HB 124 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
26Mar2025... 0861h
2025 SESSION
25-0101
08/02
HOUSE BILL 124
SPONSORS: Rep. A. Davis, Coos 2; Rep. Cole, Hills. 26; Rep. Ouellet, Coos 3; Rep. Tierney, Coos 1; Rep. Michael. Murphy, Coos 6; Rep. Durkin, Coos 1; Rep. Korzen, Coos 7
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill enables a municipal forest committee or conservation commission to determine there is a surplus in the special forest maintenance fund and offer such surplus to the municipality for deposit into the municipal unreserved fund balance.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26Mar2025... 0861h 25-0101
08/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Forestry Committee; Conservation Commission; Forest Maintenance Fund; Surplus. Amend RSA 31:113 to read as follows:
31:113 Appropriations Authorized. For the purposes of establishing or maintaining a city or town forest, a city or town may raise and appropriate such funds as it deems necessary. The proceeds from said forest shall be placed in a special forest maintenance fund and shall be allowed to accumulate from year to year, unless otherwise voted by the legislative body of such city or town. Notwithstanding RSA 31:95-b, if the forestry committee or conservation commission determines that the special forest maintenance fund has a surplus, such committee or commission may, after a majority vote to do so, offer the surplus to the municipality for deposit in the unreserved fund balance. The legislative body of the municipality shall vote to accept the surplus for deposit.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| March 19, 2025 | 2025-0861h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 27, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| March 10, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| March 10, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
March 28, 2025: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 10
March 26, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0861h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10
March 26, 2025: Amendment # 2025-0861h (NT): AA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10
March 19, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0861h (NT) 03/10/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 17 P. 23
March 5, 2025: Executive Session: 03/10/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303
Feb. 19, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/27/2025 03:30 pm LOB 301-303
Jan. 6, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 2 P. 6