HB 297 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

9Mar2023... 0237h

2023 SESSION

23-0507

09/10

HOUSE BILL 297

AN ACT relative to the state's dedicated funds review.

SPONSORS: Rep. Almy, Graf. 17; Rep. Edwards, Rock. 31; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20

COMMITTEE: Ways and Means

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a list of funds and accounts which are exempt from dedicated fund reporting and review requirements.  The bill also repeals the room and board scholarship fund and the cold case homicide unit fund.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

9Mar2023... 0237h 23-0507

09/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

AN ACT relative to the state's dedicated funds review.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1  New Section; Dedicated Funds; Exemptions From Certain Reporting Requirements.  Amend RSA 6 by inserting after section 6:12-j the following new section:

6:12-k  Exemptions From Certain Reporting Requirements.

I.  The following are exempted from the reporting and review requirements of RSA 6-12:e and RSA 6:12-j:

(a)  RSA 6:12, I, (b)(1), relative to moneys received by the state lottery commission, which shall be credited to the sweepstakes special fund.

(b)  RSA 6:12, I, (b)(2), relative to moneys received by the fish and game department, which shall be credited to the fish and game fund.

(c)  RSA 6:12, I, (b)(3), relative to fines received for violations of RSA 214:12 and any monetary damages recovered pursuant to RSA 211:74, which shall be credited to the fish and game fund.

(d)  RSA 6:12, I, (b)(65), relative to money received under RSA 77-A, RSA 77-E, RSA 78, RSA 78-A, RSA 78-B, RSA 83-F, RSA 284:44 and RSA 284:47, and from the sweepstakes fund, which shall be credited to the education trust fund under RSA 198:39.

(e)  RSA 6:12, I, (b)(135), relative to moneys deposited in the university system of New Hampshire fund under RSA 187-A:7.

(f)  RSA 6:12, I, (b)(166), relative to moneys deposited in the member annuity savings fund and the state annuity accumulation fund under RSA 100-A:16.

(g)  RSA 6:12, I, (b)(193), relative to moneys deposited in the highway surplus account under RSA 228:11.

(h)  RSA 6:12, I, (b)(285), relative to moneys deposited in the liquor commission fund established in RSA 176:16.

(i)  RSA 6:12, I, (b)(356), relative to moneys deposited in the community development fund for New Hampshire established in RSA 162-L:4-a.

2  State Treasurer and State Accounts; Review and Reporting Requirement for Funds.  Amend RSA 6:12-j, V(b) to read as follows:

(b)  Year 2, beginning November 1, 2017, and every 5 years thereafter:

(1)  The department of environmental services.

[(2)  The liquor commission.]

[(3)] (2)  The department of justice.

[(4)] (3)  The lottery commission, including the racing and charitable gaming division.

[(5)  The university system of New Hampshire.]

[(6)] (4)  The judicial branch.

3  State Treasurer and State Accounts; Review and Reporting Requirement for Funds.  Amend RSA 6:12-j, V(c) to read as follows:

(c)  Year 3, beginning November 1, 2018, and every 5 years thereafter:

(1)  The department of agriculture, markets, and food.

(2)  The labor department.

(3)  The department of corrections.

(4)  Pease development authority.

[(5)  The community development finance authority.]

[(6)] (5)  The department of military affairs and veterans services.

[(7)] (6)  The state treasurer.

[(8)] (7)  The insurance department.

[(9)] (8)  The department of transportation.

4  Repeal; Room and Board Scholarship Fund.  The following are repealed:

I.  RSA 6:12, I(b)(278), relative to moneys deposited in the room and board scholarship fund established under RSA 187-A:20-a, II.

II.  RSA 187-A:20-a, II(b), establishing the room and board scholarship fund.

5  Repeal; Cold Case Homicide Unit Fund.  The following are repealed:

I.  RSA 6:12, I(b)(306), relative to moneys deposited in the cold case homicide unit fund established in RSA 21-M:8-m, III.

II.  RSA 21-M:8-m, III, establishing the cold case homicide unit fund.

6  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2024.