CHAPTER 11
HB 624 – FINAL VERSION
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03/28/12 1396s
2012 SESSION
05/10
HOUSE BILL 624
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the rulemaking authority of state agencies to establish fees.
SPONSORS: Rep. Giuda, Merr 7; Rep. O'Brien, Hills 4; Rep. Bettencourt, Rock 4; Rep. F. Rice, Rock 15; Rep. Hansen, Hills 6; Rep. Pitre, Straf 3; Rep. Laware, Sull 5; Rep. Tamburello, Rock 3; Rep. Donovan, Hills 2; Rep. W. Hutchinson, Hills 9; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill establishes a committee to study the rulemaking authority of state agencies to establish fees.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
4Jan2012… 2775h
03/28/12 1396s
11-0591
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the rulemaking authority of state agencies to establish fees.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
11:1 Committee Established.
I. There is established a committee to study the rulemaking authority of state agencies to establish fees.
II.(a) The committee shall consist of 7 members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
III. The committee shall:
(a) Review statutes that authorize fees to be set in administrative rules.
(b) Review the frequency of changes to fees established by state agencies and boards.
(c) Examine whether establishing statutory or other parameters would positively impact fee changes.
(d) Evaluate the process of setting fees to cover agency expenses or budgets.
(e) Review and recommend policy changes resulting from the study committee.
IV. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 15 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
V. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, and the senate clerk on or before October 20, 2012.
11:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: April 23, 2012
Effective Date: April 23, 2012