Bill Text: NH HB1658 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishing one-stop business permitting.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-09-16 - Executive Session: 10/20/2016 10:00 Amendment Legislative Office Building 307 [HB1658 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2016-HB1658-Introduced.html
HB 1658-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
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HOUSE BILL 1658-FN
AN ACT establishing one-stop business permitting.
SPONSORS: Rep. Kurk, Hills. 2
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the department of resources and economic development to facilitate one-stop business permitting.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT establishing one-stop business permitting.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Department of Resources and Economic Development; One-Stop Business Permitting. Amend RSA 12-A by inserting after section 13 the following new section:
12-A:13-a One-Stop Business Permitting. An employee of the department of resources and economic development shall be responsible for assisting any requesting business with securing all necessary state-required permits to start or expand its activities. Permits required by the department of employment security, the department of state, the department of resources and economic development, and any other state agency shall be included. The department shall publicize this service in its publications, on its website, and on the state's website.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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HB 1658-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT establishing one-stop business permitting.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Departments of Resources and Economic Development, Employment Security and the New Hampshire Liquor Commission, state this bill, as introduced, will increase state expenditures by an indeterminable amount in FY 2017 and in each year thereafter. There will be no fiscal impact on state, county or local revenue or county or local expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Resources and Economic Development states this bill requires an employee of the Department to oversee a One-stop Business Permitting Program for the business community. The person would act as a facilitator or liaison between businesses and the various state agencies. The Department states, while it already provides guidance and facilitation when required, and to the extent that other duties allow on an informal basis, this bill would create a more structured approach for a program to serve as a clearinghouse for the management of permits on behalf of private entities. The Department does not have information concerning the number or scope of applicants and cannot anticipate the range of permits that would be required. Based on experience with similar projects, the Department assumes the activities will be time intensive and require more than one employee since the service will typically be offered to “startup” companies and multiple agencies will have interaction with the program. The Department states it is not clear if the term “assistance” would mean responsibility for addressing detailed permitting questions and providing timetables as a project manager, or simply connecting applicants with the appropriate authority. The Department indicates, since it is not able to determine the scope of the program, the type of assistance that will be offered, the interest from the business community, or the degree of interaction with other agencies, it is not able to determine the appropriate staffing level for the program or the cost of such staff. In addition, the Department is not able to estimate the cost of promotion and marketing activities or the cost of integration with the State website.
The New Hampshire Department of Employment Security indicates it does not issue permits, but requires completion of forms in order to maintain compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. The Department states the current NH Business One Stop website leads employers to the Department’s website which includes links to all of the required forms. The Department states is not entirely clear from the language what “assistance in securing permits” would entail and whether this would require additional administrative work. The Department states to the extent the proposal would require an employee in the Department of Resources and economic Development to facilitate the existing process; the Department does not anticipate additional administrative costs.
The New Hampshire Liquor Commission does not anticipate additional expenditures or revenue from the proposed bill. The Commission states all first time licensees are required to appear at the Division of Enforcement to sign for their initial license. After the first year, license renewals can be completed on line. The Commission assumes the Department of Resources and Economic Development would need to hire at least one new employee to handle Liquor Commission related licenses notwithstanding the work load generated by other state agency business permits.
The Department of Revenue Administration does not have any information concerning how much this centralization may save the State, or whether there may be an increase in state taxes dues to efficiencies of getting businesses properly permitted quickly.
The Department of Health and Human Services assumes any permitting processes performed by the Department would not increase or decrease and this bill would have no fiscal impact on the Department.
The Department of State indicates this bill would have no fiscal impact on the Department.
This bill does not make an appropriation or establish new positions.
