Bill Text: NH SB461 | 2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Relative to expenditures of the Winnipesaukee River Basin control program funds.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-24 - Signed by the Governor on 05/20/2016; Chapter 0125; Effective 07/19/2016 [SB461 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2016-SB461-Chaptered.html
CHAPTER 125
SB 461-FN - FINAL VERSION
02/18/2016 0630s
2016 SESSION
16-2870
08/04
SENATE BILL 461-FN
AN ACT relative to expenditures of the Winnipesaukee River Basin control program funds.
SPONSORS: Sen. Hosmer, Dist 7; Sen. Forrester, Dist 2; Rep. Spanos, Belk. 3; Rep. Gallagher, Belk. 4
COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources
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ANALYSIS
This bill expands the purposes for which funds may be expended from the Winnipesaukee River Basin program funds.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/18/2016 0630s 16-2870
08/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT relative to expenditures of the Winnipesaukee River Basin control program funds.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
125:1 New Paragraph; Winnipesaukee River Basin Control Program Fund; Expenditures. Amend RSA 485-A:49 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I-a. In addition to the uses set forth in paragraph I, and with the approval of the governor and council, the department may evaluate the most cost effective operation of such systems, including evaluating the cost effectiveness of alternative governance structures for the Winnipesaukee River basin control program under this subdivision. The department may not make any changes to the current governance structure unless specifically authorized by statute. The department may present any recommendations concerning alternative governance structures to the general court for consideration.
125:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 20, 2016
Effective Date: July 19, 2016