Revision: July 10, 2025, 10:35 a.m.
July 9, 2025
2025-2921-EBA
05/11
Enrolled Bill Amendment to HB 658-FN
The Committee on Enrolled Bills to which was referred HB 658-FN
AN ACT raising the cap on certain reimbursements from the oil discharge and disposal cleanup fund.
Having considered the same, report the same with the following amendment, and the recommendation that the bill as amended ought to pass.
FOR THE COMMITTEE
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Explanation to Enrolled Bill Amendment to HB 658-FN
This enrolled bill amendment makes a technical correction to the bill to incorporate changes to the law made by 2015, 142.
Enrolled Bill Amendment to HB 658-FN
Amend section 3 of the bill by replacing line 1 with the following:
3 Oil Pollution Control Fund; License Required; Effective January 1, 2026. Amend RSA 146-A:11-b,
Amend the bill by replacing section 4 with the following:
4 Oil Pollution Control Fund; License Required; Effective July 1, 2035. Amend RSA 146-A:11-b, II to read as follows:
II. Any person who imports or causes to be imported oil into the state, except those using oil pipelines, railroads, and highways to transport oil products between states other than New Hampshire or for international transport of oil products, shall be licensed by the department of safety under this chapter. The annual fee for the license shall be [$0.01546 per gallon of on-road and off-road gasoline and diesel fuel, $0.02715 per gallon of fuel oil, diesel products, and used oil for on-premise heating, $0.01478 per gallon of motor oil and $0.00215] $0.00215 per gallon of [all other] oil imported into this state. The fee shall be paid monthly by such person to the department of safety. The department of safety shall deposit the first $125,000 of fees paid in each fiscal year into the general fund. The remainder shall be deposited into the oil pollution control fund [established under RSA 146-A:11-a, and the oil discharge and disposal cleanup established under RSA 146-D:3, I, based on an allocation determined for each fiscal year] administered by the department of environmental services [and the oil fund disbursement board]. Imposition of the fee shall be based on the record of the person and certified as accurate to the department of safety.