisdiction to its vehicle fleet in New Hampshire.

III.(a) A rental company that owns trucks registered for 26,000 pounds or less that are identified as a part of a one-way rental fleet may:

(1) ?allocate all such vehicles to the respective member jurisdictions in proportion to the mileage operated in each member jurisdiction by the rental fleet; or

(2)? register all such vehicles as apportioned vehicles under the Plan.

(b) ?A one-way rental vehicle so registered may be used in both intra-jurisdictional and inter-jurisdictional operations.

IV.(a) ?The following options are available to those companies controlling rental or leased fleets:

(1)? The rental or leasing company may register all of its vehicles in a single fleet and be responsible for all distance reporting; or

(2)? The rental or leasing company may register all of its vehicles but may maintain separate fleets and submit separate distance reports for each fleet; or

(3)? The rental or leasing company may allow the leasing carrier to register the leased vehicles thereby requiring the leasing carrier to report distance; or

(4) ?The rental or leasing company may use all or a combination of the above methods of registration.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.

1 New Section; Rental Fleet Base Jurisdiction Choice. Amend RSA 260 by inserting after section 260:73 the following new section:

260:73-a Rental Fleet Registration with New Hampshire as Base Jurisdiction.

I. A rental company applying to register a rental fleet may select New Hampshire as the base jurisdiction for the fleet according to the basing requirements of the International Registration Plan (IRP), except that when the term of the lease of the vehicles in the fleet is greater than 60 days, the leasing rental customer must:

(a) ?Have an established place of business in New Hampshire; and

(b) The fleet must accrue distance in New Hampshire.

II.(a) A rental company may allocate its rental passenger car registrations pursuant to section 905 of the IRP.

(b) The number of vehicles to be registered in New Hampshire must be determined by:

(1) ?Dividing the gross revenue earned in New Hampshire in the preceding year for the use of all rental passenger cars by the gross rental revenue earned in all jurisdictions; and then

(2) ?Multiplying the number of vehicles in the rental fleet by the percentage determined in (1) above. The number of vehicles must be the greatest number of vehicles in the fleet during the preceding year.

(c) The rental company must file an annual report with the IRP administrator by January 31 following the close of the registration year. The annual report must list the company's revenue by jurisdiction and the total number of vehicle registrations in each jurisdiction for the registration year.

(d) The rental company must register a portion of its rental fleet in New Hampshire which is at least equal to the percentage of revenue earned in the state.

(e) Consumer rental companies in compliance with this section may assign vehicles registered in any jurisdiction to its vehicle fleet in New Hampshire.

III.(a) A rental company that owns trucks registered for 26,000 pounds or less that are identified as a part of a one-way rental fleet may:

(1) ?allocate all such vehicles to the respective member jurisdictions in proportion to the mileage operated in each member jurisdiction by the rental fleet; or

(2)? register all such vehicles as apportioned vehicles under the Plan.

(b) ?A one-way rental vehicle so registered may be used in both intra-jurisdictional and inter-jurisdictional operations.

IV.(a) ?The following options are available to those companies controlling rental or leased fleets:

(1)? The rental or leasing company may register all of its vehicles in a single fleet and be responsible for all distance reporting; or

(2)? The rental or leasing company may register all of its vehicles but may maintain separate fleets and submit separate distance reports for each fleet; or

(3)? The rental or leasing company may allow the leasing carrier to register the leased vehicles thereby requiring the leasing carrier to report distance; or

(4) ?The rental or leasing company may use all or a combination of the above methods of registration.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.