Bill Text: NH SB122 | 2023 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to construction of a public pier on Hampton Beach and making an appropriation therefor.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-23 - Pending Motion OT3rdg; 03/23/2023; Senate Journal 11 [SB122 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2023-SB122-Amended.html
SB 122-FN-A - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/23/2023 1034s
2023 SESSION
23-0870
10/08
SENATE BILL 122-FN-A
AN ACT relative to construction of a public pier on Hampton Beach and making an appropriation therefor.
SPONSORS: Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Rep. Hill, Merr. 2
COMMITTEE: Finance
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill appropriates $2,000,000 to the department of natural and cultural resources for engineering services, siting, permitting, and final design for a proposed pier at Hampton Beach state park.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/23/2023 1034s 23-0870
10/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to construction of a public pier on Hampton Beach and making an appropriation therefor.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Department of Natural and Cultural Resources; Hampton Beach State Park Pier; Appropriation. The sum of $2,000,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 2024 is hereby appropriated to the department of natural and cultural resources for the purposes of the engineering services, siting, permitting, and final design for a proposed pier at Hampton Beach state park in accordance with the Pier Feasibility Study as submitted to the Hampton Beach area commission under RSA216-J. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.
23-0870
Revised 1/20/23
SB 122-FN-A- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to construction of a public pier on Hampton Beach and making an appropriation therefor.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 |
Appropriation | $0 | $22,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $2,000,000 | Indeterminable |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - State Park Fund | |||
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill appropriates $22,000,000, from the General Fund, to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources for the biennium ending June 30, 2025. The bill allocates $2,000,000 for siting, permitting, and design with the remaining $20,000,000 allocated for pier construction.
The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) states a feasibility study submitted to the Hampton Beach Area Commission was completed on October 28, 2022 for the siting, permitting, design and construction of the pier. Per the study, depending on the type of pier constructed, the budgetary cost estimate summary ranged from $21.7m to $27.4m. Included in the estimate was a 25% construction contingency based on the high-level stage of design and 40% inflation assuming a 10 year time line for development, design, permitting, funding and construction. The report also stated it assumed a 25-50 year life cycle for the pier with routine inspections and maintenance expected to occur at 5 to 10 year intervals throughout the life of the pier. DNCR states they anticipate the first $2,000,000 allocated for siting, development and design would be encumbered in FY 2025. However, they do not anticipate encumbering the remaining $20,000,000 until after FY 2025, at which point the funds would have lapsed and would no longer be available.
DNCR assumes the appropriation does not account for any emergency repairs to the structure caused by unanticipated storm damage, which would be an additional indeterminable expenditure. Lastly, DNCR states there would be an indetermine expense for security, utilities and programmatic oversight that will be incurred by the State Park Fund.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
