SB 110-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/06/2025 0516s
2025 SESSION
25-1050
06/11
SENATE BILL 110-FN
AN ACT relative to terrain permitting.
SPONSORS: Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4
COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes fees for applications for terrain alteration and requires the department of environmental services to adopt rules to establish a permit by notification for certain projects with plans encompassing an area less than 150,000 square feet.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/06/2025 0516s 25-1050
06/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to terrain permitting.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Terrain Alteration. Amend RSA 485-A:17, II(a) to read as follows:
II.(a) The department shall charge a fee for [each review of plans] applications, including project inspections, required under this section.[ The plan review fee shall be based on the total area to be disturbed.] For projects that qualify for a permit by notification allowed by paragraph II-a, the application fee for a permit by notification shall be $3,125. Except for [property subject to RSA 483-B:9] projects that qualify for a permit by notification allowed by paragraph II-a, the fee for [review of plans] applications encompassing an area of at least [100,000] 150,000 square feet but less than 200,000 square feet shall be [$3,125] $6,250. [For the property subject to RSA 483-B:9, the fee for review of plans encompassing an area of at least 50,000 square feet but less than 200,000 square feet shall be $3,125.] An additional fee of [$1,250] $2,500 shall be assessed for each additional area of up to 100,000 square feet to be disturbed. For any property subject to RSA 483-B:9, the fee for review of plans encompassing an area of at least 50,000 square feet but less than 150,000 square feet shall be $5,000. For all other projects, the fee shall be $500 plus $0.005 per square foot of disturbance. No application shall be accepted by the department until the fee required by this paragraph is paid. All fees required under this paragraph shall be paid when plans are submitted for review and shall be deposited in the water resources fund established in RSA 482-A:3, III.
(b) The department shall charge a non-refundable fee of $500 [plus a $.10 fee per square foot of disturbance associated with the amendment request] for each request to amend a permit that requires plans to be reviewed.
2 Permit by Notification. RSA 485-A:17, II-a is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
II-a. By January 1, 2026, the department shall adopt rules to establish a permit by notification for projects with plans encompassing an area less than 150,000 square feet that are not subject to RSA 483-B:9.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
25-1050
3/17/25
SB 110-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2025-0516s)
AN ACT relative to terrain permitting.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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Estimated State Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $660,000 | $1,320,000 | $1,132,000 | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | Water Resources Fund | |||||
Expenditures* | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | Water Resources Fund | |||||
Appropriations* | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | None | |||||
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill | ||||||
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Estimated Political Subdivision Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
County Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
County Expenditures | $0 | Less than $10,000/year | Less than $10,000/year | Less than $10,000/year | ||
Local Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Local Expenditures | $0 | Less than $10,000/year | Less than $10,000/year | Less than $10,000/year | ||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill establishes fees for applications for terrain alteration and requires the Department of Environmental Services to adopt rules to establish a permit by notification for certain projects with plans encompassing an area less than 150,000 square feet.
The Department of Environmental Services provided the following information concerning the fiscal impact of this bill:
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Environmental Services
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 21, 2025 | 2025-0516s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 4, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 6, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 20, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 16, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| April 16, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
April 1, 2025: Executive Session: 04/16/2025 02:00 pm LOB 305
April 1, 2025: Public Hearing: 04/16/2025 01:00 pm LOB 305
April 1, 2025: Vacated and Referred to Resources, Recreation and Development (Rep. J. Aron): MA VV (in recess of) 03/27/2025 HJ 11
March 28, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 11
March 20, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
March 12, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/20/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 13
March 6, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0516s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
March 6, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-0516s, AA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
Feb. 25, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0516s, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
Jan. 30, 2025: Hearing: 02/04/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:40 am; SC 8
Jan. 22, 2025: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 3