Amendment 2025-1707s to HB124 (2025)

(New Title) enabling a municipal forest committee or conservation commission to offer surplus money to the municipality for deposit in the municipal unreserved fund balance.


Revision: April 22, 2025, 4:06 p.m.

Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

April 22, 2025

2025-1707s

07/05

 

 

Amendment to HB 124

 

Amend RSA 31:113 as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

 

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 fund expending authority 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.